The Five-Year Engagement This is a funny and charming romantic comedy about a San Francisco couple (Jason Segel and Emily Blunt) who get engaged, then find career and job issues delaying their plans. Rated R
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RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Contraband Ridiculous but fun, this action thriller stars Mark Wahlberg as a smuggler of genius surrounded by incompetents and pushovers. It’s a movie that, almost in spite of itself, is…
Think Like a Man A romantic comedy inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling advice book, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,” becomes a showcase for four smart and beautiful actresses – Meagan Good, Regina Hall,…
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Feature: “Caught Inside” (2010), “Charlotte Rampling: The Look” (2011), “The Conquest” (2011), “The Darkest Hour” (2011), “Dark Watchers: The Women in Black” (2012), “Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters” (1973), “Doctor…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone A documentary about a band that almost made it, this is interesting less for the band’s music (which is for special tastes) than for its story of what…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Another Happy Day This family drama has its ups and downs, but it has two considerable assets – a willingness to go for the jugular and a standout performance by Ellen Barkin, doing the best…
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) You may be a fan of the “Dragon Tattoo” trilogy, but unless you’ve seen the films in their original Swedish versions, you don’t fully know the series. For example, I’ve received outraged letters…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) These 1974 20th Century Fox “neo noir” releases provide visions of the American underworld that move into deep psychological waters. In John Frankenheimer’s “99 and 44/100% Dead!” the waters…