NEW IN TOWN Bride Wars *½ Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as two life-long friends who become enemies when their weddings are planned for the same day, a circumstance that leads them to try to out do each other - and undermine each other - at every turn. Not a great movie, but not near as bad as it could be. Review, Page 4. 89 minutes (PG; suggestive content, profanity and some rude behavior) ...more

January 9, 2009

SEX DRIVE "Sex Drive" is a "Sure Thing" for the "Superbad" generation. It's a road trip comedy about a teen driving 800 miles to lose his virginity after an Internet hookup with a girl who may or may not be as hot as her Web photo but who has promised to "go all the way." So, no, it doesn't really have the charm of the romantic comedy that John Cusack (a star) and Rob Reiner (a star director) had back in '85. But if it lacks much of "The Sure Thing's" warmth and romance, "Sex Drive" makes up for that in goofy, no holds-barred raunch. ...more

October 17, 2008

NEW IN TOWN Max Payne (not reviewed) DEA agent Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) and assassin Mona Sax (Mila Kunis) team up to solve a series of murders and get revenge for the death of their family members. The gritty movie is based on a gritty video game. See Review on TBOextra.com. 99 minutes (PG-13; violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong profanity) ...more

October 17, 2008

OPENING Atonement ***½ A girl changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he didn't commit. Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan and Romola Garai star in this sweeping, historical romance. Review, Page 4. 123 minutes (R; disturbing war images, profanity, sexuality) ...more

January 2, 2008

OPENING Love In The Time of Cholera *½ Based on the Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez's novel, a man bides his time for years while awaiting the day he can finally be with the woman he loves. Review, Page 4. 138 minutes (R; sexual content, nudity and brief profanity) ...more

November 14, 2007

OPENING Fred Claus *½ Christmas is in jeopardy when Santa (Paul Giamatti) gives his black-sheep brother (Vince Vaughn) a chance at redemption in the North Pole toy shop. Review, Page 6. 116 minutes. (PG; mild profanity and rude humor) ...more

November 8, 2007

OPENING American Gangster *** Two of Hollywood's biggest stars go head-to-head in this tale about a New York cop (Russell Crowe) on the trail of a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) in the 1970s. Review, Page 4. 157 minutes (R; violence, pervasive drug content and profanity, nudity and sexuality) ...more

November 2, 2007

OPENING Across the Universe **½ Inspired by the music of the Beatles, director Julie Taymor's sprawling musical starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess is visually imaginative but frequently plays like a bad night at a karaoke bar. 134 minutes (PG-13; drug content, nudity, sexuality and violence) ...more

September 28, 2007

That this is an overstuffed melodrama, better suited for broadcast as a TV movie of the week than as a theatrical release, is bad enough. That it comes from Robert Benton, a veteran whose output has slowly, steadily declined in quality since writing 'Bonnie and Clyde' and writing and directing 'Kramer vs. Kramer,' is just plain sad. ...more

September 28, 2007

OPENING 3:10 to Yuma ***½ A rancher (Christian Bale) and an outlaw (Russell Crowe) form an unlikely alliance in this remake of the 1957 cult classic from director James Mangold ('Walk the Line'). Review, Page 4. 117 minutes (R; violence and profanity) ...more

September 7, 2007