Movies--Reviews

Displaying 401 - 450 of 1513 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
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.