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Movie Reviews


Movie Reviews

Emily Blunt and Matt Damon in
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU'

Creepy People With a Plan, and a Couple on the Run

By MANOHLA DARGIS
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, in a metaphysical mess, in George Nolfi's "Adjustment Bureau."
Johnny Depp provides the voice of the title character, center, in the animated film
MOVIE REVIEW | 'RANGO'

There's a New Sheriff in Town, and He's a Rootin'-Tootin' Reptile

By A. O. SCOTT
"Rango," directed by Gore Verbinski and featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, delights in paying homage to a wide range of westerns
MOVIE REVIEW | 'UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES'

A Farewell to This Life, and All Its Ghosts

By A. O. SCOTT
Those who insist on a linear narrative may find themselves puzzled by "Uncle Boonmee." But encountered in a certain frame of mind, it can produce something close to bliss.
Topher Grace and Teresa Palmer in
MOVIE REVIEW | 'TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT'

'Tween College and What Comes Next

By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Topher Grace plays a recent college graduate who returns home and tries to woo his dream girl in Michael Dowse's "Take Me Home Tonight."
Michael Algieri, left, and Josh Radnor in Mr. Radnor's directorial debut, the comedy
MOVIE REVIEW | 'HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE'

Singles, City and Child

By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Josh Radnor of "How I Met Your Mother" wrote and directed this comedy about young romance and an escapee from foster care.
Alex Pettyfer, as the privileged and cursed Kyle, with Vanessa Hudgens as Lindy in
MOVIE REVIEW | 'BEASTLY'

From Hottie to Homely, Transformed by a Witch

By MANOHLA DARGIS
Teenage love breaks out in "Beastly," a fairy tale remade.
Lee Byung-hun in the South Korean film
MOVIE REVIEW | 'I SAW THE DEVIL'

Heads Will Roll

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
The South Korean director Kim Jee-woon offers "I Saw the Devil," an operatically violent revenge fantasy with stunning production values.
Norman Baert in a scene from
MOVIE REVIEW | 'EX DRUMMER'

A Band That Fights and Plays

By MIKE HALE
The not-so-comic violence of "Ex Drummer," by the first-time Belgian director Koen Mortier, features an aggressive punk rock band.
A scene from
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER'

The Back of Beyond

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
The dead characters hold more interest than the living ones in the Israeli film "The Human Resources Manager."

News & Features

A 3-Week World Tour for (but Not Only) Kids

By MIKE HALE
All but one of the features at the New York International Children's Film Festival is a foreign movie.
The actress Anne Hathaway at the Governors Ball after Sunday's Academy Awards.
ARTS & LEISURE PREVIEW

Oscars' Red Carpet (Parallel Universe)

By MANOHLA DARGIS
A critic attends the Academy Awards ceremony for the first time and finds a ritual meant to sustain the romance that the business of movies isn't exclusively about product.
Colin Firth at the Governor's Ball after the Academy Awards.
THE CARPETBAGGER

It's Back to the Studio, as Oscar Season Ends

By MELENA RYZIK
The mum of the moment and other parting glances to Oscar season.
From left, Judith Godreche, Catherine Deneuve and Karin Viard in

French Films Turn Back the Clock

By STEPHEN HOLDEN
A series at Lincoln Center features a slate of nostalgic films and period pieces.

DVD

Leslie Mann and Jim Carrey in
DVDS

Jim Carrey as the Id Unleashed a Bit Before Its Time

By DAVE KEHR
Fifteen years later, "The Cable Guy," one of the first "cringe comedies," seems like a seminal film for the tone it helped establish

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