Parental discretion advised
Mar 27, 2012 - 01:29 AM
The Hunger Games and 21 Jump Street have very different views of today’s youth.
Carrico Vision
It’s time to meet a Muppet
Mar 02, 2012 - 04:58 PM
Being Elmo is a sweet look at the man and the Muppet
‘Chico & Rita’: The song remains the same
Feb 03, 2012 - 02:36 PM
The Academy Award-nominated film gets audiences ready for Valentine’s Day
The Flowers of War blooms brightly, but wilts before the finale
Jan 25, 2012 - 02:54 PM
Spies like us
Jan 14, 2012 - 02:28 PM
‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ shows the boring side of espionage, whilst never being boring
Corporate showdowns: Doris Duke features real life Davids verses Goliaths
Jan 03, 2012 - 03:10 PM
‘War Horse’ is an apt title for its main character, as well as its director
Dec 23, 2011 - 04:42 PM
‘Punch’ has a strong one-two, but lacks a knockout
Dec 02, 2011 - 11:10 PM
The greatest show on earth: The Muppets, with love
Nov 22, 2011 - 06:59 PM
‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ is an unnerving, manipulating thriller
Nov 16, 2011 - 11:55 AM
Liquor’s in a slump, stoners’ are in the clear
Nov 08, 2011 - 06:41 PM
‘Tucker and Dale vs Evil’ lovingly spoofs the horror slasher film, with grizzly results
Oct 20, 2011 - 01:15 PM
‘Real Steel,’ surprisingly, doesn’t really suck
Oct 07, 2011 - 01:36 PM
‘Haru’s Journey’ hits a dead end
Oct 04, 2011 - 05:13 PM
‘Moneyball’ showcases the best and worst in love of the game
Sep 27, 2011 - 09:16 AM
Shaolin: Monk see, monk do
Sep 09, 2011 - 08:37 AM
Another chimpanzee movie might bring about a rise, but not the one that’s expected
Sep 07, 2011 - 07:31 AM
Cinematic debts (and depth) to not be afraid of
Aug 31, 2011 - 11:06 AM
‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ and ‘The Debt’ owe much to styles long past, but offer a ray of hope for the future.
(Re)making things with ‘Fright’
Aug 19, 2011 - 02:17 PM
‘30 Minutes or Less’ is undercooked, but delivers genuine and cheesy laughs
Aug 16, 2011 - 01:29 PM
‘Buck’ tames some wild beasts but still can’t break its sentimental streak
Aug 08, 2011 - 02:34 PM
Pressure to succeed
Jul 08, 2011 - 01:38 PM
‘Horrible Bosses’ isn’t horrible, but it’s not moving up the corporate ladder either.
If you skip the 3D and leave your pretensions at the door, ‘Green Lantern’ is a lot of fun
Jun 16, 2011 - 05:37 PM
Class War
Jun 09, 2011 - 01:49 PM
Two very different films divide the lines between humanity. Our solution? Mash up.
Gimme some water: ‘Even the Rain’ hails art and life
Jun 02, 2011 - 03:33 PM
French Connections: Cinémathèque Française ends with triumphant ‘The Hedgehog’
May 30, 2011 - 10:57 AM
Doris Duke Theater’s cinema showcase ends with a spectacle of magical realism.
Yo ho, yo ho, a paycheck life for thee
May 19, 2011 - 03:58 PM
The Dirty Dozen and One
May 05, 2011 - 03:41 PM
Horror auteur Takeshi Miike tones down the gore and disturbing imagery and makes a surprisingly accessible martial arts film with 13 Warriors.
I can has documentary?
Apr 23, 2011 - 04:36 PM
For some, African Cats is too intense; for others, it’s too contrived. But for a few, it’s just right.
Deja vu done right with ‘Source Code,’ ‘Arthur’ remake face plants
Apr 06, 2011 - 11:21 AM
Source Code is, indeed, one smart film, the rare kind that doesn’t coddle its audience with flashbacks to what happened five minutes ago (just in case we weren’t paying attention), or lingering camera holds on a seemingly insignificant piece of equipment, meaning it must come in handy later. The story-line even includes a few red herrings for the jaded amongst us; and, seeing how I’m more jaded than most when it comes to sci-fi as of late, I have to admit I fell for the bait at least once. The difference in this case was how pleased I was when I discovered I was wrong. But more on that later.
Game on: The stupid fun of ‘Sucker Punch’ unfortunately concentrates on the former adjective
Mar 30, 2011 - 10:42 AM
Where’s the line between PG-rated fetishism and R-rated titillation, exploitation verses empowerment? I couldn’t answer heady questions such as these, and with a movie as patently stupid as Sucker Punch, I wouldn’t want to.
Carrico picks the Oscars
Feb 26, 2011 - 01:34 PM
The anomaly of the Oscar season is that while the majority of us sits down to celebrate the best films of the past year, Hollywood tries to sneak some of the worst films in their coffers past us, the viewers.
Just go.
Feb 12, 2011 - 10:24 AM
It’s time for Animaniacs
Feb 11, 2011 - 09:17 PM
The horror, the horror
Jan 26, 2011 - 10:20 AM
Throwing Stone: Kauai screens an Oliver Stone film you may not have heard of
Jan 19, 2011 - 06:07 PM
In the flurry of speculation on Oliver Stone’s sequel to Wall Street, there was the one who got away: a small but surprising documentary hosted by the man famous for pushing buttons.
It’s not easy being Green
Jan 15, 2011 - 02:38 PM
