Movie Reviews

by Elizabeth Weitzman Comedy—The Other Woman (April 25) A revenge comedy with the pacing of a rom-com, the latest from Nick Cassavetes (“The Notebook”) stars Cameron Diaz as a devoted girlfriend who finds out her perfect beau (Nikolaj…

by Nick Leshi I finally saw the movie Chronicle. Although it wasn't perfect, it was still very entertaining. It is another found-footage film, and although it would have probably worked fine (maybe even better) without the gimmick, it…

by William Belle If somebody says "spy movie" the first thing which comes to mind is James Bond. Yep, car chases, million dollar gambling in Monte Carlo and gadgets that do all sorts of nifty things. But did the movie producers of the Bond…

by William Belle I'm repeating myself. (Repeating yourself is a sign of senility. If I've said that once, I've said it a thousand times.) The best films I've seen do not necessarily involve a car chase scene. The special effects are…

by Nick Leshi Even though they are often fraught with stereotypes, gangster movies are still one of my all-time guilty pleasures.  Some of my favorite films are in that genre: The Godfather, Carlito's Way, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, TV's …

by Nick Leshi The new science fiction movie "In Time" opened and I had high hopes. It was written and directed by Andrew Niccol, the guy responsible for "Gattaca," one of my favorites, and it stars the multi-talented Justin Timberlake who…

by William Belle This is a great film and I'm no sports nut. In fact, you don't really have to know much about baseball to get into the story as this is more of your classic underdog trying to win by beating the system by going against the…

by William Belle A drama about politics is nothing new if one thinks of similar movies like "Nixon" (1995) or "Primary Colors" (1998). But what is this movie telling us, if anything? As a run-up to the 2012 elections in the United…