Sex and the City
Sex and the City isn’t a movie per se. It’s a cultural phenomenon. As a movie, it’s only so-so. As an event–it’s terrific. Let…
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Get Smart
The hilarious 1960s TV spy spoof created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry is updated by director Peter Segal (Anger Management) for the post-9/11…
Read MoreIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
To fully understand my comments on this film, you should know that I’m an archaeologist. I worked for several years in the hot soil…
Read MoreNim’s Island
After her oceanographer mother is swallowed by a whale, Nim (Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine) and her grieving scientist father Jack (Gerard Butler, The…
Read MoreLeatherheads
Is Leatherheads a retro screwball comedy? A patriotic tribute? A sliver of sports history? It’s all those things and more. Alas, more is not…
Read MoreIron Man
Iron Man is about spectacular fire-breathing, sound-breaking, missile-shooting, 800-pound electronic body armor — but it’s the humanity in the story that makes the movie…
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