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‘Redbelt’ is Mamet at his most clever and convoluted
Friday, May 9, 2008

David Mamet, that master of quick repartees, rapid-fire dialogue and cleverly convoluted narratives is at it again.

‘What Happens in Vegas’ is Diaz gambles, loses
Friday, May 9, 2008

What is Cameron Diaz doing in such a lame-brained comedy in which, for most of the way, she looks ridiculous?

Miley’s provocative pose with Dad should raise concern
Sunday, May 4, 2008

Gazette film critic Dan DiNicola says Miley Cyrus' controversial photo shoot for Vanity Fair ought to raise a few eyebrows.

Photo of Witty, well-acted ‘Iron Man’ will be hit despite ‘Transformers’-like ending
Friday, May 2, 2008

Unlike the abominable and awful “Transformers,” the new film "Iron Man" does its best to balance mature wit with clanging adventure, thanks in great part to the presence of Robert Downey Jr.

French comedy ‘Priceless’ is frivolous, but fun and insightful
Friday, May 2, 2008

“Priceless” is exactly the kind of French comedy an American studio will adapt for an American audience, and if “Three Men and a Baby” or “Birdcage” are indications of how Americans can tame or water down an original, it’s best you see this comedy in its pure form.

Heartwarming ‘The Visitor’ is best film of 2008 so far
Friday, May 2, 2008

“The Visitor” is, so far, the finest movie of the year. It is a picture about the rebirth of a middle-aged man, but to feel its warmth and soak up its vitality, you need only to understand what it’s like to feel the difference between living and having a reason to live.

Dempsey ill-suited leading man in preposterous ‘Made of Honor’
Friday, May 2, 2008

“Made of Honor” may have an ounce of cute or touching moments, but it is mainly an embarrassment — the kind of movie that gives “chick flicks” a bad name.

Photo of Expecting more
Friday, April 25, 2008

"Baby Mama," starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, is a crowd-pleasing comedy, but falls well short of the classic comedies of years past

Reality is ‘Counterfeiters’ fails to answer key questions
Friday, April 25, 2008

Winner of this year’s Oscar for best foreign film, “The Counterfeiters” loosely chronicles events in which a group of Jews helped the Nazis during World War II.

Director playfully tries to find bin Laden
Friday, April 18, 2008

Watch Morgan Spurlock’s “Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?” and you might conclude that it matters not a jot whether we catch him or not. The damage has been done.

Pacino strikes out in a big way with idiotic ‘88 Minutes’
Friday, April 18, 2008

“88 Minutes” is not just a bad film. It is idiotic — an alleged thriller that offers more laughs than thrills.

Photo of Laughs are hard to come by in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'
Friday, April 18, 2008

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall," a comedy about a forlorn Hollywood composer dumped by a starlet named Sarah, is not nearly as funny as other Judd Apatow films, says Gazette critic Dan DiNicola.

‘Moon’ tugs at heart, makes its point
Friday, April 18, 2008

“Under the Same Moon” will prod us into considering the issues surrounding illegal immigration, but it is hardly a movie that qualifies or attempts to pass itself off as a definitive work on that subject.

‘Street Kings’ is over the top but thought-provoking
Friday, April 11, 2008

Keanu reeves heads the cast in this over-the-top L.A. cop drama.

‘Holly’ takes sobering look at sex-slave trade
Friday, April 11, 2008

"Holly" tackles the horrible problem of the Eastern sex-slave trade.


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