Posted inArts & Entertainment End of summer blowout The World’s End puts a giddy exclamation point on blockbuster season. by Joe Bardi August 22, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment You’re Next is bloody awful This buzzed-about horror flick is a grisly bore. by Anthony Salveggi August 22, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment The Mortal Instruments make bad music Watching this latest fantasy adaptation will actually make you want to pick up a book. by Katy Williamson August 21, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Paranoia is not out to get you Not even Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman can save this suspense-free cliché. by Kevin Tall August 16, 2013July 10, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Ain’t that a Kick in the Ass? Comic book sequel Kick-Ass 2 leans on laughs and action to cover the lack of plot. by Katy Williamson August 16, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Blackfish is a whale of a tale SeaWorld Orlando is at the center of a new documentary about the evils of killer whale captivity. by Joe Bardi August 15, 2013February 12, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Matt Damon fights the future in Elysium Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 follow-up elevates the standard sci-fi shoot ’em up. by Joe Bardi August 9, 2013August 9, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment The Millers take a familiar road trip Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis go through the motions in We’re the Millers. by Anthony Salveggi August 7, 2013September 9, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment 2 Guns a-Blazin’! Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg banter all the way to the bank. by Davis Johnson August 2, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Smurfs 2 writers: Go Smurf yourselves Neil Patrick Harris deserves better. by Anthony Salveggi August 1, 2013June 22, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment The Wolverine movie fans deserve Hugh Jackman is at his snarling best in this satisfying summer blockbuster. by Kevin Tall July 26, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Cross it off your To Do List Aubrey Plaza stars in a movie as casual and phony as the sex it portrays. by Anthony Salveggi July 26, 2013August 3, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Fruitvale Station is powerful real-life drama Ryan Coogler’s assured directorial debut is the best movie of the summer. by Mitch Perry July 25, 2013July 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment 20 Feet From Stardom goes behind the music Backup singers grab the spotlight in this hummable doc. by Joe Bardi July 10, 2013June 5, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment The long Ranger Disney’s reboot of The Lone Ranger is well-meaning but overdone. by Joe Bardi July 2, 2013June 21, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment Despicable Me 2 schemes up laughs The animated summer sequel brings the comedy but skimps on story. by Katy Williamson July 2, 2013June 5, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment Bullock, McCarthy bring The Heat The stars are appealing, but Paul Feig’s follow-up to Bridesmaids is startlingly average. by Joe Bardi June 27, 2013June 20, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment White House way Down Obama’s got it easy compared to Jamie Foxx in the laughable White House Down. by Joe Bardi June 27, 2013June 5, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment Brad Pitt scores with the tense World War Z The actor battles zombies in the much buzzed about adaptation of Max Brooks’ beloved novel. by Joe Bardi June 21, 2013May 21, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Much Love for Much Ado Joss Whedon’s modern adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing is the best big screen Bard. by Kevin Tall June 21, 2013June 5, 2022