Kyle Smith review of “Watchmen” . . . In today’s Post I give “Watchmen” a four-star review — the first one I’ve published in the Post in about 15 months, I think....
Sequels to comedies tend to be superfluous. Did we really need a follow-up to “Airplane!”? Or “The Hangover”? Or “The Phantom Menace”? “Ted 2” was also unnecessary,...
Death RaceNavigatorFrankensteinThe Bank JobWarCrankThe Road WarriorThe Little Mermaid Pimp my apocalypse Kyle Smith review of “Death Race” 3 stars out of 4 89 minutes/Rated R Like first...
The writer-director of “Dying of the Light” is Paul Schrader, screenwriter of “Raging Bull.” The star is Nicolas Cage — Raging Tool.
Cage’s typically screamy performance...
Matt Damon thinks fracking’s real bad. Is he right? My review of “Promised Land” is up.]]>
I enjoyed Tom Cruise as an ill-tempered ex-military detective in “Jack Reacher.” My review is up. No, I don’t care that the character in the book is a foot taller. Don’t waste...
The “Footloose” remake is surprisingly charming and good-natured. My review is up.]]>
The original 1996 โSpace Jamโ wasnโt top-notch either, but it made bank in the box office. Twenty-five years later, this one is far worse, even with big stars
Your humble correspondent will be here to liveblog the Oscars (and even the red carpet) Sunday night. I’d publish my Oscar pool picks, but my guesses on the obscure categories like Best Foreign...
A film about the effort to remove Pinochet via plebiscite has been hugely overpraised and scored an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. My review of “No” is up.]]>
Meryl Streep amazes in “The Iron Lady,” which uses Margaret Thatcher’s declining years as an entry point to review her massive successes earlier in life. My review is up.]]>
Remembering the show that revolutionized the sitcom by refusing to insult its audience’s intelligence.
The documentary MLK/FBI is a useful overview of a chilling abuse of federal power.
My review of the Demon Barber of Carnaby Street’s documentary is up.]]>
After “Fast Five,” “Thor,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Kung Fu Panda 2” and “The Hangover Part II,” the first blockbuster...
Today’s column on the Oscar nominations: “Dark films for dark times” appears to be Oscar’s mantra this year. How dark, you ask? Four of the five Best Picture nominees are about...
Spike Lee calls on the ancient past to address modern tragedy in the messy but momentous “Chi-Raq,” the Brooklyn filmmaker’s most provocative film since “Do the Right Thing”...
Zosia Mamet takes a step beyond “Girls,” but can’t shed its affectations, in “The Boy Downstairs,” an uneven rom-com from debut feature writer-director Sophie Brooks. Diana,...
The purpose of a film is to move you, to draw an emotional reaction, to make you gasp or cry or sweat.
Duct tape, thick rope and the threat of being shot all figure prominently in “Horrible Bosses 2.” All would have been required to keep me in my seat if it weren’t my job to report back...
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