Any film starring Matthew McConaughey is wearing a huge sign around its neck saying “watch it, caveat emptor, proceed at your own risk,” etc. That doesn’t mean The Lincoln Lawyer (Lionsgate, 3.18.11) is a problem, but how can you not feel wary? Marisa Tomei, John Leguizamo costarring. The director is Brad Furman, whose only previous feature is The Take (’07), which no one saw.
To my great surprise and delight, Christy Hall‘s Daddio, which I was remiss in not seeing during last year’s Telluride...
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7:45 pm: Okay, the initial light-hearted section (repartee, wedding, hospital, afterlife Joey Pants, healthy diet) was enjoyable, but Jesus, when...
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It took me a full month to see Wes Ball and Josh Friedman‘s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
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Unless Part Two of Kevin Costner‘s Horizon (Warner Bros., 8.16) somehow improves upon the sluggish initial installment and delivers something...
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For me, A Dangerous Method (2011) is David Cronenberg‘s tastiest and wickedest film — intense, sexually upfront and occasionally arousing...
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