MOVIE REVIEW: Texas Chainsaw 3D

MOVIE REVIEW: The Expendables 2

Nothing tells you more about “The Expendables” than its logo, which is a titanium skull surrounded by assault rifles, submachine guns and co...

MOVIE REVIEW: Resident Evil: Retribution

 “Resident Evil: Retribution” is irrefutable proof that a dead movie franchise is nowhere near dead as long as there’s a paying audience. Li...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Words

 San Jose State University’s English department sponsors an annual literary competition titled the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, in which p...

MOVIE REVIEW: Lawless

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Apparition

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MOVIE REVIEW: Hit & Run

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MOVIE REVIEW: ParaNorman

 Zombies have seen such an astonishing resurgence in the popular conscience over the past few years that it’s a little bit frightening. The ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Safety Not Guaranteed

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Bourne Legacy

The first thing that may surprise viewers going into “The Bourne Legacy” is that Jason Bourne has been completely relieved of his duties as ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Total Recall

Usually when I go to see action-oriented films, I expect some sort of visceral experience to accompany the violence and massive amounts of s...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Dark Knight Rises

“The Dark Knight Rises” opens with Commissioner Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) of the Gotham City Police Department delivering the eulogy at Harve...

MOVIE REVIEW: Ice Age: Continental Drift

For all of the numerous subplots, animal characters, voice talents, fast-paced animated pandemonium built entirely at the service of 3D, and...

MOVIE REVIEW: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” will go down in history as a film I admire to a startling degree, yet one I cannot quite award a recommend...

MOVIE REVIEW: Bernie

Approaching the local theater to see “Bernie,” I had next to no knowledge about what type of film I was getting into. No trailers or televis...

MOVIE REVIEW: Ted

Seth MacFarlane’s comedy is usually sort of a mixed bag for me. “Family Guy,” though it began with big promise, has become considerably lazi...

MOVIE REVIEW: Rock Of Ages

“Rock Of Ages” doesn’t provide much new or especially refreshing in the way of storytelling, but that’s okay with me, because in the immorta...

MOVIE REVIEW: That's My Boy

“It’s better to burn out than fade away.” Pop quiz: Is the above quotation a short lyrical excerpt from the Def Leppard song “Rock Of Ages” ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

DreamWorks Animation must have a few deviant minds working on their creative team, because “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” is probably ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Prometheus

“Prometheus” is a fascinating, sometimes haunting, and always visually arresting entry in the hard science fiction genre. It explores a big ...