MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Bullet to the Head’ is the perfect action movie for Stallone
Of the 60 movies Sylvester Stallone has been in, only five are worthwhile — the first “Rocky,” the first and second “Rambo,” “Nighthawks,” “Cop Land” and this new one.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Warm Bodies' a modern Romeo and Juliet with zombies
The loopy humor and budding romance between the leads ultimately overrides logic and turns this zombie flick into the unlikely best date movie of this new year.
MOVIE REVIEW: Acting legends make the most out of 'Stand Up Guys'
This flick is either a pleasant walk down memory lane or a complete waste of time for viewers.
Movie trivia contest -- Feb. 1
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MOVIE REVIEW: Despite big stars, 'Broken City' fails to deliver a good plot
This is the kind of film that ostensibly tries to echo the heyday of the early '70s but in actuality more mirrors the hallow ebb tide of the mid-'80s, according to Michael Clark.
Movie trivia contest — Jan. 18
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DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'Searching For Sugar Man'
Michael Clark spotlights "Searching For Sugar Man" on Blu-ray disc.
Movie trivia contest -- Jan. 11
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MOVIE REVIEW: 'Zero Dark Thirty' a good follow-up to 'Hurt Locker'
This is a story of what's happened since Sept. 11, 2001 and the bulk of what is seen and discussed has never been made public.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Gangster Squad' is a cold-weather flop
"Gangster Squad" is riddled with mob flick cliches that rips off nearly a dozen relatively recent crime thrillers.
DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'Hit & Run'
Michael Clark spotlights "Hit & Run" on Blu-ray disc.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Impossible' chooses to whitewash history
This flick is based on the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Not Fade Away' isn't great
The movie isn't great or even very good but it looks and sounds splendid, according to Michael Clark.
MOVIE REVIEW: The singing will be hard to resist in gloomy 'Les Miserables'
Set in early 19th century France, it is top-heavy with everything the title implies: miserable, oppressed and unhappy people living in squalor and/or escaping false imprisonment and persecution.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Promised Land' too preachy on environmental issues
This is an environmental cause drama that wears its bleeding heart on its sleeve.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Parental Guidance' provides naughty but safe slapstick humor
When going into a movie where Billy Crystal and Bette Midler are the co-leads playing retiring grandparents, one would be wise to keep their expectations on the low side.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Django Unchained' offers plenty of blood, authenticity
"Django" is at its heart a complex and deeply-emotional anti-slavery cause movie and love story.
DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'Total Recall'
Michael Clark spotlights "Total Recall" on Blu-ray disc.
DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'Pitch Perfect'
Michael Clark spotlights "Pitch Perfect" on Blu-ray disc.
Movie trivia contest -- Dec. 21
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MOVIE REVIEW: 'This is 40' feels like finding coal in your stocking
Judd Apatow's strength is in mixing the silly with the serious but in this case it's either too silly or too serious.
MOVIE REVIEW: Only see 'The Guilt Trip' if you are devoted fan of Rogen, Streisand
The only people who are going to have any desire to see this movie are devoted fans of Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' lacks substance
Instead of adapting three novels into nine hours of movies, Peter Jackson and his writers are taking a relatively slim (300 or so pages) book and making it the same length.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Hyde Park on Hudson' good but could have been better
This isn't a bad movie; it looks great, makes some wry observations regarding human nature and international politics and features a phenomenal lead performance.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Hitchcock’ has slew of factual inaccuracies, conjecture
"Hitchcock" doesn't tell us anything we don't already know about the legendary director, but still manages to do so with style and panache.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Red Dawn' just as far-fetched and cheesy as the first movie
The new "Red Dawn" is every bit as lame and far-fetched as its forefather.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Life of Pi' an action flick at heart with stunning 3-D
Michael Clark reviews 'Life of Pi'
MOVIE REVIEW: Anna Karenina' is pretty but lacks literary substance
"AK" is considered to be a sacred cow among literary works (some call it the finest novel ever written) and no adaptation, however earnest and well-executed, will ever be good enough for print and film snobs.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2' the best installment of franchise
After close to 600 minutes worth of soap opera-grade preamble containing some of the most insipid, chaste, timid and inert content imaginable spread out over 4.5 films, the last half of the last act of "Breaking Dawn 2" finally does something that resembles authentic vampire-based horror.
Movie Trivia Contest - Nov. 16
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MOVIE REVIEW: Daniel Day-Lewis shines as legendary president in 'Lincoln'
This "Lincoln" flick focuses on just the last four months of his life and contains little in the way of what we've already seen ad infinitum.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Smashed’ takes a sobering look at alcohol addiction
Even if the movie does no business (which is likely), Mary Elizabeth Winstead at least get notice and credit for trying something few women (compared to men at least) have done before.
MOVIE REVIEW: Go see 'Flight' just for Denzel Washington's performance
The opening half-hour of director Robert Zemekis' first live-action movie in a dozen years goes places where neither he nor Washington have gone before.
MOVIE REVIEW: Performances in 'The Sessions' exceed sum of total film
This is a movie containing performances that exceeds the total sum of its film, and it will leave you feeling far better about your fellow man.
MOVIE REVIEW: Tom Hanks’ epic ‘Cloud Atlas’ is laughably pretentious, self-serious
"Cloud Atlas" is what they call a vanity project.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Argo' is great — minus Affleck's acting
Ben Affleck's only mistake with "Argo" -- and it's a big one -- was casting himself as the lead.
DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' 30th Anniversary Edition
Michael Clark spotlights "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" 30th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray disc.
MOVIE REVIEW: Horror fans will love 'Sinister'
Ethan Hawke -- simply by appearing in a movie such as this -- has dropped himself from low A to high B grade on the acting food chain.
Movie trivia contest -- Oct. 12
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MOVIE REVIEW: 'Seven Psychopaths' lives up to hype with brilliant casting
"Seven Psychopaths" is a far more conventional crime comedy that, thanks to some beyond-brilliant casting, more than lives up to the sick-puppy attitude its title implies.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Frankenweenie' pays fun homage to horror films
"Frankenweenie" is a heart-tugging story about a boy and his dog.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Oranges' is unfunny and extremely awkward
"The Oranges" is "Blame it on Rio" by way of "The Graduate" with unfunny humor and awkward drama.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Taken 2' a bad rip-off of the first movie
"Taken 2" is a virtual carbon-copy of the first and goes from start to finish on predictable auto-pilot.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Won't Back Down' rings hollow
"Won't Back Down" addresses the condition of U.S. schools, which is poor.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Pitch Perfect' does a great job catering to its audience
This is a movie with a very specific demographic and on that level -- it does a great job, according to Michael Clark.
Movie trivia contest -- Sept. 28
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DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection'
Michael Clark spotlights "Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection" on Blu-ray discs.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Looper' is a great film on all levels
Movie critic Michael Clark gives this sci-fi thriller a perfect four out of four stars.
MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Hole' falls between both adult and young audiences
This is an example of what is only referred to sparingly within industry circles as a "Lovecraftian" movie.
DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'The Cabin in the Woods'
Michael Clark spotlights "The Cabin in the Woods" on Blu-ray disc.
