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July 2008
- I Want to Believe Requires True Faith
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
  
  X-Files: I Want to Believe is strictly for serious fans of Mulder and Scully on the small screen, the critics say. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny's plunge back into the paranormal "gives devoted fans plenty of small moments to swoon over," Brian Lowry writes in Variety , "but the appeal should be limited beyond those fervent loyalists." More »
  
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  movie • movie review • David Duchovny • The X-Files • Gillian Anderson
- Step Brothers Is Harmless Fun
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | 4 hours, 54 minutes ago
  
  Step Brothers is not exactly comedy gold, but it does have some redeeming moments, critics say. While the story of two man-boys forced to live together isn’t always amusing, there are some “funny-gut-busting” scenes spawned from “the comic chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone . And while it’s “infantile,” “the movie is too good-natured to drown in raunch.” More »
  
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  film • movie review • Judd Apatow • Will Ferrell • John C. Reilly
- Take a Chance on Mamma Mia!
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 18, 08 10:48 AM CDT
  
  Mamma Mia ! doesn't quite pull off the leap from stage to screen, but ABBA fans will find it worth taking a chance on, critics say. The "jukebox musical that strings together 19 ABBA hits on a narrative thread flimsier than dental floss" had Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer "smiling and wincing—often at the same time." More »
  
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  movie review • musical • Meryl Streep • ABBA • Pierce Brosnan
- Dark Knight Dazzles
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 17, 08 11:09 AM CDT
  
  Dark Knight swoops into cinemas tomorrow and critics say the hype is more than justified. "This is not merely a Batman movie," Amy Biancolli writes in the Houston Chronicle . It is one of the year's best films "and far and away the most hypnotic chiller." The bleak Gotham tale is "audacious and unnerving while consistently being fun and entertaining," writes Claudia Puig in USA Today . More »
  
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  movie review • Heath Ledger • Batman • action movie • superhero • Dark Knight • Christian Bale • the Joker
- Ledger's Dad: Dark Knight 'Very Good'
  
  newser | People | Jul 15, 08 9:47 AM CDT
  
  Heath Ledger’s parents and older sister turned out for last night’s premiere of The Dark Knight but bypassed the red carpet where the cast paid tribute to the late actor and his performance, People reports. Ledger’s dad, Kim, left the theater giving thumbs up and saying the film was “very good.” More »
  
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  New York City • movie review • Heath Ledger • celebrity parents • The Dark Knight • Kim Ledger
- 3-D Doesn't Ensure an Exciting Journey
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 11, 08 10:47 AM CDT
  
  The 3-D adventure flick Journey to the Center of the Earth is generating tepid reviews. The Brendan Fraser vehicle is “rambunctious and ridiculous,” though some younger moviegoers might enjoy it, writes Jan Stuart in the LA Times . Aimed at “kids of an age group more conversant with Dr. Seuss than Jules Verne,” the film’s “minor-league” visuals will score highest among those who have little to compare them with. More »
  
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  film • movie review • 3D movie • Jules Verne
- Hellboy Burns Up the Screen
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 11, 08 8:07 AM CDT
  
  Hades' greatest hero is back in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and most critics agree it's a hell of a ride. Director Guillermo del Toro returns with comic book creator Mike Mignola, ensuring the dynamic sequel is "shot through with the franchise's signature goofiness, sarcasm and good heart," writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . More »
  
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  movie • movie review • action movie • comics • Guillermo Del Toro
- Tell Everyone: Tell No One Is Great
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 5, 08 12:51 PM CDT
  
  French thriller Tell No One has the critics rushing to tell the world how much they liked it. The fast-paced and thickly plotted adaptation of a novel by American writer Harlan Coben is "hot-blooded, haunting and packed with the pleasures of the unexpected," writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone . More »
  
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  movie • film • movie review • thriller • foreign film
- Tween Star Shines in The Wackness
  
  newser | Metacritic | Jul 4, 08 11:53 AM CDT
  
  Ex-Nickelodeon star Josh Peck shines in The Wackness , a dark comedy set in 1994 Manhattan. Jonathan Levine's coming-of-age film is “both darkly funny and life-affirming, in an offbeat and offhanded way,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today . Peck as Luke, who’s selling pot out of an Italian ice cart, “shows you the sweet, virginal kid hiding inside the outlaw poseur,” writes Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly . More »
  
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  movie review • teenagers • Nickelodeon • Mary Kate Olsen
- Gonzo Gets It
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 4, 08 8:24 AM CDT
  
  There’s a “fascinating history lesson” in the documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson , “a lively collage of interviews and found materials,” writes A. O. Scott in the New York Times . The film cements the journalist's “place in the great American parade of cranks, renegades and sages,” Scott adds. It's “all you could wish for in a doc about the man,” notes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times . More »
  
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  movie review • journalist • documentary • Johnny Depp • Hunter S. Thompson
- People Don't Like You, Hancock
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT
  
