Mel ValentinSF Station Writer |
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Will Ferrell delivers one of the finer performances of Ferrell’s acting career in the comedy-drama Everything Must Go. More » |  |  | A Mediocre Superhero Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Superhero Summer, 2011 edition, officially kicks off with the first big-screen appearance of Marvel Comics’ [b]Thor[/b], the Norse god of thunder re-mythologized for the Marvel Universe as a super-powered, trans-dimensional, godlike alien. More » | |  | Indie Art in the Wild West Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Water, and the search thereof, provides Meek’s Cutoff with a simple, but no less powerful, impetus for the central characters’ literal and metaphorical journey West. More » | |  | Success in Excess Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Guilty pleasures don’t come any guiltier or more pleasurable than Universal’s decade-old Fast and the Furious franchise, which returns with a lucrative fourth sequel, [b]Fast Five[/b]. More » | |  | Pattison's Circus Tearjerker Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
[b]Water for Elephants[/b] marks the latest bid by Robert Pattinson to obtain middlebrow, mainstream success outside of the [b]Twilight[/b] franchise. More » | |  | A Colorful Carnival Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Rio, from Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha, is a animated animal action-comedy set primarily in Rio de Jeneiro during Carnival season. More » | |  | Redford's Courtroom Drama Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
[b]The Conspirator[/b], Robert Redford’s first film in four years, focuses on the little-known aftermath of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. More » | |  | A Dud Remake Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
[b]Arthur[/b] centers on a thirty-something man-child with access to seemingly unlimited amounts of money and booze. More » | |  | Teenage Assassin Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.
On an assassin's mission, Hanna is an odd, disconcerting mix of Jason Bourne and naive, uncertain teenager. More » | |  | From Zero to Hero Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
The story of costumed vigilante the Crimson Bolt, [b]Super[/b] offer an unrestrained satire of the superhero genre so many of us love uncritically. More » | |
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