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Truth in Advertising: Cowboys & Aliens Does in Fact Offer Cowboys and Aliens
The director of Iron Man offers a reasonably entertaining summer popcorn flick.
Harry Potter: Irritating Little Honor Student
The boy wizard's last adventure is a self-important, grandiose disappointment.
Super 8: A Return to Vintage Spielberg?
The influence of Spielberg, who has blessed this project with his producer's credit, is all over every frame of this delightful movie.
Terrence Malick’s Mystical Tree of Life
The director has created a mesmerizing work centered on a deep wellspring of respect for the omnipotent.
Hair of the Dog: The Hangover Part II’s Sloppy Seconds
The Hangover Part II is so desperate to bring back the wild times of its 2009 predecessor that it winds up being kind of sad — like watching a washed-up athlete who doesn’t realize the magic is gone.
What Is ‘The Tragedy of Sarah Palin’?
To the Atlantic, it's that she didn't choose to be a liberal. Also read about Palin's statement that she does have the fire in the belly to run for president, at the Tatler.
Bridesmaids: Gross-Out Humor Goes Co-ed
We’re about to find out whether audiences truly want chick flicks to be more like Seth Rogen movies.
Bamboozled: Two Recent Biographies Shed New Light on Liberal Icons
Why are we startled to learn the real truth about Gandhi and Malcolm X? Because journalists are remarkably adept at seeing only what they want to see when a liberal dreamboat comes floating along on a river of lies.
Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink: Robert Redford’s The Conspirator
Other than that, how did you enjoy the War on Terror, Mrs. Lincoln?
Source Code: Strangeness on a Train
The new film rethinks Groundhog Day as a thriller, posing the question: what if, instead of covering a lame news story, Bill Murray had to stop a terrorist strike?
Sucker Punch: An Interesting Failure
"You will be unprepared," says the advertising tagline for Sucker Punch. That's true, unless you're prepared to be disappointed.
David Cameron: ‘Multiculturalism Has Failed’
And you thought the only lesson Americans could learn from our cousins across the Atlantic was the need to cut back on government in the face of gigantic debts.
The Green Hornet: Nice Buzz, No Sting
Unlike the old ABC TV series, this isn't so much a superhero movie as a goofy Austin Powers-ish postmodern critique of same.
Cool It: The Anti-Scarefest Documentary of the Year
Bjorn Lomborg, the self-described "skeptical environmentalist," is so likable and empowered by common sense in this new film that he could be the Ronald Reagan of climate science.
The Business of The Social Network
In trying to make a movie highly critical of entrepreneurs and their striving to realize a dream, Aaron Sorkin has inadvertently created a film that celebrates American business.
Never Let Me Go: The Brave New World of National Socialized Medicine
Huxley meets George Orwell's Newspeak Dictionary and Tom Wolfe's "starting from zero" — soon to be playing at your local arthouse cinema in a new film starring Keira Knightley and Charlotte Rampling.
Inception Is Brilliant and Baffling
It is easily the most complicated blockbuster Hollywood has ever released.
The Last Airbender: An Expensive Disaster
These days, chosen ones like the hero in Airbender seem to be intent on being repetitive, wasting lots of money, and taking themselves far too seriously.
Toy Story 3 Is One Odd Movie
The film's point of view seems more aligned with Prozac-popping adults than with mischievous children.
Obama Cramming for Midterms
In November, the American people will issue their first report card on his performance.
It’s About Time: Pioneering Film Blog Libertas Returns
Though presently a bit too obscure with its coverage, Libertas is a great idea, a promising blog, and something we need more of.
Iron Man 2: A Love Letter to Ronald Reagan?
The film is a big, brash, exciting, and brainy adventure, supercharged by its love for core American values.
Date Night: Big City, Not-So-Bright Lights
But give the filmmakers credit for not acting entirely condescending to suburbia.
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