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‘Road’ trips
Grade: B-
By James Verniere
“American Beauty” without the laughs, “Revolutionary Road” is a grinding journey into the...
Updated 8d 18h ago
By Herald staff
“BEDTIME STORIES”
Rated PG
Grade: B-
“Bedtime Stories,” the second 2008 comic vehicle...
Updated 12d 4h ago
‘Gran’ slam! Clint Eastwood scores another winner as ornery vet on a tear
Grade: A
By James Verniere / Review
“Gran Torino,” Clint Eastwood’s second 2008 release, is a knockout punch delivered by the...
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‘The Reader’ tells same old Nazi story
Grade: B-
By James Verniere / Review
A May-December romance with this season’s inevitable Nazi twist, “The Reader” features Kate...
Added 12d 11h ago
Right on the ‘Button’: Brad Pitt’s film pushes cinema to new age
Grade: B+
By James Verniere / Review
Is David Fincher’s groundbreaking, visually breathtaking “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”...
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Lord of the ring: Rourke gripping as struggling ‘Wrestler’
Grade: B+
By James Verniere / Review
Mickey Rourke, a favorite actor of 1980s hipsters, recovers some of his past glory in Darren Aronofsky’s...
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‘The Spirit’: All flash, no panache
Grade: C-
By Stephen Schaefer / Review
The biggest problem with “The Spirit” is not its shopworn, predictable superhero story but its...
Updated 12d 14h ago
Sandler’s ‘Bedtime’ shtick grows tiresome
Grade: B-
By James Verniere / Movie Review
Adam Sandler’s target audience just got punk’d.
“Bedtime Stories,” the second...
Updated 12d 19h ago
‘Marley & Me’ is a real tail-wagger
Grade: A
By Stephen Schaefer / Movie Review
What is it about dogs that can drive people over the edge?
“Marley & Me” considers this only...
Updated 12d 20h ago
Sound and the fuhrer: Predictability, script sink Cruise’s ‘Valkyrie’
Grade: B-
By James Verniere
While hardly a “Springtime-for-Hitler”-like fiasco, Bryan Singer’s “Valkyrie,” the...
Updated 16d 19h ago
Say yes to ‘Yes Man’
Grade: B+
By James Verniere
If you’re wondering what happened to the art of the great comic actor, look no further than Jim Carrey in...
Updated 16d 19h ago
Pound for pound, Will Smith’s ‘Seven’ disappoints
Grade: D
By James Verniere
Dear filmmakers of the world, here are some words of advice from this humble critic: If after 30 minutes I have...
Updated 9d 19h ago
By Stephen Schaefer
In Italian, ‘ciao’ serves as both a greeting and farewell - and Yen Tan’s low-key but affecting...
Updated 17d 9h ago
Enchanting ‘Tale’ is furry fun
Grade: A
By Stephen Schaefer
It’s not just his big ears that make Despereaux Tilling stand out among his not-so-merry mates in Mouseland...
Updated 23d 12h ago
‘Frost/Nixon’ is brilliant historical drama
Grade: A-
By James Verniere
A political “Clash of the Titans,” “Frost/Nixon” pits a brooding, simian Richard Nixon...