Movies--Reviews
Displaying 401 - 450 of 1513 in reverse chronological order
# | Title | Date | Summary |
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401 | "Letters" nothing to write home about Northern Iowan 103:32, p.7 |
"Letters from Iwo Jima" reviewed; photo. | |
402 | Critic enjoys the reign of the "King" Northern Iowan 103:31, p.9 |
Movie "The Last King of Scotland" is reviewed. | |
403 | One hell of a day. One hell of a show Northern Iowan 103:31, p.11 |
Television show "24" reviewed; photo. | |
404 | "Children of Men" concept so full of terror, mankind may cry like a baby Northern Iowan 103:30, p.10 |
"Children of Men" reviewed. | |
405 | "Idol" reject falls short in "Dreamgirls" Northern Iowan 103:29, p.7 |
Film Dreamgirls is evaluated; photo. | |
406 | Rocky returns to the ring, and the box office again Northern Iowan 103:29, p.8 |
"Rocky Stallone" is reviewed; photo. | |
407 | "Bobby" is a fairytale, but at least it's entertaining Northern Iowan 103:28, p.8 |
The movie, "Bobby", is reviewed; photo. | |
408 | "The Queen" puts monarchy at people's mercy Northern Iowan 103:27, p.12 |
Review of the movie, "The Queen". | |
409 | "The Fountain", more befuddling than enlightening Northern Iowan 103:26, p.10 |
Review of the movie, "The Fountain". | |
410 | "Casino Royale" puts new spin on Bond, James Bond Northern Iowan 103:25, p.22 |
The movie "Casino Royale" is reviewed; photo. | |
411 | Critic hopes "Running with Scissors" will trip and fall Northern Iowan 103:24, p.10 |
Review of the movie, "Running with Scissors"; photo. | |
412 | "Stranger than Fiction" fails to impress Northern Iowan 103:23, p.13 |
Review of the movie, "Stranger than Fiction"; photo. | |
413 | Critic dissects "Saw III" and modern horror Northern Iowan 103:22, p.9 |
Review of "Saw III" and other modern horror films. | |
414 | "Borat" film make benefit American laughter Northern Iowan 103:21, p.14 |
Review of the movie "Borat"; photo. | |
415 | Critic chooses not to accept "Mission" Northern Iowan 103:20, p.11 |
Review of the movie "Mission: Impossible III"; photo. | |
416 | "Marie Antoinette" brings the past to life on screen Northern Iowan 103:19, p.14 |
The movie "Marie Antoinette" is reviewed. | |
417 | "The Prestige" is movie magic at its best Northern Iowan 103:18, p.12 |
Movie review of "The Prestige"; photo. | |
418 | "Flags of Our Fathers" joins the ranks Northern Iowan 103:17, p.18 |
Review of the movie "Flags of Our Fathers"; photo. | |
419 | John Woo lets the guns do the talking in "Hard Boiled" Northern Iowan 103:16, p.8 |
Review of the movie "Hard Boiled"; photo. | |
420 | Critic demands a recount on "Man of the Year" Northern Iowan 103:15, p.10 |
Movie has nothing resembling a genuine interest in politics, beginning with a stupid premise and moves toward being deeply and uncomfortably absurd; photo. | |
421 | Departed is solid, but won't win Scorsese an Oscar Northern Iowan 103:14, p.8 |
Review of the movie "The Departed"; photo. | |
422 | "Election" a modern classic with a timeless theme Northern Iowan 103:13, p.11 |
Election is definitely not a teen movie. Sharp writing, meaningful things to say, and humor based on the absurdity of the characters set this movie apart from the teen scene; photo. | |
423 | "Guardian" is solid but makes no waves Northern Iowan 103:12, p.14 |
Filmmakers succeed in keeping "Guardian" well paced, the leads likable, and illustrating the dangerous nature of rescue swimming. | |
424 | Scoundrels funny but ordinary Northern Iowan 103:11, p.9 |
Review of the movie School for Scoundrels; photo. | |
425 | Jackass 2, great fun, bad for soul Northern Iowan 103:10, p.8 |
Sequel has no moral, but does contain some huge laughs; receives a C grade from the reviewer; photo. | |
