Review: Hurt Locker a Tough, Terrific Combat Flick
Review in a Hurry: In the latest Iraq War movie…Wait, don’t leave! This one’s actually good, we promise! Eschewing political commentary for nerve-rattling suspense, director Kathryn…
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Review: My Sister’s Keeper a Few Hankies Too Light
Review in a Hurry: An uneven disease-of-the-week pic elevated by an A-list cast, with Abigail Breslin as a tween seeking medical emancipation after her body’s repeatedly used to treat her…
Review: Transformers Sequel = Bigger! Sillier! More!
Review in a Hurry: It’s the exact same movie as the first Transformers, only more—more robots, more glorious violence, more Megan Fox (and Isabel Lucas) glamour shots, more really…
Review: The Proposal Works, but Not Without a Hitch
Review in a Hurry: Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds get naked. Need any other reason to see this cinematic matrimony of The Devil Wears Prada and Meet the Parents? Sweet, silly Proposal…
Review: Year One’s Biblical Proportions
Review in a Hurry: Cavemen Jack Black and Michael Cera get their cheetah cloths in a twist about what a bummer ancient history is. No wheels, no fire, no floss. The comedy duo make like…
Review: Whatever Works, Sadly, Doesn’t
Review in a Hurry: Whatever Works is another inconsequential Woody Allen film about an older man (Larry David) falling in love with a dangerously young woman (Evan Rachel Wood). It has some…
Review: Murphy’s Imagine That Lacks, er, Imagination
Review in a Hurry: You might want to bring your own pixie dust and magic wand. This Eddie Murphy comedy, about a financial exec who finds success in his daughter’s make-believe world, could…
Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Is All Talk—and That’s OK
Review in a Hurry: Anyone expecting a typical big-budget Tony Scott action movie should be forewarned—about 80 percent of this subway heist flick consists of close-ups on John Travolta and…
Review: Moon a Thinky, Creepy One-Man Sci-Fi Feat
Review in A Hurry: Yes! Clone-wars! Sad Space men! Philosophical musings on the enduring nature of man’s soul! Sam Rockwell gives a virtuoso performance in this small scale but ambitious story…
Review: Too-Tense Hangover Needs a Shot of Fun
Review in a Hurry: It has a couple of stand-out characters in Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, and enough T-shirt-worthy catchphrases to keep the chuckles coming, but for all the outrageousness and…