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  • March 2008

    • Funny Games Not Much Fun

      Metacritic  |  Mar 14, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      Funny Games Not Much Fun

      (Newser) - Director Michael Haneke uses Funny Games to toy with his audience—and that can make the "mockingly sadistic and terrifying watch-the-middle-class-writhe-like-stuck-pigs thriller" tough viewing, Owen Leiberman writes in Entertainment Weekly . Critics are split on the merits of Haneke's remake of his disturbing 1997 German-language original—about a vacationing family terrorized by two men—but few could look away. More »

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      movie review  • movie remakes  • Naomi Watts  • Michael Pitt

    • Horton Enormously Entertaining

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Mar 14, 08 7:56 AM CDT

      Horton Enormously Entertaining

      (Newser) - The big-screen adaptation of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! succeeds in large part because the film's actors are not seen. "Unlike those behind the recent live-action grotesqueries The Grinch and Cat in the Hat ," observes Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer , the makers of the CG-animated Horton succeed by calling on "the great, good medic of metrical writing."  More »

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      movie review  • Steve Carell  • Dr. Seuss  • animated movie  • Jim Carrey

  • February 2008

    • Penelope: Charmingly Imperfect

      Metacritic  |  Feb 29, 08 1:55 PM CST

      Penelope: Charmingly Imperfect

      (Newser) - Penelope , a romantic fantasy that casts Christina Ricci as a socialite "princess" cursed with a pig's nose, draws mixed reviews. "First-time director Mark Palansky is trying for a deft, hip, modern fairy-tale feel, but the odd material, sprawling story, and complicated tonal balancing act get away from him," writes Tasha Robinson for the Onion A.V. Club. More »

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      movie review  • Reese Witherspoon  • James McAvoy  • Christina Ricci

    • Boleyn No History Lesson

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Feb 29, 08 11:02 AM CST

      Boleyn No History Lesson

      (Newser) - The Other Boleyn Girl is anything but a dry history lesson about the 16th century, critics say—don't take it too seriously, and you'll be all right. It "probably shouldn't be the way in which high-school kids learn about Henry VIII and his court, but it's a fun movie," writes Bill Goodykoonts in the Arizona Republic . Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson star as Anne Boleyn and her sister Mary. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • England  • history  • Scarlett Johansson  • Natalie Portman  • Anne Boleyn  • Henry VIII

    • Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Feb 29, 08 8:34 AM CST

      Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny

      (Newser) - Semi-Pro , a comedy set in 1976 that stars Will Ferrell as the owner/coach of and player for a losing professional basketball team, is the cinematic equivalent of an air ball, say critics, who call the film erratic, repetitive, and dull. "If you're on the prowl for a Ferrell yuk-fest, you'd do better renting one of his more successful comedies than spending money on this faux sports dud," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews. More »

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      basketball  • movie review  • comedy  • Will Ferrell  • Semi-Pro  • sports comedy

    • Action Makes a Good Point

      Metacritic  |  Feb 22, 08 2:20 PM CST

      Action Makes a Good Point

      (Newser) - It may lack depth, but critics admit that Vantage Point packs a lot of excitement. The thriller, which begins by showing the same assassination from eight different perspectives, "fails the 'reality test' but maintains a certain intensity for its entire running length," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews.com. "It's entertaining in the same way that an episode of 24 is entertaining." More »

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      movie review  • action movie  • guy movies  • Dennis Quaid  • Vantage Point  • political thriller

    • Bueller, Er, Bartlett Is a Pill

      Metacritic  |  Feb 22, 08 12:06 PM CST

      Bueller, Er, Bartlett Is a Pill

      (Newser) - Charlie Bartlett , about a charming but troubled high school student who dispenses advice and prescription medication to his classmates, is being given mostly passing grades by critics. Sure, the teen film hits the expected themes of "angst, alienation, loneliness, disenchantment, and drug use," writes the Hollywood Reporter 's Kirk Honeycutt. At the same time, it maintains a deft comic touch through "keen observation." More »

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      movie  • movie review  • comedy  • teenagers  • high school  • prescription drugs  • Robert Downey Jr.

    • Rewind Spins Out of Control

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Feb 22, 08 8:13 AM CST

      Rewind Spins Out of Control

      (Newser) - The Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind isn't predictable, but at times it's not coherent either, critics say. The film—about a guy who inadvertently erases a video store's VHS inventory, then, using a camcorder, re-creates popular movies for the store to rent—"never stops experimenting, even when the experimentation works against the movie's best interests," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews.com. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • comedy  • Jack Black  • videotape  • guy movies  • viral video  • movie rentals  • Be Kind Rewind

    • Timberlake To Take Field in Baseball Flick

      Associated Press  |  Feb 21, 08 8:21 PM CST

      Timberlake To Take Field in Baseball Flick

      (Newser) - Justin Timberlake will take a swing at minor league ballplaying in the upcoming flick The Open Road , the AP reports. Adding to his Hollywood resume, Timberlake will play Carlton Garrett, a made-up member of the Houston Astros’ farm team, the Corpus Christi Hooks. Timberlake, aiming for authenticity, has attempted—so far unsuccessfully—to discuss his role with real Hooks players. More »

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      movie review  • Houston Astros  • Justin Timberlake  • Corpus Christi  • Jeff Bridges  • minor league baseball

    • Spiderwick Delivers Thrills

      Metacritic  |  Feb 15, 08 2:57 PM CST

      Spiderwick Delivers Thrills

      (Newser) - Critics by and large are enchanted with The Spiderwick Chronicles . It's "a well-crafted family thriller that is truly scary and doesn't wimp out," writes Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times . The fantasy, based on the best-selling books, follows twins (played by Freddie Highmore) and their sister ( In America's Sarah Bolger) as the recipients of a forbidden book that might save the world. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • fantasy  • Freddie Highmore

    • Definitely a Winner

      Metacritic  |  Feb 15, 08 1:22 PM CST

      Definitely a Winner

      (Newser) - Definitely, Maybe, the story of a soon-to-be-divorced dad whose 11-year-old daughter wants to hear how he met her mother, is definitely a cut above most romantic comedies, critics say. "It's a lot fresher and a bit more sophisticated than the ordinary run of maudlin chick flicks," writes Ken Fox of TV Guide . More »

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      movie  • movie review  • divorce  • comedy  • romance  • romantic comedy  • single parenting  • Ryan Reynolds  • Abigail Breslin

    • Jumper Lands With a Thud

      Metacritic  |  Feb 15, 08 8:47 AM CST

      Jumper Lands With a Thud

      (Newser) - The concept for Jumper seems promising: An awkward teenage boy who discovers he has the power to instantly teleport himself to anywhere on the globe is targeted for elimination by religious fanatics. And in some respects the film delivers on that promise. "The jumping effect is faultlessly executed," writes Empire 's Olly Richards, adding that the movie "packs some cracking action" into its relatively short 88-minute running time. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • thriller  • science fiction  • fantasy  • Samuel L. Jackson  • Hayden Christensen

    • Madonna's Directorial Debut Hits Berlin Festival

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 13, 08 1:25 PM CST

      Madonna's Directorial Debut Hits Berlin Festival

      (Newser) - Filth and Wisdom, the Material Girl's first behind-the-camera effort, is set to premiere tonight at the Berlin International Film Festival, Der Spiegel reports. The movie, about three young Londoners juggling various jobs to support their grander ambitions, was also produced and co-written by Madonna—whose husband, Guy Ritchie, is himself a noted director. More »