426 | "Rope" exhibits the subtle hand of Hitchcock Northern Iowan 103:9, p.10 |
Rope's plot revolves around what will happen afterwards, similar to real life. We know that after big events, we must live with the consequences; photo. | |
427 | "The Black Dahlia" gets black marks Northern Iowan 103:8, p.7 |
Reviewer not impressed with film; believes that "The Black Dahlia" is a whole lot of gory nonsense, and easily one of the worst films of the year; photo. | |
428 | "Hollywoodland," good story with poor focus Northern Iowan 103:7, p.7 |
Film falls short by placing the mystery of Reeves' death on the backburner, according to the reviewer. | |
429 | "Crank" fails to get adrenaline pumping Northern Iowan 103:6, p.9 |
The movie "Crank" fails to impress, receiving a 1 on a 5 point scale; photo. | |
430 | Rafting down the Amazon into madness Northern Iowan 103:4, p.10 |
"Aguirre, the Wrath of God" receives the highest rating. | |
431 | A bittersweet ray of sunshine Northern Iowan 103:3, p.7 |
"Little Miss Sunshine" receives a rating of four on a five point scale. | |
432 | World Trade Center is good, but fails to bring down the house Northern Iowan 103:3, p.11 |
Oliver Stone's movie rates high with local movie critic; photo. | |
433 | Snakes on a Plane has snakes . . . on a plane Northern Iowan 103:1, p.11 |
Snakes on a Plane receives a 2.5 out of 5.0. | |
434 | Know your critic Northern Iowan 103:1, p.16 |
NI film critic shares insight into process of analyzing films. | |
435 | 'Dead Man's Chest' worth peeking into Northern Iowan 102:61, p.7 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest receives a thumbs up, photo. | |
436 | Prada brings out the devil in Streep Northern Iowan 102:60, p.7 |
The Devil Wears Prada is described as a chick flick with lavish fashion and loving shots of New York City, photo. | |
437 | Man of steel wriggles through the reels Northern Iowan 102:59, p.7 |
The new Superman movie receives a low rating from local reviewer. | |
438 | Hang in there, Tristan Northern Iowan 102:58, p.6 |
Comments on movie An Inconvenient Truth. | |
439 | "Nacho Libre" not my kind of funny Northern Iowan 102:58, p.7 |
Film seen as boring, gross, and stupid by reviewer. | |
440 | Global truth too inconvenient for most Northern Iowan 102:57, p.5 |
Discussion of Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" | |
441 | Vaughn and Aniston don't click in flick Northern Iowan 102:57, p.7 |
Discussion of the film "The Break-Up"; photo. | |
442 | Why my movies are better than yours Northern Iowan 102:56, p.5 |
Author examines several movies and shares her opinions. | |
443 | X-Men saving summer Northern Iowan 102:56, p.7 |
X-Men rated as the typical summer blockbuster. | |
444 | Bologna, extra cheese Northern Iowan 102:56, p.7 |
X-Men film did not impress this reviewer. | |
445 | 'Thank you for not smoking' shows wit Northern Iowan 102:55, p.15 |
'Thank you for not smoking' is witty in its portrayal of the hot-button issue of tabacco lobbying. | |
446 | Slevin movie connects dots Northern Iowan 102:53, p.13 |
"Lucky Number Slevin" is a movie that can ensnare even the most despondent viewers. | |
447 | Banderas movie takes dance to detention Northern Iowan 102:51, p.13 |
Antonio Banderas' new movie, "Take the Lead", is reviewed. | |
448 | "Inside Man" lacks clarity but offers a stellar cast, script Northern Iowan 102:49, p.13 |
Review of the movie; photo. | |
449 | V for Vendetta depicts life under totalitarian control Northern Iowan 102:47, p.10 |
Review of the movie V for Vendetta. | |
450 | Failure to Launch original romantic comedy Northern Iowan 102:45, p.14 |
Review of the movie "Failure to Launch"; photo. |