46 results for "Christy Lemire"
'Hangover' darker for third, final installment
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 12:00 AM"Daring" isn't a word you would use very much to describe 2011's "The Hangover Part II," the disappointingly lazy, beat-for-beat rehash of the wild and wildly successful original "Hangover" from 2009.
Movie review: Best to go with the flow of 'Upstream Color'
Friday, May 3, 2013 at 12:00 AMShane Carruth made his name in the independent film world in 2004 with his debut, "Primer," a sci-fi, time-travel thriller that he wrote, directed, produced, edited, scored and starred in for a paltry sum of $7,000.
Movie review: 'Wonderstone' doesn't do the trick
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe only incredible thing about "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is the way it makes Steve Carell so thoroughly and irreparably unlikable. In a film about magic tricks, this is the most difficult feat of all.
Movie review: 'Jack the Giant Slayer' adds up to big fun
Friday, March 1, 2013 at 12:00 AMA big-budget, effects-laden, 3-D retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend may seem like the unlikeliest pairing yet of director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" ends up being smart, thril...
Movie review: Old pros stand up well in 'Stand Up Guys'
Friday, February 1, 2013 at 12:00 AMWatching "Stand Up Guys" feels akin to seeing the members of an old, favorite rock band getting back together for one last gig after decades apart.
Movie review: Arnold comes firing back in 'The Last Stand'
Friday, January 18, 2013 at 12:00 AM"The Last Stand" is the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie you didn't realize you wanted to see.
Movie review: Well-etched characters key to 'Rust and Bone'
Friday, January 11, 2013 at 12:00 AMMerely the premise of "Rust and Bone" sounds uncomfortably maudlin: A wayward single father and part-time fighter falls into an unexpected romance with a beautiful whale trainer who's just lost both her legs below the knee in a fre...
Movie review: 'Playing for Keeps' insults soccer moms, viewers
Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:00 AMThis is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they're potential Oscar contenders or crowd-pleasing family fare.
Movie review: 'Twilight' finally improves – as series goes away
Friday, November 16, 2012 at 12:00 AMFinally – finally! – the "Twilight" franchise embraces its own innate absurdity with the gleefully over-the-top conclusion, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2."
Movie review: 'The Details' just misses the heart of suburbia
Friday, November 9, 2012 at 12:00 AMIn "The Details," Dr. Jeff Lang (Tobey Maguire) lives in a charming suburban Seattle home with his beautiful wife, Nealy (Elizabeth Banks), and their adorable 2-year-old son.
