Review: Napoleon Dynamite + Battlefield Earth = Gentlemen Broncos! Review in a Hurry: An odd attempt at satirizing the world of pulp sci-fi writers. This confused tale of a boy with a promising manuscript, the girl who tries to make a low-budget movie out of it,...
Review: Paranormal Activity Real Simple, Real Scary Originally published Sept. 25, 2009
Review in a Hurry: One of the decade's scariest films arrives without the hype that surrounded the soon-to-be compared with The Blair...
Review: Astro Boy Missing Iconic Kid-Robot Charm Review in a Hurry: One of the original icons of Japanese anime—the robot boy with the atomic heart—gets a Hollywood upgrade in this sporadically entertaining but somewhat muddled...
Review: The Vampire's Assistant Only Kinda Sucks Review in a Hurry: Can't get your fill of bloodsuckers? Then drink up, hard-core fang fans, because Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant doesn't totally suck, though it's not...
Review: Couples Retreat a Fun-Free Vacay—With Man Boobs! Review in a Hurry: Four unlikable couples gather at an all-inclusive marriage-counseling resort in this predictable rom-com, which takes all its comedy cues from the school of...
Review: Zombieland Total Flesh-Eating Undead Fun Review in a Hurry: Zombieland looks on the bright side of an undead apocalypse: You can take what you want, smash anything you like, and if you meet a beautiful girl your age, she's probably...
Review: Whip It a Rowdy Roller Romp (Thanks, Drew!) Review in a Hurry: In her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore decides Oscar can wait. Instead of big issues and dramatic acting, Whip It is more like an indie rock album that tween girls everywhere...
Review in a Hurry: Ditched by his wife, reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) makes a semi-suicidal beeline for Iraq. There he encounters apparent psychic soldier Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who...
Review in a Hurry: Actress Milla Jovovich, in the role of Actress Milla Jovovich, hosts an odd mashup of supposedly "found" footage and reenacted scenes featuring herself and other name...
Review in a Hurry: No "humbugs" here. Disney animates Charles Dickens' timeless tale of a Christmas-hating miser without, well, Disney-fying it. Devoted Dickens fans will even...
Review in a Hurry: This preposterous Cameron Diaz thriller offers a promising premise: A mysterious box bestows riches in exchange for killing a stranger. But then it dumps in existentialism,...
Review in a Hurry: An odd attempt at satirizing the world of pulp sci-fi writers. This confused tale of a boy with a promising manuscript, the girl who tries to make a low-budget movie out of it,...
Review in a Hurry: The legions of fans who have bought their tickets to experience Michael Jackson's last performance need only know that thankfully, This Is It is just that.
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Originally published Sept. 25, 2009
Review in a Hurry: One of the decade's scariest films arrives without the hype that surrounded the soon-to-be compared with The Blair...
Review in a Hurry: Capitalism beware! Michael Moore was a pussycat compared to Saw's John "Jigsaw" Kramer (Tobin Bell), whose we-mean-it-this-time last posthumous wish was apparently...
Review in a Hurry: Hilary Swank dons more than just a pilot's cap to become Amelia Earhart, legendary '30s aviator and folk hero. But in this careful and bland biopic, the two-time Oscar...
Review in a Hurry: One of the original icons of Japanese anime—the robot boy with the atomic heart—gets a Hollywood upgrade in this sporadically entertaining but somewhat muddled...
Review in a Hurry: Can't get your fill of bloodsuckers? Then drink up, hard-core fang fans, because Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant doesn't totally suck, though it's not...
Review in a Hurry: Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler star in a ridiculous vigilante, revenge fantasy flick that gets so tangled in the knotty issue of justice, it ends up strangling itself with...
Review in a Hurry: Artfully oddball director Spike Jonze brings his aesthetic to the much-loved children's book about a rowdy kid who leaves home to become king of the monsters, only to find...
Review in a Hurry: A lazy PG-13 redo of the enjoyable 1987 R-rated suspense flick about a serial killer in search of the perfect family. The original is notable for being a breakthrough role for...
Review in a Hurry: Four unlikable couples gather at an all-inclusive marriage-counseling resort in this predictable rom-com, which takes all its comedy cues from the school of...
Review in a Hurry: Zombieland looks on the bright side of an undead apocalypse: You can take what you want, smash anything you like, and if you meet a beautiful girl your age, she's probably...
Review in a Hurry: In her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore decides Oscar can wait. Instead of big issues and dramatic acting, Whip It is more like an indie rock album that tween girls everywhere...
Review in a Hurry: The Coen Brothers, once again, artfully defy conventional Hollywood storytelling, filling their frightening and funny new movie with wormy characters and frigid themes. And...
Review in a Hurry: Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner star in The Invention of Lying, a comedy of such startlingly wit that it's abrupt and conventional turn can be forgiven.
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Review in a Hurry: From the producers of the Resident Evil movies comes...a Resident Evil rip-off in space! An actual Resident Evil sequel in space would have been better—at least then...
