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Wed May 08 13, 8:56PM | Disqus comments

feel the rush of endorkins (Star Trek Into Darkness review)

A Star Trek for our times. Very much for our times. Which means there’s little hope to be found here...  | read it »

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Fri May 17 13, 5:07PM | Disqus comments
red for no

The Grating Toretto, by Nick Carraway (Fast & Furious 6 review)

A colossal affair swollen with the hubris and arrogance of men who trail the foul dust of mayhem in their wake.  | read it »
Fri May 10 13, 7:39PM | Disqus comments
red for no

Paul Walker is an idiot abroad (Vehicle 19 review)

OMG, is this supposed to be this funny?  | read it »
Fri May 10 13, 3:07PM | Disqus comments
green for yes

based on a terrible true story (Our Children review)

Harrowing and unsettling...  | read it »
Fri May 03 13, 2:19PM | Disqus comments
green for yes

monkey in the middle (Chimpanzee review)

Cuteness proximity alert! Cuteness proximity alert!  | read it »
Thu May 02 13, 10:11PM | Disqus comments
red for no

there’s no way Almodóvar can land this plane (I’m So Excited! review)

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.  | read it »
Thu May 02 13, 6:13PM | Disqus comments
yellow for maybe

Michael Shannon will cut you up (The Iceman review)

Though based on copious interviews mob killer Richard Kuklinski gave from prison, this barely broaches the great mystery of his life...  | read it »
Fri Apr 26 13, 10:41PM | Disqus comments
green for yes

making sitcom lemonade (Love Is All You Need review)

What starts out as conventional dramedy becomes a charming, wise story about making the most of whatever life throws at you...  | read it »
Fri Apr 26 13, 4:58PM | Disqus comments
yellow for maybe

porn again? (The Look of Love review)

It’s a puzzlement. How did Michael Winterbottom make a film this tediously conservative?  | read it »
Thu Apr 25 13, 2:32PM | Disqus comments
green for yes

what Tony Stark needs most is a hug (Iron Man 3 review)

“I am Iron Man.” When Tony repeats that line here, it’s newly thrilling, and far more intriguing than it previously was.  | read it »
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openers

05.10 (U.S./Canada)
yellow for maybe The Great Gatsby [trailer]
unlit lightTyler Perry Presents Peeples [trailer]
green lightSightseers
unlit lightAftershock [trailer]
unlit lightJava Heat
unlit lightVenus and Serena
green lightThe Reluctant Fundamentalist [trailer] (expanding)
05.09-10 (U.K.)
green lightOur Children
green lightThe Reluctant Fundamentalist [trailer]
green lightStar Trek Into Darkness
green lightA Hijacking [trailer]
red for noDeadfall [trailer]
red for noVehicle 19
unlit lightMud [trailer]
unlit lightVillage at the End of the World [trailer]
05.16-17 (U.S./Canada)
green lightStar Trek Into Darkness
green lightPopulaire [trailer]
unlit lightBlack Rock
unlit lightThe English Teacher
unlit lightErased (aka Expatriate)
unlit lightFrances Ha [trailer]
unlit lightPieta
unlit light33 Postcards
yellow for maybe The Iceman (expanding)
05.16-17 (U.K.)
yellow for maybe The Great Gatsby [trailer]
red for noFast & Furious 6
unlit lightThe Liability [trailer]
unlit lightThe Stoker

box office

05.10-12 (U.S./Can.)
green lightIron Man 3 ($72.5m)
yellow for maybe The Great Gatsby [trailer] ($50.1m)
unlit lightPain and Gain [trailer] ($5m)
unlit lightTyler Perry Presents Peeples [trailer] ($4.61m)
unlit light42 [trailer] ($4.59m)
yellow for maybe Oblivion ($4.1m)
red for noThe Croods ($3.6m)
unlit lightMud [trailer] ($2.54m)
red for noThe Big Wedding [trailer] ($2.5m)
yellow for maybe Oz the Great and Powerful ($1.1m)
05.10-12 (U.K.)
green lightStar Trek Into Darkness (£8.4m)
green lightIron Man 3 (£3.2m)
unlit light21 and Over [trailer] (£.58m)
unlit lightAll Stars (£.5m)
red for noThe Croods (£.38m)
red for noOlympus Has Fallen [trailer] (£.36m)
unlit lightMud [trailer] (£.24m)
red for noI’m So Excited! (£.142m)
green lightThe Place Beyond the Pines (£.139m)
yellow for maybe Oblivion (£.13m)

coming soon

05.24 (U.S./Canada)
red for noEpic [trailer]
red for noFast & Furious 6
unlit lightThe Hangover Part III [trailer]
unlit lightBefore Midnight [trailer]
unlit lightWe Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
05.22-24 (U.K.)
red for noEpic [trailer]
unlit lightThe Hangover Part III [trailer]
red for noEverybody Has a Plan
unlit lightEasy Money
unlit lightThe Moth Diaries [trailer]
05.31 (U.S./Canada)
unlit lightAfter Earth [trailer]
unlit lightNow You See Me
yellow for maybe Shadow Dancer
05.29-31 (U.K.)
red for noThe Big Wedding [trailer]
unlit lightByzantium
unlit lightThe Purge
green lightBlood
green lightThe Comedian
green lightPopulaire [trailer]
red for noEverybody Has a Plan

decipher


gagged smiley my reaction under gag order for now
green light worth paying multiplex prices for
yellow light worth seeing, but wait for DVD, unless your favorite actor is in it
red light give it a miss
unlit light not yet seen by me

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