It's August, a month that traditionally serves as a dumping ground for summer blockbuster also-rans. Face it, if the Hollywood suits really thought a movie was good, they would have released it back in May at the height of the frenzy. Take Michael Bay's reboot of 80s/90s comic book phenom Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which […]
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Movie Review: Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson
Luc Besson’s return to directing piles action on top of flawed science and a flimsy storyline.
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Ida rather be a nun
Polish import Ida offers a stark drama set in the 1960s.
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A Million Ways To Die at the Multiplex
Seth MacFarlane follows up Ted with a tepid Western comedy.
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Transcendence will bore you away
Johnny Depp’s latest is a sci-fi snoozer.
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Marriage takes a beating in Le Week-End
An anniversary trip turns into an existential crisis for the characters and the audience.
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Stay at The Grand Budapest Hotel
Make your reservations now for Wes Anderson’s loopy, visually stunning dark comedy.
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Non-Stop lands hard
Liam Neeson searches for a killer at 30,000 feet.
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Oscar shorts hit Tampa Theatre
A little goes a long way toward an Academy Award for this year’s nominees.
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The Monuments Men invade the multiplex
George Clooney leads a talented cast into battle, but can they win the war?
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Editor’s Note: Welcome back, Scott Harrell. So long, Joe Bardi.
A word on a staff change at CL, plus the reasons behind our “Star Power” cover.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit fills the January doldrums
Chris Pine and Kenneth Branagh aim for international intrigue but miss the mark.
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Academy Award nominations announced
American Hustle and Gravity lead the field, but what about those notable snubs?
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Inside Llewyn Davis and Her are solid Oscar bait
Two high-profile awards contenders finally get a Bay area release.
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6 mesmerizing movie moments
These scenes will stick with me beyond 2013.
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The Hobbit heads into the dragon’s lair
Peter Jackson’s new trilogy is looking up with The Desolation of Smaug.
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Dallas Buyers Club is an acting clinic
McConaughey and Leto ably wrangle tough roles in the 1980s AIDS drama.
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That’s a wrap for the 2013 Reel Terror Film Festival
We look back with a photo gallery of this year’s event.