Print Kurt Loder Read Full Bio 'The Hunter' Review: Sprawling Story Can't Drag Dafoe Down Few actors command the screen better than the craggy-faced Willem Dafoe, but his presence is sorely tested by this overly ambitious drama. 7 Apr 2012 'ATM' Review: Claustrophobic Horror Yarn Plays like Genre Parody The new horror film "ATM" plays out like a genre parody, but unfortunately the film is dead serious about trying to scare us silly. 6 Apr 2012 'Wrath of the Titans' Review: Release the Special Effects! The sequel to the maligned 2010 "Titans" gives us more of the same - over the top special effects applied to a negligible story. 30 Mar 2012 'Bully' Review: A Wakeup Call for Parents, the MPAA The new documentary "Bully" is an unflinching look at a perennial school problem as seen through the eyes of some terrified students. 29 Mar 2012 'The Hunger Games' Review: Government Excess Towers Over Sci-Fi Franchise The anticipated big-screen adaptation of "The Hunger Games" reminds us Jennifer Lawrence's breakout performance in "Winter's Bone" was no fluke. It's also a treatise on the damage an unchecked government can do to its subjects. 22 Mar 2012 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home' Review: Sign-Seeking Slacker Will Win Your Heart In "Jeff, Who Lives at Home," the writer-directors Jay and Mark Duplass, onetime mumblecore kings, have fashioned a sweet parable about a man’s search for purpose in a world of drifting indifference. 16 Mar 2012 'Seeking Justice' Review: Cage Commits to Latest Throwaway Thriller The new Nicolas Cage thriller "Seeking Justice" is far from a return to form for the Oscar-winning actor. But compared to Cage's recent films it's entirely watchable, assuming you can swallow a gaggle of plot coincidences. 15 Mar 2012 'John Carter' Review: Millions Squandered on D.O.A. Sci-Fi Franchise The new science fiction film "John Carter" may be based on classic tales by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but what appears on screen is one noisy, expensive mess. 8 Mar 2012 'Bullhead' Review: 'Roid Rage Drama Delivers Breakout Belgian Star “Bullhead” is a grim Belgian movie about the illicit trade in agricultural growth hormones. Subtitled, of course. What’s not to like, right? And yet the film is very much worth seeing for the great, smoldering performance of its star, Matthias Schoenaarts, playing a rural brute with a hideous affliction. 24 Feb 2012 'Wanderlust' Review: Moldy Hippie Gags Populate Commune Comedy What you make of the new comedy “Wanderlust” may depend on where you stand in the 50-year-long hippies-versus-straights continuum. Those who were around for the 1960s will already be familiar with fun-loving flower children, in their trademark pot-and-patchouli haze, gently enlightening their clueless elders about the evils of the modern world. 24 Feb 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
'The Hunter' Review: Sprawling Story Can't Drag Dafoe Down Few actors command the screen better than the craggy-faced Willem Dafoe, but his presence is sorely tested by this overly ambitious drama. 7 Apr 2012
'ATM' Review: Claustrophobic Horror Yarn Plays like Genre Parody The new horror film "ATM" plays out like a genre parody, but unfortunately the film is dead serious about trying to scare us silly. 6 Apr 2012
'Wrath of the Titans' Review: Release the Special Effects! The sequel to the maligned 2010 "Titans" gives us more of the same - over the top special effects applied to a negligible story. 30 Mar 2012
'Bully' Review: A Wakeup Call for Parents, the MPAA The new documentary "Bully" is an unflinching look at a perennial school problem as seen through the eyes of some terrified students. 29 Mar 2012
'The Hunger Games' Review: Government Excess Towers Over Sci-Fi Franchise The anticipated big-screen adaptation of "The Hunger Games" reminds us Jennifer Lawrence's breakout performance in "Winter's Bone" was no fluke. It's also a treatise on the damage an unchecked government can do to its subjects. 22 Mar 2012
'Jeff, Who Lives at Home' Review: Sign-Seeking Slacker Will Win Your Heart In "Jeff, Who Lives at Home," the writer-directors Jay and Mark Duplass, onetime mumblecore kings, have fashioned a sweet parable about a man’s search for purpose in a world of drifting indifference. 16 Mar 2012
'Seeking Justice' Review: Cage Commits to Latest Throwaway Thriller The new Nicolas Cage thriller "Seeking Justice" is far from a return to form for the Oscar-winning actor. But compared to Cage's recent films it's entirely watchable, assuming you can swallow a gaggle of plot coincidences. 15 Mar 2012
'John Carter' Review: Millions Squandered on D.O.A. Sci-Fi Franchise The new science fiction film "John Carter" may be based on classic tales by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but what appears on screen is one noisy, expensive mess. 8 Mar 2012
'Bullhead' Review: 'Roid Rage Drama Delivers Breakout Belgian Star “Bullhead” is a grim Belgian movie about the illicit trade in agricultural growth hormones. Subtitled, of course. What’s not to like, right? And yet the film is very much worth seeing for the great, smoldering performance of its star, Matthias Schoenaarts, playing a rural brute with a hideous affliction. 24 Feb 2012
'Wanderlust' Review: Moldy Hippie Gags Populate Commune Comedy What you make of the new comedy “Wanderlust” may depend on where you stand in the 50-year-long hippies-versus-straights continuum. Those who were around for the 1960s will already be familiar with fun-loving flower children, in their trademark pot-and-patchouli haze, gently enlightening their clueless elders about the evils of the modern world. 24 Feb 2012
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