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July 29, 2011Movies Update |
Movie ReviewsMovie Review | 'The Interrupters'Confronting a Plague of ViolenceBy MANOHLA DARGIS"The Interrupters," a documentary by Steve James, takes a look at a gutsy, activist component of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. Movie Review | 'The Future'Is That All There Is? Milking Life for MoreBy A. O. SCOTTThe fears and frustrations that shadow us on our awkward trip through the life cycle often feel enormous, and "The Future" elevates them to something metaphysical and wondrous. Movie Review | 'Cowboys & Aliens'Extraterrestrials Land at the O.K. CorralBy MANOHLA DARGISIn "Cowboys & Aliens," Daniel Craig rides into the New Mexico Territory and wrangles extraterrestrials that look like cousins of the monsters from the "Alien" films. Movie Review | 'The Guard'Mismatched Partners in a Crime ComedyBy MANOHLA DARGISIn "The Guard" Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle are reluctant crime-fighting buddies. Movie Review | 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'What's a Guy to Do if His Wife Cheats on Him? Head to the MallBy A. O. SCOTT"Crazy, Stupid, Love," packed with appealing stars, is essentially a study in the varieties of masculine sexual confusion. Movie Review | 'The Devil's Double'Straight From Uday Hussein's Inner CircleBy A. O. SCOTT"The Devil's Double," a slick, English-language excursion into Saddam Hussein's Iraq, might seem either timely or insensitive, given the uprisings in the Middle East. Movie Review | 'True Adolescents'Great Outdoors Beckons as a Test of ManhoodBy STEPHEN HOLDENMark Duplass stars in Craig Johnson's film "True Adolescents," which explores the sexual discomfort of boys and men not entirely secure in their masculinity. Movie Review | 'Point Blank'It's Paris, and Everyone Is Rotten but the Man Chased by the PoliceBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"Point Blank" is a French thriller involving cops, gangsters, a kidnapping and a breakneck chase. Movie Review | 'Attack the Block'Inner City vs. Outer SpaceBy JEANNETTE CATSOULISJoe Cornish's comedic "Attack the Block" considers the chance of an alien invasion in South London. More ReviewsNews & FeaturesArts & LeisureApes From the Future, Holding a Mirror to TodayBy TERRENCE RAFFERTYPierre Boulle's idea of peculiarly advanced simians has evolved from his 1963 novel "Planet of the Apes" to Rupert Wyatt's new film, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," the seventh film based on the book. Arts & LeisureBabies to Heroes: A Field Guide to Big-Screen MenBy A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGISThe male archetypes populating contemporary Hollywood offer clues about what the men of our dreams look like, or at least what moviemakers are trying to sell us. Arts & LeisureWhen They Play Women, It's Not Just an ActBy ERIK PIEPENBURGHarmony Santana is among a small group of openly transgender actors who are increasingly recognizable and finding a place on screen. DVDGleason as Tripster, Groucho as GodBy DAVE KEHR"Skiddoo," Otto Preminger's 1968 psychedelic comedy starring, among others, Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Mickey Rooney and Grouch Marx, is a finely controlled mess. | Photos & Video |
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