The Hangover Mad Libs

Movie Reviews & Stories In the first Hangover sequel, writer-director Todd Phillips took the formula of his surprise mega-hit original, covered it in shit and pig’s blood, and came away with a mean, lazy, cash-grabbing ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by MATTHEW SINGER

Frances Ha

Girls, directed by Woody Allen and François Truffaut.

Movie Reviews & Stories People have been trying to figure out twentysomethings at least since Dustin Hoffman unzipped Anne Bancroft’s dress. In 2010, The New York Times Magazine ran a late-to-the-game article about a “ ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by REBECCA JACOBSON

Epic

Seeing the forest for the trees full of tiny soldiers.

Movie Reviews & Stories The words “from the makers of Ice Age and Robots” and “starring the voices of Beyoncé, Pitbull and Steven Tyler” don’t exactly inspire confidence in a summer animated release. In fact, ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by AP KRYZA

Brew Views: No

Say sí.

Brew Views During the 1988 election in Chile that led to the ouster of Augusto Pinochet, TV advertising played as major a role in the political process as traditional campaigning: For 27 days, each side ha ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by ROBERT HAM
 
 

The Hangover Mad Libs

Movie Reviews & Stories In the first Hangover sequel, writer-director Todd Phillips took the formula of his surprise mega-hit original, covered it in shit and pig’s blood, and came away with a mean, lazy, cash-grabbing ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by MATTHEW SINGER

Frances Ha

Girls, directed by Woody Allen and François Truffaut.

Movie Reviews & Stories People have been trying to figure out twentysomethings at least since Dustin Hoffman unzipped Anne Bancroft’s dress. In 2010, The New York Times Magazine ran a late-to-the-game article about a “ ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by REBECCA JACOBSON

Epic

Seeing the forest for the trees full of tiny soldiers.

Movie Reviews & Stories The words “from the makers of Ice Age and Robots” and “starring the voices of Beyoncé, Pitbull and Steven Tyler” don’t exactly inspire confidence in a summer animated release. In fact, ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by AP KRYZA

Brew Views: No

Say sí.

Brew Views During the 1988 election in Chile that led to the ouster of Augusto Pinochet, TV advertising played as major a role in the political process as traditional campaigning: For 27 days, each side ha ... More

May 22, 2013 12:01 am by ROBERT HAM

Trekking Nowhere Fast

Where’s JJ when you need him?

Movie Reviews & Stories JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness has gotten great reviews. Already released in Australia, Mexico and other countries, the movie’s U.S. release was delayed because of a competing opening of T ... More

May 15, 2013 12:01 am by MITCH LILLIE

The Iceman

A true-crime nightmare that’s completely cold.

Movie Reviews & Stories Michael Shannon—whose hot streak of late includes 2011’s best (and most overlooked) performance in Take Shelter—has steadily built a catalog that dips into a huge swath of roles, from heroes ... More

May 15, 2013 12:01 am by AP KRYZA

Brew Views: Spring Breakers

Disney gone wild.

Brew Views The words “spring break” are repeated so often in Spring Breakers that the phrase takes on a mantralike quality. Still best known for writing Kids and directing Gummo, backwater auteur Harmony K ... More

May 15, 2013 12:01 am by MICHAEL NORDINE

Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival

James Franco, porn stars and hate crimes.

Movie Reviews & Stories For the seventh year, the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival—the only one of its kind in the country—returns for a weekend of gender-bending, boundary-breaking and cross-dressing, with a ... More

May 15, 2013 12:01 am by WW Staff

Pretty, Dumb

Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby remakes the ’20s for the tweens.

Movie Reviews & Stories Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby begins, appropriately enough, with decoration—a gold-filigreed frame that accordions outward in 3-D before suddenly cutting to a swimmy shot of ... More

May 8, 2013 12:01 am by MATTHEW KORFHAGE

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Serving up a fiery tale but packing little heat.

Movie Reviews & Stories Heading into The Reluctant Fundamentalist, you can’t help but admire director Mira Nair’s nerve. After suffering a setback like 2009’s Amelia—a dull biopic about Earhart—many filmmakers ... More

May 8, 2013 12:01 am by CURTIS WOLOSCHUK

Midnight’s Children

Tiptoeing into the mystic.

Movie Reviews & Stories I never thought I’d say this, but perhaps Salman Rushdie isn’t giving himself enough credit. In adapting his 1981 Booker Prize-winning Midnight’s Children, he works with director Deepa Mehta ... More

May 8, 2013 12:01 am by SAUNDRA SORENSON

Brew Views: The Long Goodbye

Marlowe for the Me generation.

Brew Views For its second tribute to film noir, Return to Noirville, Cinema 21 celebrates the genre’s apex with eight classics, but it also hops a few decades forward with a trio of neo-noirs. Top among th ... More

May 8, 2013 12:01 am by REBECCA JACOBSON
 

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