Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
THE GOOD At this point, we know exactly what to expect: international intrigue, high-tech gadgetry, heart-racing plots, and beautiful people. In a word: 007, with Tom Cruise. In fact,...
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Arthur Christmas
THE GOOD Bad Christmas movies show up just about every year. Just look at Four Christmases. And the good ones are hard to match; we come back to them each...
The Ides of March
THE GOOD As the Year of the Gosling rolls on, another entertaining film featuring the actor hits the screen. His performance is again quite good, as is everyone else’s....
Drive
THE GOOD “What do you do?” Irene (the beautiful, inimitable Carey Mulligan) asks the character known only as the Driver (Ryan Gosling). He responds: “I drive.” And drive he...
Of Gods and Men
THE GOOD Of Gods and Men is the very definition of sparse: limited dialogue, long shots without cutting, silence, and a sense of stillness make up this French film. Based...
Captain America: The First Avenger
THE GOOD The world has gone coo-coo for comic book stories. Attempting to capitalize on this market is the newest superhero installment: Captain America. With 9/11 fast approaching its 10th...
The Help
THE GOOD A film about the African American civil rights movement in America must strike a very delicate balance. It must present both sides of the issue in varying...
Super 8
THE GOOD Harkening back to a simpler time and place, in some sense, Super 8 reminds us why we go to the movies (and why some of us make them): to...
Horrible Bosses
THE GOOD The funniest laugh-out-loud movie since Bridesmaids succeeds for many reasons. The cast is spot on, including Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Kevin Spacey, and Jennifer Anniston (as...
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
UP Amazing special effects and computer graphics animation make this movie visually palatable. The sound design and editing is equally as good as the previous movies in the series,...