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  • Published
    July 25, 2012

    Paranoia in the burbs can be pretty funny

    The four actors at the center of 'The Watch' don't hold back in trying to top each other for laughs.

  • Published
    July 18, 2012

    Hero loses heart

    A lack of emotional depth in 'The Dark Knight Rises' makes it hard to care much about Batman or his friends and enemies.

  • Published
    July 11, 2012

    At the Movies

    Opening: 'Ice Age: Continental Drift,' 'Fixing the Future,' 'Your Sister's Sister'

  • Published
    July 4, 2012

    A howler about a stuffed bear? It’s true. It’s ‘Ted’

    Whoever said there are only 10 basic plots overlooked this one.

  • Published
    July 4, 2012

    Spider-Man: Catch him if you can

    The webslinger returns to the scene of the bite as the saga begins (again) at the beginning ... and scores a knockout.

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  • Published
    June 28, 2012

    DVD Releases

    NEW ON THE SHELF “THE ARTIST,” Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, this loving homage to the black-and-white silent films of yesteryear has Oscar bait written all over it, but the timeless tale of love between a fading star (Dujardin, “99 francs”) and an up-and-comer (Bejo, ‘A Knight’s Tale”) […]

  • Published
    June 28, 2012

    Movie review: It’s Wes, all right

    It may not be on a par with his 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' but fans of director Wes Anderson will find plenty to like in 'Moonrise Kingdom.'

  • Published
    June 28, 2012

    At the Movies

    “MOONRISE KINGDOM” (PG-13) Stars Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward and Bruce Willis. Directed by Wes Anderson. A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them. Opening at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15; Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:50; Nordica […]

  • Published
    June 28, 2012

    Indie Film: Wes Anderson’s latest isn’t just any new movie

    It's the latest work of a favorite director who has soared – but who has also crashed at least once.

  • Published
    June 13, 2012

    ‘Hysteria’ aims high, but is most at home delivering giggles

    It's not a subtle movie, but not a particularly ribald one either.