‘The Lucky One’ (2012) review: ‘Lucky’ is a subjective term
‘The Lucky One’ a typical Nicholas Sparks book-made-movie
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Category Archives: 2012
‘The Grey’ (2012) review: ‘Once more into the fray’
‘The Grey’ a stunning, visceral experience
‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2012) review: Clichés are so clichéd
‘Cabin in the Woods’ takes a chainsaw to horror genre
‘American Reunion’ (2012) review: Awkward is as awkward does
‘American Pie’ sequel a hit-and-miss rehash
‘Wrath of the Titans’ (2012) review: No Titans were harmed in the making of this film
‘Wrath of the Titans’ nothing but pretty pictures
‘The Hunger Games’ (2012) review: When the odds aren’t in your favor
‘Hunger Games’ a slow start to trilogy
‘John Carter’ (2015) review: Where the West meets the Red Planet
‘John Carter’ loses its soul with its blockbuster appeal
‘Gone’ (2012) review: When what’s missing can’t be found
‘Gone’ somehow suspenseful even when nothing’s happening
‘Magic Mike’ (2012) review: A beautiful body in beautiful motion
‘Magic Mike’ more than gyrating bodies on a stage
‘Ted’ (2012) review: Is this Stewie and Rupert in 30 years?
‘Ted’ a bit hit-and-miss, but always funny
‘Project X’ (2012) review: Party rocking in the house tonight
‘Project X’ the new ‘Animal House’
‘The Artist’ (2012) review: When words aren’t needed
‘The Artist’ a reminder of what’s great about movies
‘Margin Call’ (2011) review: Numbers don’t lie, even when people do
‘Margin Call’ a fantastic, humanizing look into financial crisis
‘This Means War’ (2012) review: Kiss kiss, click click
‘This Means War’ a directionless rom-com
‘Chronicle’ (2012) review: One excursion-into-a-creepy-cavern later…
‘Chronicle’ a sleek, fast-paced fantasy
‘Safe House’ (2012) review: When there’s no safe place to go
‘Safe House’ a well-acted action flick
‘The Avengers’ (2012) review: Teams should be more cohesive than this…
‘The Avengers’ a fun, if hectic, battle royale
‘Man on a Ledge’ (2012) review: Making a stand, 20 stories up
‘Man on a Ledge’ surprisingly tense if uninspired
‘Haywire’ (2011) review: Righting wrongs (one haymaker at a time)
‘Haywire’ a fast-paced blend of genres
‘Underworld: Awakening’ (2012) review: Back to black
New ‘Underworld’ as dead as its sleek heroine
‘Contraband’ (2012) review: One last job, one last time
‘Contraband’ another cookie-cutter Walhberg movie
‘Beauty and the Beast 3-D’ (2012) review: Returning to a small, provincial town
‘Beauty and the Beast’ (3-D) still enchanting as ever
‘The Devil Inside’ (2012) review: When exorcisms go bad
‘Devil Inside’ a lackluster ‘Paranormal’ ripoff
‘The Adventures of Tintin’ (2011) review: Off on another adventure
‘Tintin’ a story worthy of Spielberg’s vision
‘The Darkest Hour’ (2011) review: The lights go out in Moscow
‘Darkest Hour’ a dim bag of tricks
#ThrowbackThursday review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012)
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ well done, if similar to 2002’s ‘Spider-Man’
