Charlotte Observer: Movies
- ‘The DUFF’ a pleasantly predictable teen comedy
Thursday - 02/19/2015 - 10:25 PMThe new movie The DUFF is a pleasantly predictable cross between Revenge of the Nerds and Clueless set in the social media age. Grade: B+Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: Kevin Costner salvages the feel-good film ‘McFarland’
Thursday - 02/19/2015 - 10:27 PM?McFarland, USA? is an earnest feel-good sports dramedy, a simple culture clash story that is well intentioned to a fault. The fact that it works can be laid at the…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: ‘Fifty Shades’ of dullness
Thursday - 02/12/2015 - 08:21 PMFifty Shades of Grey, the sex-laden book about dominance and submission, was a hot topic; the movie adaptation is cold and limp. Grade: D-Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Russian Oscar nominee 'Leviathan' draws wave of criticism in Kremlin
Sunday - 02/08/2015 - 01:57 PMIt was a chilly Thursday afternoon, but the downtown Rolan theater was packed with mostly middle-aged and older filmgoers. A later show had sold out days earlier.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘A Most Violent Year’ is mostly a muddle
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 09:06 PMOscar Isaacs performance keeps the wayward script on keel for a while, but inane writing lets him down. Grade: C…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Sniper' shoots down Super Bowl weekend record with $31.9M
Sunday - 02/01/2015 - 12:10 PM"American Sniper" shot down another box-office record: Its $31.9 million is the biggest Super Bowl weekend gross ever.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: ‘The Boy Next Door’ is a lousy neighbor
Thursday - 01/22/2015 - 08:51 PMJennifer Lopezs new movie, The Boy Next Door, is cheesier than a Chicago double topping deep dish pizza. Grade: F…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Selma’ is moving, but not quite a masterpiece
Thursday - 01/15/2015 - 10:30 AMEarnest and often inspiring, Selma is a handsomely mounted account of the defining protests of the civil rights movement. Its only sins are overreaching ambition and a tendency to rub…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'American Sniper' astounds with $105.3M over MLK weekend
Monday - 01/19/2015 - 12:14 PMClint Eastwood's R-rated Iraq War drama "American Sniper" opened in January like a superhero movie in July, taking in a record $105.3 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. four-day…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Taken 3' topples 'Hobbit' reign at box office
Sunday - 01/11/2015 - 12:12 PMAfter three weeks atop the box office, "The Hobbit" has been taken down by Liam Neeson.Click to Continue »
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- ‘Hot Tub’ sequel is lukewarm at best
Thursday - 02/19/2015 - 10:26 PM?Hot Tub Time Machine 2? is dominated by fearless funnyman Rob Corddry, but the laughs are few and far between this time in the tub.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Still Alice’ could touch any heart
Thursday - 02/12/2015 - 08:13 PMJulianne Moore carries this story of a university professor whose life gets upended by Alzheimers disease. Grade: B+Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sequel to Seth Rogen's 'Neighbors' to be released next year
Friday - 02/06/2015 - 09:16 PMA bit of good news for Seth Rogen: His "Neighbors" is getting a sequel.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - UK film awards boost 'Boyhood' but clip wings of 'Birdman'
Sunday - 02/08/2015 - 03:05 PMSlow-cooked coming-of-age tale "Boyhood" took the best film and director trophies at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, while Wes Anderson's candy-colored comedy "The Grand Budapest Hotel" won the…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New documentary focuses on 3 central Ohio girls with autism
Sunday - 02/01/2015 - 11:21 AMA new documentary film focuses on three central Ohio girls coping with autism as they prepare for a spring formal dance.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Aniston shows range, but 'Cake' overloaded with angst
Thursday - 01/22/2015 - 08:28 AMIn "Cake," an exercise in epic misery that has less to do with genuine suffering than with winning its star some acting cred, Jennifer Aniston plays Claire Bennett, a well-to-do…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - SAG Awards win sends 'Birdman' Oscar hopes soaring
Monday - 01/26/2015 - 09:59 AMOscar hopes for "Birdman" got an enormous updraft over the weekend with big wins from the acting and producing guilds, possibly sending the comedy soaring over the perceived Academy Awards…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Blackhat’ panders to China and punctures Michael Mann’s movie-making reputation
Thursday - 01/15/2015 - 09:44 PMA hacking thriller starring Chris Thor Hemsworth, it would seem a cant-miss, just from its timing, but its Manns worst film since he transitioned into the pantheon of major directors.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sundance film tells story of town versus white supremacist
Tuesday - 01/20/2015 - 11:34 AMOne of the films at this year's Sundance Film Festival is a documentary done by two New York filmmakers about white supremacist Craig Cobb's attempt to take over the North…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Avengers: Age of Ultron': 5 Takeaways from Marvel’s new trailer
Tuesday - 01/13/2015 - 08:54 AM'Avengers: Age of Ultron' trailer provides another peek at what could be the superhero movie of the summer.Click to Continue »
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- Movie review: ‘Mr. Turner’ paints a detailed portrait of a grumpy genius
Thursday - 02/19/2015 - 10:25 PMDirector Mike Leigh and actor Timothy Spall outdo previous collaborations with this revealing biography. Grade: A-Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Kingsman’ goes over the top in every way
Thursday - 02/12/2015 - 08:18 PMTaron Egerton holds the screen as the hero of Matthew Vaughns juiced-up spoof of (and homage to) James Bond pictures. Grade: B…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Fifty Shades of Grey' whips up stunning $81.7 million
Sunday - 02/15/2015 - 12:16 PMAudiences were more than curious to check out the big-screen adaptation of the racy phenomenon "Fifty Shades of Grey" this weekend. The erotic R-rated drama sizzled in its debut, earning…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Black or White’ finds dramatic promise in the grey areas of American race relations
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 08:56 PMSelma wasnt the only film about race to get short shrift from Oscar voters this past year. Grade: B…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Law can’t stop descent of plodding ‘Black Sea’
Thursday - 01/29/2015 - 09:08 PMWhile the transformation of Matthew McConaughey from rom-com joke to serious actor got lots of attention a few years ago, the ongoing transformation of Jude Law from highbrow eye candy…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Boy Next Door' shows how low J.Lo can go
Thursday - 01/22/2015 - 08:29 AMUniversal's "The Boy Next Door" is almost so bad it's good. Well, at least they got the "bad" part of that equation right.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Strange Magic’ lacks character
Thursday - 01/22/2015 - 09:10 PMThere are good things in the animated musical fantasy Strange Magic," but not enough. Grade: D…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘American Sniper’ stays on target
Thursday - 01/15/2015 - 09:48 PMBradley Cooper gives his deepest yet least showy performance as a Navy SEAL devoted to military service.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Patrick Stewart’s new roles more down to Earth than sci-fi work
Monday - 01/19/2015 - 01:58 PMPatrick Stewart?s latest film is ?Match,? in which he plays a bisexual ballet instructor. And he?s about to start filming a new comedy series for Starz called ?Blunt Talk.?Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The Hobbit' tops box office for 3rd weekend
Sunday - 01/04/2015 - 02:10 PMHollywood kicked off the New Year on a positive note, with three films vying closely for the weekend box-office title that nevertheless remained with "The Hobbit: The Battle of the…Click to Continue »
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