|
2.5/4
|
53%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Nair's film draws a clear parallel between violent Islamic fundamentalism and job-destroying capitalist economic fundamentalism, and firmly rejects both. If only good intentions made up for heavy-handed dramatics."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
No Place On Earth (2013) |
"
After nine years of research, Nicola unearthed an amazing chapter in WWII history."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
Bert Stern: Original Madman (2013) |
"
Now in his 80s, Stern recalls his rise, fall and reinvention without evasion or apology."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
62%
|
Paradise: Love (2013) |
"
Ulrich Seidl: sadomasochistic provocateur or compassionate observer of the human condition?"
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
|
76%
|
Kon Tiki (2013) |
"
The film harks back to the era of "Swiss Family Robinson," when films were like well-made hospital beds, all four corners neatly tucked."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
|
94%
|
Room 237 (2013) |
"
"Room 237" evolves from an ode to movie love at its most delirious to a wry examination of the crackpot mind at work."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
77%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
It balances massive, show-offy effects with hip knowingness and quirky human touches. It's a comic-book world seen not from the viewpoint of a fanboy but a wiseguy adult earthling."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Blancanieves (2013) |
"
Most films are experiences to be ignored or at best forgotten. "Blancanieves" is a little classic to be treasured."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
Writer/director Jeff Nichols creates richly realized characters in a tale that moves like a cottonmouth viper, advancing slowly until it strikes with sudden violence."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
"Pain & Gain" could have been a dark comedy about lowlifes chasing the high life, but lacks the guiding vision to hold its clashing elements in balance."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
Renoir (2013) |
"
Stately to a fault, the film is not enough drama, too much still life."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
The film is rife with elements from its finest predecessors - Kubrick, Lucas, the Wachowskis and Pixar could be listed as creative consultants - but it has the spirit of a love letter to classic sci-fi, not an opportunistic mash-up."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
54%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
"The Company You Keep" is packaged as a political drama, but at heart it's a preachy nostalgia tour of Vietnam-era liberal doctrine."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Gimme The Loot (2013) |
"
A thousand-watt jolt of mischief, a spunky, funky, ebullient indie that packs its 81 minutes with cinematic exhilaration."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Disconnect (2013) |
"
I preferred "Disconnect" 10 years ago when it was called "Crash." "
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
A Fierce Green Fire (2013) |
"
Kitchell plods through this worthy material."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
Boyle is telling us a story of a perfect crime gone awry. But like his protagonist, he's really shifty about it."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
42%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
A film of simple themes, minimal dialogue and eloquent imagery."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
77%
|
42 (2013) |
"
It's a valuable history lesson, an intelligent drama that hits all the right emotional buttons, and an inspiring portrait of a true American hero."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
|
90%
|
Beyond The Hills (2013) |
"
The final shot, with windshield wipers struggling to clean away a torrent of muddy water, suggests that no human agency is great enough to handle this world's misery."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
"The Sapphires" sparkles with sass and Motown soul."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
Bloody havoc? Check. Exuberant gore? Check. Fun? Meh."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
52%
|
The Playroom (2013) |
"
Standout Olivia Harris and Parker are heart-wrenching as the vitriolic mother and neglected teen daughter."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
Starbuck (2013) |
"
The film seems aware when it's being shameless ... and its goodhearted generosity is utterly endearing."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
From Up On Poppy Hill (2013) |
"
Is there a Japanese word that combines "pretty," "demure" and "boring"?"
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
The Silence (2013) |
"
"The Silence" is framed as a multi-character police procedural, but like "Mystic River" and "Zodiac," its inquiries probe deeper and darker."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
79%
|
Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
A near-flawless film, beautifully shot and cut, excitingly performed and deeply felt."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
There's only so much value that Niccol's slick presentation can add to Meyer's shallow material."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
The Waiting Room (2012) |
"
It's a vivid portrait of the crisis in health care policy, with the caregivers and clinic itself as much on life support as the sick people."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
93%
|
Barbara (2012) |
"
Though the film runs a mere 105 minutes, it weighs on viewers like an eternity."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
War Witch (2013) |
"
A haunting take on unspeakably grim subject matter, shot on location in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
45%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
It took more than half a century, but Jack Kerouac's autobiographical cult novel of bohemian youth in postwar America has reached the screen in wonderful form."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
It's the kind of rib-tickling, emotionally satisfying, universally appealing effort that gives computer animation a good name."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
48%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
"Olympus Has Fallen" is everything an audience nostalgic for the Steven Seagal killfests of the '90s expects and deserves."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
While most college-themed comedies aim for low-SAT yucks, "Admission" tosses out jokes and cultural references that aim higher."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
"Girls Gone Wild" meets "Natural Born Killers" with a chaser of social satire."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
82%
|
Like Someone in Love (2013) |
"
I came away from it as if I had spent an evening contemplating a handsome abstract canvas. I can't explain it to you, exactly, but I found it soothing."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Lore (2013) |
"
It's a harrowing walk through the heart of darkness."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
|
67%
|
Stoker (2013) |
"
Refracted through Park's graceful filmmaking style, "Stoker" is mysterious, demanding, sometimes baffling and richly rewarding."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
After 100 minutes of "Burt Wonderstone's" scant laughs and missed opportunities, you wish it would just vanish down a trapdoor."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
Relax, my pretties. "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a lollapalooza of funhouse thrills and visually sumptuous filmmaking."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
No (2013) |
"
It's a funny look at the way the media warp public opinion, and a curiously hopeful one."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013) |
"
How can a single movie contain all this awesome craziness?"
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
The Monk (2013) |
"
If only director Dominik Moll (who has clearly studied his Luis Buñuel) had not staged this bitter psychological horror story at half speed."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
31%
|
Emperor (2013) |
"
"Emperor" starts slowly and peters out from there."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
West of Memphis (2012) |
"
A true-crime story that begins with a notorious murder case and grows into a chilling indictment of the American justice system."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
26%
|
21 And Over (2013) |
"
Here is a youth comedy that is leering, offensive, politically incorrect, at times even disgusting, and yet not a bummer."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
A Place at the Table (2013) |
"
A well-reported and devastating look at hunger in rural America."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
It feels like a film made by a committee, for a demographic rather than an audience. It's a tale full of sound and fury (and flying bodies) signifying nothing."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|