Reviews

[Review] The Muppets

The Muppets are back! It’s been a long, odd road back to movie theaters after their last big screen effort, 1999’s Muppets In Space. Along the way, Jim Hens...

[Review] The Descendants

George Clooney is firing on all cylinders in Alexander Payne's The Descendants. He's as funny as he's ever been, but in a different way — previously, his mo...

[Review] Happy Feet Two

It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I loathed Happy Feet. As a concept the family film seemed quite solid—cute penguins dancing, a modern soundtrack ...

[Review] Jack and Jill

For those who would endure any amount of torture to see a reunion between Donnie Brasco stars Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, or those who are fans of lines such...

[Review] Immortals

Director Tarsem Singh, the visonary behind one of the best films of the past decade, The Fall, as well as one of the most overlooked, The Cell, is not a dir...

[Review] Into the Abyss

The subtitle of Werner Herzog's searing documentary Into the Abyss -- A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life -- sets up expectations for a film that is equal parts...

[Review] J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood has had a rough past couple of features. In the past decade, outside of the excellent Letters from Iwo Jima, the beloved director has made pa...

[Review] Tower Heist

Josh Kovacs takes care of his own—it’s his job as the manager of a luxury apartment complex in the heart of New York City. With company policy refusing empl...