This week’s new movies include “Cloud Atlas†— the adaptation of David Mitchell’s brilliant, convoluted 2004 novel — which stars Halle Berry and Tom Hanks. Did directors Tom Twyker, Lana and Andy Wachowski come up with an equally ground-breaking film?
This week’s new movies include “Alex Cross,†an adaptation of the James Patterson novel, which stars Tyler Perry as a detective hunting down a psychopath. Does Perry succeed in erasing all memory of his Madea movies?
In this week’s new movies, Ben Affleck directs and stars in “Argo,†a political thriller about the Iranian Hostage Crisis that Post critic Ann Hornaday calls “an ingeniously written and executed drama.†Here’s what the Post critics thought about the rest of this week’s new releases: Read full article > >
In this week’s new movies, Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie†gives last week’s “Hotel Transylvania†a run for its money and Liam Neeson falls flat in the sequel to the popular film “Taken.†Here’s what the Post critics thought about the new releases: Read full article > >
The Post movie critics had largely positive things to say about this week’s nine new movies. In fact, they awarded three stars each to “Pitch Perfect,†“Stars in Shorts†and “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel.†Leading the pack with a rating of three and a half stars is “Looper,†the time travel thriller with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. Here’s what the critics had to say: Read …
In this week’s new movies, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix give all-star performances in “The Master†and Clint Eastwood is up to his usual tricks in “Trouble With the Curve.†Here’s what the Post critics had to say: Read full article > >
In this week’s new movies, Richard Gere gives a compelling performance as a Wall Street billionaire of questionable morals. Here’s what the Post critics had to say: “ Arbitrage †(R) “There are few cinematic pleasures as satisfying to behold as an actor in a role that fits him like a Savile Row suit. Richard Gere offers just such gratification in ‘Arbitrage,’ a silky, sophisticated Wall Street …
In this week’s new movies, Bradley Cooper stars as a writer who plagiarizes his book in “The Words.†Other new releases include two French films, “Beloved†with Catherine Deneuve and “Little White Lies†with Marion Cotillard. Read full article > >
Michael Clarke Duncan, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in the 1999 film “The Green Mile,†died Monday due to complications from a heart attack he suffered in July (the Associated Press has more details ). The actor, who only started acting in his 30s, was 54. Read full article > >
At the Republican National Convention Thursday night, Clint Eastwood gave what appeared to be an unscripted, off-the-cuff speech in which he carried on a conversation with an imaginary President Obama in an empty chair. (If you didn’t actually see it, read the full text and catch the blow-by-blow here ) Regardless of your political leanings, the speech was entertaining, to say the least. Read …