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‘The Avengers’ is assembled with care

Fair or not, the comparisons to Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” are inevitable, especially with his forthcoming sequel “The Dark Knight Rises” waiting in the (bat) wings. But while … more

5/10/12 | 156 views

Don’t open your door to this ‘Raven’

This is an idea that should work. Take a real-life writer known for his explorations of murder and the macabre, and embroil him in a murder mystery of his own. But “The Raven” seems as lost as … more

5/3/12 | 259 views

It is a cabin, and it’s in the woods

When it comes to “The Cabin in the Woods,” there are two kinds of reviewers. There are reviewers who give away the entire plot, and there are reviewers so afraid of ruining the experience they … more

4/19/12 | 414 views

’80s cartoons strike back — again!

Netflix has a section of children’s programming it brands “Just for Kids,” but pretty soon, I bet, a lot of 30-somethings will be clicking entry to relive part of their bygone youth. Last … more

4/12/12 | 416 views

Roger Corman is modern Hollywood’s unlikely father

Jack Nicholson hiding behind his hands as he struggles to stay composed is the most emotionally honest sight I’ve seen in a movie this year. That moment of truth comes in Alex Stapleton’s … more

4/5/12 | 488 views

Returning to a deliriously bad ‘Frankenstein Island’ movie

It’s surprising that a movie set on a scenic island populated almost entirely by attractive young women wearing only leopard-print bikinis could be this … more

3/29/12 | 416 views

Before ‘The Hunger Games’ there was ‘Battle Royale’

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. An authoritarian government takes children from their homes, drops them in an isolated setting and forces them to fight to the death until only one … more

3/22/12 | 798 views

‘Dangerous’ book sees everything in ‘Shades of Grey’

For all of the publishing industry’s ups and downs as it adapts to an environment of e-books and the Internet, it’s still rare for any single book to shake up the status quo on as many levels as … more

3/15/12 | 492 views

McQuarrie brought Lucas’ ‘Star Wars’ vision to life

Without Ralph McQuarrie there probably would be no “Star Wars.” And if there were a “Star Wars” without him, it wouldn’t look like the “Star Wars” we know. McQuarrie, an illustrator … more

3/8/12 | 564 views

‘The Artist’ makes its Oscar case loud and clear

“The Artist” is nominated for 10 Academy Awards and is favored to win at least a couple of the top prizes, including Best Picture and Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius. That’s good … more

2/26/12 | 644 views