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Review in a Hurry: Another prequel to the mega-successful Paranormal Activity centers again on Katie and her sister Kristi. But this time: the kid years! Set in the late ’80s, to explore what exactly happened all those years ago, 3 has the most likeable cast by far, some… More

Review in a Hurry: When director Paul W.S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich try to get Resident Medieval, it’s all for nothing, nothing much for all. If you’re just looking for some elegant production design in subpar 3-D, it delivers that. But you can probably find a cheaper way… More

30 Minutes or Less Movie Review. Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph gives you the low-down on 30 Minutes or Less starring Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson! Then get a review of 30 Minutes or Less from audiences fresh from the theater! Enjoy 30 Minutes or Less! Beyond The Trailer is distributed by YouTube Next Lab. Facebook: www.tinyurl.com… More

On Stranger TidesHow’s the movie?

It sounds diplomatic, but if you’ve found all three of the prior Pirates of the Caribbean films to be all equally great adventure films, you’re probably still going to have a lot of fun with On Stranger Tides even with Rob Marshall replacing trilogy director Gore Verbinski. If, however, you found that things started great with Curse of the Black Pearl

Review in a Hurry: After movies featuring a dog (Marley & Me) and a bitch (The Devil Wears Prada), director David Frankel turns his eye to the sky with this uneven adventure about birds and fanatical birders—don’t call them “bird watchers”! Considering the high-flying talent attached, The Big

Review in a Hurry: Cut loose with a reboot of the Kevin Bacon classic. Stylistically more similar to Step Up than High School Musical, the new Footloose again teaches us that kids just wanna dance, dammit! This guilty-pleasure update has an angsty adolescent energy that’s as infectious as… More

Review in a Hurry: In 1982, John Carpenter knew how to do a remake. Take the basic idea of an older horror movie (and its source novella), radically reconceive the monster and do an original take. This “premake”—officially a prequel, but beat-for-beat pretty much a remake—is the opposite… More

How’s the Movie?

Green Lantern Blu-rayGreen Lantern is a very kid-friendly superhero movie, which most people will rightfully interpret as code meaning “most adults will think it’s pretty stupid.” This Martin Campbell-directed live-action take on DC Comics’ intergalactic space cop hero is syrupy pulp. It’s playful and silly and filled with images and characters that are practically a Marketing God’s gift to Warner Bros.’ toy department… More

Welcome to Monday Morning Review, a new feature here at Movies.com where we provide a review of a film the Monday morning after it arrives in theaters. As such, this review is written for people who have seen the film, and will discuss plot points, spoilers, etc, so read it only if you’ve seen it or if you don’t mind knowing everything that happens.

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Review in a Hurry: Hey look! Ryan Gosling is in another film this week year, and he’s brought a whole lotta Hollywood heavy-hitters along with him. Director/cowriter/costar George Clooney‘s political thriller focuses on a young and ambitious press secretary (Gosling), who discovers that—surprise!—there’s a lot of shady deals… More

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