Print Kurt Loder Read Full Bio 'Moonrise Kingdom' Review: Anderson's Signature Style Shackles Tale of Young Love Director Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" continues his passion for deadpan visuals, but the story's precious elements won't win the director many new fans. 25 May 2012 'The Dictator' Review: Dated Parody Lacks Teeth, But Not Laughs Sacha Baron Cohen's brave brand of humor is nowhere to be seen in "The Dictator," a stale political comedy capped by progressive talking points. 18 May 2012 'Dark Shadows' Review: Depp Drains Whimsy Out of Vampire Comedy The eighth pairing of actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton gives us "Dark Shadows," a complicated and campy vampire tale that proves too much for the usually engaging Depp. 12 May 2012 'The Avengers' Review: Whedon the Real Superhero in Latest Marvel Adventure Yes, the superheroes on display in "The Avengers" are the main attraction. But writer/director Joss Whedon is the true hero here, corralling all these super personalities into one delightful comic book saga. 5 May 2012 'Headhunters' Review: Employing a Savage Sense of Criminal Comeuppance The Norwegian thriller "Headhunters" practically begs for an American remake, but that doesn't mean audiences shouldn't rush right out and enjoy the source material. 28 Apr 2012 'The Raven' Review: The Horror Lies in Casting Cusack as the Bard of the Macabre John Cusack is woefully miscast as Edgar Allan Poe in "The Raven," an ill-advised attempt at re-imagining the celebrated author. 27 Apr 2012 'The Moth Diaries' Review: A Bloodless Take on Teen Vampire Genre "The Moth Diaries" promised to be a sophisticated retort to the "Twilight" film franchise. Instead, this wan tale of confused teens makes us long for the simple pleasures of the horror genre. 21 Apr 2012 'Darling Companion' Review: Woody Allen Lite ... Very, Very Lite Writer/director Lawrence Kasdan's return to film making is a humorless dud, a film Woody Allen might have made had his knack for witty one-liners and narrative charm abandoned him. 20 Apr 2012 'Lockout' Review: Scrap Parts Sci-Fi Salvaged by Wiseacre Hero "Lockout" doesn't have an original thought in its muddled head, but the game cast acts as if it's never seen these shopworn elements before. 14 Apr 2012 'Cabin in the Woods' Review: Recycles Tropes for Imaginative Chills "The Cabin in the Woods" takes the creaky premise of five teens stuck in a remote locale and transforms it into a clever spin on the horror movie genre. 14 Apr 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
'Moonrise Kingdom' Review: Anderson's Signature Style Shackles Tale of Young Love Director Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" continues his passion for deadpan visuals, but the story's precious elements won't win the director many new fans. 25 May 2012
'The Dictator' Review: Dated Parody Lacks Teeth, But Not Laughs Sacha Baron Cohen's brave brand of humor is nowhere to be seen in "The Dictator," a stale political comedy capped by progressive talking points. 18 May 2012
'Dark Shadows' Review: Depp Drains Whimsy Out of Vampire Comedy The eighth pairing of actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton gives us "Dark Shadows," a complicated and campy vampire tale that proves too much for the usually engaging Depp. 12 May 2012
'The Avengers' Review: Whedon the Real Superhero in Latest Marvel Adventure Yes, the superheroes on display in "The Avengers" are the main attraction. But writer/director Joss Whedon is the true hero here, corralling all these super personalities into one delightful comic book saga. 5 May 2012
'Headhunters' Review: Employing a Savage Sense of Criminal Comeuppance The Norwegian thriller "Headhunters" practically begs for an American remake, but that doesn't mean audiences shouldn't rush right out and enjoy the source material. 28 Apr 2012
'The Raven' Review: The Horror Lies in Casting Cusack as the Bard of the Macabre John Cusack is woefully miscast as Edgar Allan Poe in "The Raven," an ill-advised attempt at re-imagining the celebrated author. 27 Apr 2012
'The Moth Diaries' Review: A Bloodless Take on Teen Vampire Genre "The Moth Diaries" promised to be a sophisticated retort to the "Twilight" film franchise. Instead, this wan tale of confused teens makes us long for the simple pleasures of the horror genre. 21 Apr 2012
'Darling Companion' Review: Woody Allen Lite ... Very, Very Lite Writer/director Lawrence Kasdan's return to film making is a humorless dud, a film Woody Allen might have made had his knack for witty one-liners and narrative charm abandoned him. 20 Apr 2012
'Lockout' Review: Scrap Parts Sci-Fi Salvaged by Wiseacre Hero "Lockout" doesn't have an original thought in its muddled head, but the game cast acts as if it's never seen these shopworn elements before. 14 Apr 2012
'Cabin in the Woods' Review: Recycles Tropes for Imaginative Chills "The Cabin in the Woods" takes the creaky premise of five teens stuck in a remote locale and transforms it into a clever spin on the horror movie genre. 14 Apr 2012
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