“MIDNIGHT IN PARIS”: Woody in Wonderland
“MIDNIGHT IN PARIS” My rating: B 90 minutes | MPAA rating: Some films are lavish eight-course meals. Others are pastries. “Midnight in Paris” is of the second variety, but since it was made by Woody...
View Article“TO THE WONDER”: Frolicking and gamboling
Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko…falling in love in France “TO THE WONDER” My rating: C (Opens May 3 at the Tivoli) 112 minutes | MPAA rating: R There’s a temptation to write off “To the Wonder” as a...
View Article“ALOHA”: Hello. Goodbye.
Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone “ALOHA” My rating: C (Opens wide on June 5) 105 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 “Aloha” can mean either hello or goodbye. Thus it’s an appropriate title for a movie that doesn’t...
View Article“SOUTHPAW”: Split decision
Jake Gyllenhaal in “Southpaw” “SOUTHPAW” My rating: B- 123 minutes | MPAA rating: R Terrific acting and fight film cliches battle to a split decision in Antoine Fuqua’s “Southpaw,” yet further proof...
View Article“DOCTOR STRANGE”: Transcendent asshole
Benedict Cumberbatch “DOCTOR STRANGE” My rating: B- 115 minutes |MPAA rating: PG-13 At this stage of the game Marvel movies have fallen into a predictable pattern, especially the third-act...
View Article“DISOBEDIENCE”: Breaking away
Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams “DISOBEDIENCE” My rating: B 114 minutes | MPAA rating: R “Disobedience” is being described as a lesbian love story. Admittedly, it’s shot through with erotic yearnings But...
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