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Spectacular Failure Hollywood Tumbles Into the Ocean
Further confirmation that no one in Hollywood knows how to tell a story on film anymore, “Godzilla” starts out promising enough before slipping into a snooze-fest by the end of its first act.
Artificial Intelligence By Degree: The Future Is Now
In spite of its many and assorted plot-holes, “Transcendence” is a captivating sci-fi movie thanks to strong performances from a stable of reliable actors and to a romantic hook at the heart of its high-concept trappings.
Animated Resistance Hollywood Creates a New Genre of Kids Movie
There’s a strong subtext of socio-political resistance at play in “The Lego Movie.” It may be the first mainstream animated resistance film ever made by a Hollywood studio.
A Losing Proposition: Spike Lee and Korea Don’t Mix
The only usefulness of Lee’s travesty is to alert would-be audiences that they should see, or revisit, Chan-wook Park’s incredible film.
Son Searches for Father in ‘My Architect’new
The term “personal film” is thrown around loosely in cinema circles, but it definitely applies to “My Architect.”
Get ‘Saved!’: Teen Drama Preaches Tolerancenew
“Saved!” is not anti-Christian or anti-religion but portrays Christians as both fallible and imperfect and, at times, makes Jesus fanaticism appear just a little (OK, a lot) humorous.
I’m Lovin’ It: Fewer Big Macs May Equal Better Sexnew
Morgan Spurlock, the producer, director and star of “Super Size Me,” an informative, funny and deeply disturbing documentary, shows what would happen if you ate fast food three times a day by going on a 30-day all-McDonald’s eating binge.
