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Newbie surges onto Hollywood scene

By Alexandra Palombo, Senior Writer September 22, 2010
It seems Hollywood has found another funny redheaded ingénue while Lindsay Lohan gets her life together. With the witty and entertaining “Easy A,” Emma Stone stakes her claim to ginger-haired supremacy and keeps the audience fully entertained from beginning to end.

‘American’ movie flaunts Euro style

By Matthew R. Reis, Staff Writer September 15, 2010
“The American” is a brilliantly dark and brooding film that breathes life into an otherwise forgetful slate of recent releases. Director Anton Corbijn helms the picture with his patient, methodical directing style, fusing plenty of burning passion with sparse action.

Blood and gore spice up satire

By James Hasson, Staff Writer September 15, 2010
An unsung star of the Hollywood action scene, Danny Trejo has played more than 100 roles. He takes his first lead role in “Machete,” whose large cast of wild characters entertain with creative violence and biting humor in what would otherwise be a dull and conventional action flick.

Romcom travels beyond the distance

By Anne Gould Northgraves, Senior Writer September 15, 2010
“Going the Distance” — the new cross-country romantic comedy starring on-again-off-again couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long — is a bit like a long-distance relationship. The movie is full of chemistry and snappy, laugh-out-loud humor, which more than make up for the occasional bump in the road. Add in just the right amount of raunchiness…

Overdone plotline creates boring film

By James Hasson, Staff Writer September 9, 2010
In director John Luessenhop’s action movie “Takers,” a group of thieves risk their fortunes and lives to try for the fattest robbery of their careers. While the plot seems exciting, the movie falls like a dud as nothing more than a generic robber film. When Ghost (T.I.) is released from prison, he offers a group…

Film techniques save awful story

By Alix Belleville, Staff Writer September 9, 2010
Authentic, creative and packed with cross-clenching tension, Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism” almost had it all, but instead suffers from a dreadful storyline. However, authentic performances, creepy settings and shaky camera angles keep Stamm’s film from completely drowning. Louis Sweetzer (Louis Herthum) believes his 16-year-old daughter Nell (Ashley Bell) is possessed by demons. Agnostic “Reverend”…

Indie flick’s superb tale chills and thrills

By Anne Gould Northgraves, Senior Writer September 9, 2010
Viewers will be hard pressed to find a recent film as mesmerizing as “Winter’s Bone.” Just as plucky, practical protagonist Ree cannot help getting drawn into the sordid events surrounding her father’s disappearance, the viewer is inexplicably drawn into this heartrending and wholly realistic film.

‘Piranha’ remake gnaws original film

By Alix Belleville, Contributing Writer September 1, 2010
Blood, beer and naked girls are what Alexandre Aja had in mind for his remake of the 1978 creature flick “Piranha.” The film is exactly what it was meant to be — a disgusting, B-grade party horror flick. It is the ultimate cheesy 3-D bloodbath. With naked girls making out underwater and more guts than…

Lingering story stifles potential

By Shawna Rose Brown, Contributing Writer September 1, 2010
“God dwells in me, as me,” claims Elizabeth Gilbert, the main character in “Eat Pray Love,” who seems to reach incredible insights without understanding how. The movie attempts to follow Gilbert (Julia Roberts) as she travels an unconventional path of spirituality, but the plot is thin, the characters are flat and the movie lacks emotion.

Bateman’s delivery saves trite script

By Qina Liu, Chief Copy Editor September 1, 2010
While “The Switch” may come across as a typical and cliché movie about best friends who fall in love with each other, the film’s father-and-son interplay makes it more endearing.

Stunning film dares audience to dream

By Matt Rosen, Staff Writer August 26, 2010
A man crawls and climbs down the hallway walls of a spinning hotel room that rotates like a hamster wheel. A café in Paris becomes an exploding set of slow-motion objects that fly in every direction, while a freight train barrels through a downtown Los Angeles shootout in the pouring rain. These breathtaking scenes are…

Cops’ chemistry anchors comedy

By By Anne Gould Northgraves, Staff Writer August 26, 2010
When a serious genre has gotten as unintentionally self-parodying as buddy cop films have, making a true parody legitimately funny can be as hard as trying to track down the right perp. But “The Other Guys” focuses on creating a legitimately hilarious story rather than merely throwing a bunch of stereotypes on the screen. The…
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