Standard Operating Procedure Review
Errol Morris goes behind the scenes of the Abu Ghraib incident and the results are a well-made but mostly unremarkable documentary.
Errol Morris goes behind the scenes of the Abu Ghraib incident and the results are a well-made but mostly unremarkable documentary.
Ill-conceived morality play set in the world of mixed martial arts is clearly a labor of love for writer-director David Mamet. It’s just a labor for the audience.
Newcomer Henry Miller directs and co-authors this search for a serial killer in a hazy, hellish version of New York City.
Paper-thin comedy – in which Tina Fey’s OCD career woman hires Amy Poehler’s ADD surrogate mother – is worth seeing only for its seriously talented comedic leads.
Joe picks his ten most anticipated films of the Summer 2008 movie season.
For their first co-headlining film, Jackie Chan and Jet Li have chosen a rote piece of chop-socky that’s liable to please only their most devoted fans. And even them, not so much.
Annoying people find the way to happiness with the help of an overgrown adolescent. It sounds familiar because it is.
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Al Pacino is a noted serial-killer-profiler who must find his own murderer before it is too late in this ghastly overdose of red herring.
George Clooney’s goofy ode to the origins of professional football is nothing short of an old-fashioned screwball comedy. And a pretty good one at that.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |