reviews by genre archives - Page 163 of 338

Trap for Cinderella review

Wed, Nov 06, 2013

This overblown melodrama mistakes sensationalism for story, and is yet another repulsive tale of women’s friendships as toxic.

Chasing Mavericks review

Tue, Nov 05, 2013

2 comments

This gentle father-son(ish) tale about an expert surfer and his teen apprentice is a rare “family” movie that isn’t preachy or insipid.

Admission review: screwball smart

Tue, Nov 05, 2013

1 comment

A romantic dramedy about a passionate erudite oddball woman with her own life? Hooray!

Anno 1790 review: Sherlock in 18th-century Sweden

Fri, Nov 01, 2013

5 comments

So awesome that I almost can’t bear it. And so relevant to today: Are the battles between rich and poor, science and superstition, freedom and repression actually endless?

Diana review: princess of whines

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

2 comments

Transforms the beloved “People’s Princess” into a drippy, unappealing rom-com heroine, sort of like Bridget Jones with bodyguards.

Thor: The Dark World review: Viking with a chance of wormholes

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

23 comments

Think heavy-metal Lord of the Rings. With wormholes. It’s completely mad and kind of awesome.

Ender’s Game review: big ideas, small heart

Mon, Oct 28, 2013

179 comments

My soul was never stirred. My spirit did not soar. My intellect did twitch a bit in ways that made my heart ache disagreeably, however.

Closed Circuit review: cheating in the War on Terror

Fri, Oct 25, 2013

3 comments

Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall are as engaging as ever, and the film raises intriguing issues concerning the “War on Terror”; pity the plot descends into the ridiculous.