Zack Snyder Turns ‘Watchmen’ Into Loud, Disjointed, Brutal Mess
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– For years, fans of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s masterful and influential “Watchmen” have been waiting for a filmmaker willing to faithfully and slavishly adapt their favorite...
View Article‘The Proposal’ a Marriage of Talents From Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– At some point in our lives, most of us have had to reach beyond our job descriptions to appease a demanding boss. Common themes from making coffee to picking up dry cleaning are...
View Article‘Happythankyoumoreplease’ Falls Flat With Unlikable Characters
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– Josh Radnor’s “Happythankyoumoreplease” wants to be a new-generation Woody Allen film but misses the mark wildly by presenting characters that aren’t likable in situations that...
View ArticlePaul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston Take Funny Trip to Hippie Nirvana in ‘Wanderlust’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– David Wain’s “Wanderlust” is a deeply flawed movie. The female lead is woefully underwritten and the script pretty much falls apart at the end as characters do things they...
View ArticleJenna Fischer Stars in Sweet ‘The Giant Mechanical Man’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Don’t let the awful title fool you — “The Giant Mechanical Man” is not sci-fi. This cute dramedy tackles well-trod ground in the world of indie film but Lee Kirk conveys enough...
View Article‘The Numbers Station’ Feels Made by a Computer
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– John Cusack’s new spy thriller is so routine, predictable, and dull that they could have called it “By-the-Numbers Station”. Too easy? How about “Paint-by-Numbers Station”? OK,...
View ArticleLife is Never Over in ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you, if you’re the main character in “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” Blythe Danner portrays a long-time widow whose routine is set, but...
View ArticleThere Are Just Enough Reasons to Go Ape Over ‘Rampage’
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO - As a whole, we have a fascination with watching destruction in front of us. It provides a catharsis from our heavily stressed lives, especially in the Trump era. It provides a...
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