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No Thank You for the Musicnew
Pierce Brosnan's crooning in Mamma Mia! will have you desperately sending out an S.O.S.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Phyllida Lloyd, Mamma Mia!
Experiment in Horrornew
If you're stoned, Mother of Tears may be incredibly amusing.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dario Argento, Mother of Tears
Elevated by Effectsnew
In 3-D, Center of the Earth is great fun; in 2-D, it's stupid and silly.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-18-2008 |
Reviews
A Hero With Issuesnew
Its look, intelligence and consistency help The Dark Knight become the best Batman film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-18-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Looking Back at the First Half of '08 in Filmnew
For this midyear report card, I had a hard time making a list of the best films thus far, because we've only had a few great ones. As for stinkers, the problem I had was figuring out what to cut from an ever-growing list of garbage.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-10-2008 |
Reviews
'Mongol' is the Best Action Film of the Yearnew
The best thing about Mongol is that it's being marketed as an art-house flick, so you can be all highbrow. But, in fact, what you'll have seen is the best action film of the year, and probably of the last 2.6 years.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mongol, Sergei Bodrov
'Hancock' Shows Dark Heroicsnew
While some people won't like it, Hancock made our critic happy.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, Hancock
'Kit Kittredge': Hug a Hobonew
Just in time for the Fourth of July comes this most American of kids' films.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
'The Love Guru' Proves Mike Myers is Unenlightenednew
Myers' latest is a bomb -- both as a laugh generator and a revenue generator.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Marco Schnabel, The Love Guru
'Wanted' Strives for Murder-is-Kewl Vibenew
The producers of Wanted took a great comic, watered it down and turned it into a stupid movie.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Timur Bekmambetov, Wanted
'The Incredible Hulk' is Brainless Fun -- and Little Elsenew
The movie is pretty much a take-it-or-leave-it affair: It's not bad for a summer no-brainer, but it's definitely not the vast improvement on the prior film its producers would like you to believe it is. It's pretty good, yet unremarkable.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
'The Happening': Fun With Neuronsnew
The latest M. Night Shyamalan movie can be entertaining -- if viewed as a cheesy, 1950s sci-fi film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
'Kung Fu Panda' Tests Martial Arts Selling Powernew
Jack Black + an animated panda + martial arts = box-office gold!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Adam Sandler's Latest Has Good Intentionsnew
In terms of laughs per minute, You Don't Mess With the Zohan is notably funnier than most films about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Mediocrity of the 'Sex and the City' Movienew
Sex and the City doesn't work as well on the big screen, but diehard fans will be pleased.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