  Everyone wants to like Hancock . The idea of a slovenly, booze-swilling superhero screwup is undeniably priceless. But “the finished product is so poorly conceived and misguided that even Will Smith… can't save it,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today . The movie starts out irreverent and fun, then veers sharply into a melodrama “trying to be a heavier, larger-than-life romance with historical, spiritual, and sci-fi implications." More »
  
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  movie review • Will Smith • action movie • superhero • Peter Berg
June 2008
- Gunnin' Sure to Score With Hoop Fans
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 27, 08 5:25 PM CDT
  
  Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot, the second documentary from Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, is no Hoop Dreams , but critics predict a slam-dunk with roundball and hip-hop aficionados. The film follows eight high school phenoms through a high-profile Harlem pick-up game and “offers a snapshot of the kind of top players who one day hope to have a shoe named after them,” writes Variety’s Ronnie Scheib. More »
  
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  basketball • movie review • documentary • documentary film • Beastie Boys • Adam Yauch
- See Wanted , Enjoy the Ride
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 27, 08 11:18 AM CDT
  
  If you're heading out to see the new Angelina Jolie flick Wanted , critics have some advice: Lighten up and enjoy it. "It’s trash, but I love it anyway,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone . The story of a “nobody” office worker who winds up “a tight, muscled killing machine” in a team of assassins, the film’s got “passion as well as pow” without “a scintilla of redeeming social value,” Travers notes. More »
  
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  film • movie review • Angelina Jolie • James McAvoy
- Pixar's Wall-E Proves Its Mettle
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 27, 08 9:38 AM CDT
  
  Stunning animation, an endearing love story, and a compelling look at mankind’s future make Pixar’s Wall-E one of the best films of the year, critics agree. “This is getting to sound like a broken record: Pixar Animation Studios has just topped itself. Again,” Kirk Honeycutt writes in the Hollywood Reporter. This movie is on the must-see list for kids and adults alike, critics say. More »
  
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  movie review • Pixar • animation • apocalypse
- Kit Kittredge is Sweet, Simple
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 20, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  The young girls who love the “American Girl” series are pretty much guaranteed to love Kit Kittredge: An American Girl , critics agree. Rex Reed of the New York Observer calls it “a brisk, beautifully conceived period piece that spells entertainment with a capital E,” though he admits it’s “so sweet and sanitized it makes me feel almost guilty for liking it.” More »
  
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  movie • movie review • Children's books • Abigail Breslin
- Get Smart Not So Clever
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 20, 08 12:15 PM CDT
  
  The film version of the 1960s TV spy parody Get Smart can’t decide if it's an action flick or a comedy, and it shows. It’s “an action comedy that represents the worst of both worlds,” Mick LaSalle writes in the San Francisco Chronicle —“as funny as a gently smiling mime” while “bloated, confused and convoluted” in the manner of bad action movies. More »
  
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  film • movie review • comedy • action movie • Steve Carell
- Love Guru Is Beyond Help
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 20, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  Love isn't the right word to describe how most critics feel about The Love Guru , Mike Myers' first live-action comedy in 5 years. Myers stars as a self-help guru paid to revive the love life of a hockey player, but his mugging isn't enough to salvage "a collection of scattershot jokes clothes-pinned to such a slender plot," Colin Covert writes in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. More »
  
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  movie • movie review • comedy • Jessica Alba • Michael Myers
- Happening Is No Big Event
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 13, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  M. Night Shyamalan’s apocalyptic thriller The Happening is slow-paced and funny at times, leaving critics mixed in their reactions. It’s “too thoughtful for the summer action season, but I appreciate the quietly realistic way Shyamalan” tells his story, writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times . “It will be described as empty, uneventful, meandering. But for some, it will weave a spell.” In the movie, a father (Mark Wahlberg) tries to escape with his family. More »
  
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  movie review • thriller • Mark Wahlberg
- Hulk Packs a Fun Punch
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 13, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  It’s no Iron Man , but The Incredible Hulk is a crowd-pleaser that comic book devotees and action fans will appreciate, critics say. The second adaptation of the Marvel comic in five years avoids the missteps of Ang Lee’s 2003 moody bust ( Hulk ) and “embraces its identity as a sci-fi-summer-action-blockbuster extravaganza,” writes Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle . More »
  
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  movie review • Marvel Comics • Ang Lee • Iron Man • The Incredible Hulk
- Zohan Sticks to the Lowbrow
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Jun 6, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  The Adam Sandler comedy You Don’t Mess With the Zohan may be fun, but it probably won't do much for those outside the usual Sandler audience of teenage boys. The story of an Israeli commando-turned-hairdresser is full of “missed opportunities for sharpening silliness with satire,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone . Sandler’s “need to service his fan base” clashes with his “nascent maturity,” notes Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times . More »
  
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  film • movie review • Adam Sandler

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