The Young Victoria Review
Dramatizing the first years of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the film is rich in pageantry but poor in plot.
Dramatizing the first years of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the film is rich in pageantry but poor in plot.
A snarky look at the 67th annual Golden Globe movie nominees.
Terry Gilliam takes us into a breathtaking world of imagination in Heath Ledger’s final screen appearance.
A 14-year-old girl is raped and murdered by a pedophile in "The Lovely Bones" — not quite the feel-good film of the year, but a powerful one.
Michael Cera is back in an even lighter-than-usual coming-of-age teen comedy. It’s time to grow up.
I’m as surprised as anyone, but this clever vampire movie from the Spierig Brothers proves the genre still has some bite left in it.
James Cameron’s long-awaited, unspeakably expensive 3-D epic may not change the way we watch movies, but it’s undeniably beautiful, engrossing, and sets a new bar in computer-generated animation. Not bad for the King of the World.
Director Michael Haneke brings us the most chilling, powerful, and important film of the year. Oscar will be calling.
If the fascinating true story of Nelson Mandela and the 1995 Rugby World Cup isn’t enough to make you see Clint Eastwood’s solid new movie, Morgan Freeman’s pitch-perfect portrayal of Mandela should be.
Minor league play by Tennessee Williams maintains its minor league status in this pleasant but unremarkable film adaptation.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |