Cantankerous Critic
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Dark Knight’ A Fitting, But Flawed, Conclusion
Get ready for a grim conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s three-picture Batman saga, CBS 2′s Michael Walters says.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
“The Amazing Spider-Man” doesn’t shoot for great, it shoots for just good enough. It’s one of the more puzzling reboots of recent years since it doesn’t try to do anything new.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Magic Mike’
“Magic Mike” is an exercise in low-class tawdry exploitation from high class director Stephen Soderberg.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘To Rome With Love’
“To Rome with Love” marks a return to the usual latter-day Woody Allen output after last year’s surprisingly lively and Oscar Winning “Midnight in Paris.”
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is never quite as much fun as its title would suggest.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Rock Of Ages’
In jukebox musicals like this one,the only object is to engender nostalgia and get the audience to sing along with songs they already know by heart. It doesn’t have an ounce of originality or a thought in its head, but this ode to 80′s hair bands does its job.
Cantankerous Critic: Patton Oswalt At The Vic Theatre
Comedian Patton Oswalt has risen to the level of a comedy Rock Star, but he was prepared to take a few chances when he stepped out for his second show during the Just For Laughs festival at Chicago’s Vic Theatre.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘That’s My Boy’
The dirtiest jokes aren’t necessarily always the best ones. “That’s My Boy” doubles down on the dirty, but forgets the jokes part of the equation.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’
This series isn’t awful, but it’s unquestionably a Dreamworks production right down to its lazy reliance on celebrity voices and pop culture references that are dated before they even hit the screen.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Prometheus’ Whets Your Alien Appetite
“Prometheus” delves deep into the backstory to determine the origin not just of the Alien, but of life itself.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ A Storybook Fantasy For The Ages
Wes Anderson himself has called “Moonrise Kingdom” a memory of a fantasy, and it has the hazy qualities one associates with a powerful experience that gets rosier and more alluring the older it gets.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Is Just Plain Grim
“Snow White and the Huntsman” tries a dark-action movie approach to the traditional fairy tale, but the results are as blasé as the expression on Kristen Stewart’s face.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Men In Black 3′
At its best, “Men in Black” was an agreeable little piece of popcorn pleasure, and I haven’t exactly been clamoring to know what Agent J and Agent K have been up to in the decade since we saw them last.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Battleship’ Sunk By Sorry Script
“Battleship” is a big dumb summer popcorn movie that gives big dumb summer popcorn movies a bad name.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘The Dictator’
By now, we’ve come to expect bad taste from Sacha Baron Cohen. In “The Dictator,” Cohen again finds a fertile ground for comedy playing a ruthless dictator of a North African oil-rich nation.
Cantankerous Critic: Johnny Depp Goes To ‘Camp’ In ‘Dark Shadows’
Johnny Depp goes to ‘camp’ and finds a role he can really sink his teeth into in “Dark Shadows.”
Cantankerous Critic: ‘The Avengers’ Is Precisely What Fanboys Are Looking For
“The Avengers” is an overblown, overstuffed, superhero extravaganza, and that’s precisely what its legions of fans will be looking for.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘The Raven’ Unworthy Of Poe’s Talent
In “The Raven,” the original master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe, finds himself trapped in a story unworthy of his considerable talents.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Think Like A Man’ Might As Well Be The Book
The film version of Steve Harvey’s best-seller “Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady” practically arrives at theaters with its own dust jacket.
Cantankerous Critic: ‘The Lucky One’ Doesn’t Change Sparks’ Mediocrity
If author Nicholas Sparks ever wrote an installment of the “Final Destination” series, it would probably look something like this.
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