January 25, 2012
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“50/50†doesn’t pretty up the grim realities of cancer, but offers a refreshingly frank glimpse of a world too often distorted by Hollywood for its own ends, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt ’s even-tempered Adam serving as the ideal guide through both its terrors and improbable gifts. Chief among the illness’ unexpected silver linings, “50/50†suggests, are the friends and loved ones who show up …
A very well-sculpted comedy, as well as a touching and relatable drama with genuine warmth.
Just in time for the 84th Academy Award nominations, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is rolling out a digital campaign, entitled “Celebrate the Movies.”
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…
Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 20 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we’re taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.
Take a look at our list of 25 of the absolute worst movies ever made.
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…
A large number of the Times’s critics’ picks release on DVD this week.
Entertainment :: Movies / DVD – Take a peek at this year’s silver screen gems