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Friday Feb. 10, 2012 6:45 AM ET
Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds deliver thrills in 'Safe House'
"Forgettable" probably isn't a word you'd expect to use to describe a film starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard. Full Story
Tracing the origins of a bad seed in 'Talk About Kevin'
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" is a parent's horror story. The origin of a real-life demon is traced back to birth and even earlier, pondering the arrival of a bad seed.
'Journey 2' sinks 'Mysterious Island' in 3-D muck
This 3-D sort-of sequel wears its formula-for-dollars purpose with pride, delivering a dash of cinematic nonsense that represents Hollywood calculation at its shrewdest.
'The Woman in Black' summons suspense
"The Woman in Black" very nearly suffocates under the mounting weight of its gothic kitsch -- but nevertheless summons ornately crafted, old-fashioned suspense.
Like a whale, 'Big Miracle' is large, unwieldy
If a movie is cheesy and knows it's cheesy -- if it embraces the soft, gooey texture and pungent aroma of its own fromage -- does that make it any more palatable as a meal?
'Chronicle' takes found-footage to thrilling new level
It owes a great debt to the found-footage concept behind "The Blair Witch Project," and yet, "Chronicle" is thrilling entertainment all its own.
Glenn Close almost too stoic in 'Albert Nobbs'
The role of Albert Nobbs is one that's been near to Glenn Close's heart for a while.
'Miss Bala' offers look at border violence
Gerardo Naranjo may have made the least-glamorous movie ever about a pageant queen with "Miss Bala." And that's what makes it so beautiful.
'The Grey' howls but stays lost in the woods
How wonderfully unpredictable the movies can be. Who would have thought that, at nearly 60, Liam Neeson would be one of the top action stars around?
'Man on a Ledge' teeters on the brink of cliched blah
"Man on a Ledge," about a disgraced cop who threatens to jump off a building to divert attention from a heist going on across the street, isn't even implausible in a fun way.
Gina Carano kicks butt in 'Haywire' film debut
A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he's demonstrated throughout his career, he's keen to experiment with every genre imaginable.
Minimizing Tuskegee story, 'Red Tails' misses target
In "Red Tails," the famed Tuskegee Airmen get the John Wayne-style heroic rendering they very much deserve, but in a hackneyed and weirdly context-less story.
Ralph Fiennes' updated, riveting 'Coriolanus'
Coriolanus has a PR problem. A Roman war hero, he proves ill-equipped for politics, far too proud to flatter the fickle masses.
'A Separation' nudges notions of truth with tension
The title, "A Separation," is an apt encapsulation of the film as a whole: It may sound simple, but its results are devastating.
Angelina Jolie shows heavy hand 'In Land of Blood and Honey'
The heavy-handed touch of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut "In the Land of Blood and Honey" is evident right from the start.
Keira Knightley a force of nature in 'A Dangerous Method'
Keira Knightley is a frightening force of nature in "A Dangerous Method." And this is only at the film's start.
Meryl Streep can't save superficial 'Iron Lady'
The same problems that plagued "La Vie en Rose," exist in "The Iron Lady," a biopic about Margaret Thatcher as the former British prime minister.
Mark Wahlberg pulls off one last job in 'Contraband'
This is a solid genre picture that knows exactly what it is and carries out its task in entertaining and occasionally even suspenseful fashion.
'Extremely Loud' phoney catharsis for Sept. 11 victims
It's no surprise that the grief-drenched Sept. 11 drama "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" should turn out incredibly mawkish. A cloying exercise in sentimentality, the film also winds up extremely annoying, even infuriating.
'War Horse' hammers home the emotions
Just in time for family-friendly holiday feel-goodery is Steven Spielberg's sweeping, historical epic "War Horse."
David Fincher's 'Dragon Tattoo' kicks proverbial butt
Hollywood has commandeered Sweden's big literary export, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," without compromising the story's Scandinavian roots or its top-of-the-world, Seasonal Affective Disorder sense of barrenness, even hopelessness.
Cruise is just Cruise, but 'Mission' rocks
Luckily for Tom Cruise, "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" is one of his finest action flicks, just what's needed to potentially restore some of this fallen star's box-office bankability.
'Carnage' gleefully peels back animal within
In Hollywood terms, "Carnage" is relatively tame violence-wise. A pet hamster may be in peril, a bunch of tulips get mauled and a cellphone gets abused, but that's pretty much it.
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