“MONUMENTS MEN”: Edge-less intrigue
“THE MONUMENTS MEN” My rating: C+ (Opening wide on Feb. 7) 118 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Most of the films George Clooney has directed — “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “Good Night, and Good...
View Article“THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL”: Where’s Waldo in a layer cake
Ralph Fiennes in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” “THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL” My rating: B (Opens wide on March 21) 100 minutes | MPAA rating: R Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is a...
View Article“ST. VINCENT”: “About a Boy: Geezer Division”
Bill Murray “ST. VINCENT” My rating: B (Opens wide on Oct. 24) 102 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Moviegoers may be forgiven for approaching “St. Vincent” with caution. After all, it features...
View Article“ALOHA”: Hello. Goodbye.
Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone “ALOHA” My rating: C (Opens wide on June 5) 105 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 “Aloha” can mean either hello or goodbye. Thus it’s an appropriate title for a movie that doesn’t...
View Article“ROCK THE KASBAH”: Exotic toss-off
Kate Hudson, Bill Murray “ROCK THE KASBAH” My rating: C 100 minutes | MPAA rating: R “Rock the Kasbah” is what the Brits call a “toss off.” Director Barry Levinson’s latest is so lightweight that one...
View Article“ISLE OF DOGS”: Sci-fi “Old Yeller”
“ISLE OF DOGS” My rating: B 101 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 So much is going on in Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” that it’s hard to wrap one’s head around it. Perhaps it’s best to let our eyes do all...
View Article“THE DEAD DON’T DIE”: Shuffling toward oblivion
Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny and Adam Driver “THE DEAD DON’T DIE” My rating: C+ 104 minutes | MPAA rating: R The world really doesn’t need another zombie movie. On the other hand, the world can always...
View Article“ON THE ROCKS”: Bring on the smarm
Rashida Jones, Bill Murray “ON THE ROCKS” My rating: B 96 minutes | MPAA rating: R Bill Murray and his gleefully smarmy insouciance have been part of our collective unconscious for so long — more than...
View Article“THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER”: Suds and sorrow
Zac Efron “THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER” My rating: B+ (Apple +) 126 minutes | MPAA rating: R I put off watching Apple +’s “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” because…well, because it sounded kind of cheesy....
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