Expectations are such tricky things when it comes to movies. Before the first installment in Peter Jackson's The…
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Joel and Ethan Coen have been making movies long enough now that it's possible for fans not just to have a favorite…
When Barack Obama made his comment during the 2008 presidential campaign about some Americans clinging to "guns and…
Vince Vaughn has an affable, doughy countenance that's so appealingly ordinary that sometimes it's impossible to…
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My favorite Alexander Payne movie is always going to be Election. His 1999 satire—about a high school teacher…
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Blue Is the Warmest Color should have been one of the feel-good stories of the fall. A moving three-hour drama about…
It's touching to watch Sylvester Stallone try to act. In his early days with Rocky, the guy had charm, an ability to…
Some directors never make the same film twice. They move around between genres, challenging audiences to try to…
Rush succeeds not just because of what it is but because of what it isn't. A sports drama based on a true story, the…
As funny and kinetic as his films have been, director Edgar Wright has never topped Shaun of the Dead, which is his…
If Steve Jobs had made movies, Jobs is the kind of thing he might have done: It aspires to be innovative while it…
Jason Sudeikis is a perfect fit for We're the Millers, which is a shame, since the movie isn't quite as funny as he…
The Wolverine feels less like a blockbuster than a well-turned piece of brand management. Everything in the film has…
Write and direct about 45 movies in the span of five decades, and there's a pretty good chance that certain themes…
Die Hard was a brilliant concept for an action movie that's been much duplicated since: Die Hard on a bus (Speed); D…
Monsters University isn't amazing. Yet it is bright, shiny, amusing, and charming, and after the disappointing Cars 2…
When they're not performing, actors are basically worthless human beings. Or so goes the central joke in This Is…
Next Friday, Man of Steel opens. It's the second stab by Warner Bros. to reboot the Superman franchise since its…