Movie Reviews

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Inside the Army's fake Iraq
Welcome to the military's Iraq Simulation, where the townspeople are Arab actors, the insurgents come from Arkansas -- and things tend to go horribly wrong.
Bedtime for "Gonzo"
Alex Gibney talks about his Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side" and his new look at Hunter S. Thompson, American hero. (Plus: Audio podcast.)
On the dopeness of "The Wackness"
In this interview and podcast, director Jonathan Levine talks about how Holden Caulfield met Rudy Giuliani and Biggie in the heartbroken, heat-stricken New York summer of 1994.
Japanese film's not-so-new new wave
Asia's greatest cinema power never really lost its mojo. But 10 years after Kurosawa's death, Japanese movies are hotter (and weirder) than ever.
"Hancock"
This story of a seriously flaked-out superhero shows us the limits of Will Smith's superpowers.
A murdered wife who isn't dead
Harlan Coben's beach-read bestseller "Tell No One" becomes a crackerjack thriller -- made in France.
"La Dolce Vita" in old age
An elderly Spanish couple -- one dignified, the other not -- revisits the classic love affair between Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg.
"WALL-E"
This new Pixar movie is an environmental cautionary tale and a story of robot love -- and quite possibly the most melancholy cartoon ever made.
"Wanted"
Sick thrills, "Matrix"-like special effects, Angelina Jolie in black leather -- but this action picture's secret weapon is James McAvoy.
"The Last Mistress"
This explicit movie about a sexually insatiable 19th century courtesan emerges like an erotic dream.
Dalton Trumbo and American evil
How the legendary screenwriter of "Roman Holiday" and "Spartacus" defied Congress, broke the blacklist and raised his family.
Meet the Japanese Brando
Little known outside his homeland, haunted hero-villain Tatsuya Nakadai spans the best years, and greatest films, of Japan's postwar cinema boom.
"Get Smart"
Steve Carell plays everyone's favorite shoe-phone-sporting spy in this surprisingly smart comedy.
"Kit Kittredge: An American Girl"
Yes, it's based on a doll. But this gentle-spirited movie makes the past come alive.
"The Love Guru"
Mike Myers' new movie is offensive to Hindus? They're not the only ones.
Maddin and Herzog: Brothers of the ice!
It's frozen allegory week -- in summer! Guy Maddin reveals the sleepwalking sex secrets of Winnipeg; Werner Herzog chases psycho penguins in Antarctica.
"The Incredible Hulk"
The big, angry green guy is back in this booming picture. Sure, it's a fantasy -- but is it too much to hope for a little believability?
"The Happening"
Suicide is painless. Can the same be said of M. Night Shyamalan's latest scare flick, in which people off themselves in countless ingenious ways?
The Little Tramp's killer comedy
How Charlie Chaplin's poisonously dark "Monsieur Verdoux" drove the audience away -- and was embraced by critics and filmmakers as a masterpiece.
Sex, death and the city (i.e., Prague)
Smoldering Ana Geislerová lights up the screen in a dark, sexy blend of romance and social satire, one of the year's best foreign flicks.
"You Don't Mess With the Zohan"
Despite the bare butts and crude sex jokes -- or because of them -- this Adam Sandler vehicle addresses some of the biggest political problems of our time.
"Mother of Tears: The Third Mother"
Orgies! Eviscerations! Power-crazed witches! As sick and twisted as this horror movie is, it's also full of life.
"I Spit on Your Grave," Italian style
Massive Euro-hit "The Unknown Woman" is ludicrous and trashy -- don't miss it! Plus: "Stuck" in a windshield and left to die.
Impaled on the windshield of life
Is Stuart Gordon's black-comic horror movie "Stuck" just tabloid-fueled gore or American metaphor?
"Sex and the City"
Everyone's favorite cosmo-swilling sophisticates sashay onto the big screen in a padded push-up bra version of the TV show that made us love them.
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