MOVE Magazine

Movies

April 7, 2009

What's crazy about 'Adventureland'?

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What's crazy about 'Adventureland'?

It's humane, funny and original.

March 10, 2009

Unfilmable, unnecessary, unwatchable 'Watchmen'

Unfilmable, unnecessary, unwatchable 'Watchmen'

The movie fills the screen with blue penises, explosions and CGI.

Feb. 27, 2009

The True/False lineup

Plan your movie-filled weekend.

Feb. 26, 2009

Festival-goers gear up for True/False

Festival-goers gear up for True/False

Moviegoers wait anxiously for tickets.

True/False bigger than ever this year

True/False bigger than ever this year

The participation has grown to more than 15,000 people.

Feb. 10, 2009

Diversity flourishes at True/False

This year's festival promises to highlight a wide range of issues and cultures. There's even a film about "Borat." Very good, yes?

Dec. 2, 2008

MOVE's Best of the Year: Movies

Top Five Movies

1) "The Dark Knight"

Both the writers ...

'Synecdoche' an indulgent head-scratcher

'Synecdoche' an indulgent head-scratcher

Synecdoche: a figure of speech in which a part is ...

When 'keeping it meta' goes wrong

When 'keeping it meta' goes wrong

"Synecdoche, New York" shows that a metawork can be both infinitely interesting and unwatchably boring at the same time

Nov. 11, 2008

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'Quantum': Lots of empty action

James Bond is hot. James Bond has skills. James Bond ...

James Bond goes goon

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James Bond goes goon

When did James Bond turn into an even less emotive version of Jason Bourne?

Oct. 28, 2008

"Psycho" wins with old-school suspense

The beauty of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" is that, unlike ...

Psyche-o killer

The scares in "The Shining" come from the human psyche rather than imagined monsters.

Oct. 14, 2008

'Nick and Norah' surprisingly not 'Juno 2'

The moments you think will move you aren't the ones that will.

Cera pigeonholed into charming nerd role

Cera pigeonholed into charming nerd role

While charming, this 'Playlist' has been on repeat too long.

Sept. 30, 2008

'Choke' requires strong reflex

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'Choke' requires strong reflex

There should be several provisions for anyone who wants to ...

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Cliches make 'Choke' hard to swallow

Before we go any further, for the sake of transparency ...

Sept. 17, 2008

Filmmakers showcase Bosnian family's story

Filmmakers showcase Bosnian family's story

"Neither Here Nor There" shows the hardships of a local Bosnian family's move to America.

'American Teen' both enlightening and familiar

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'American Teen' both enlightening and familiar

Unless you decided at a young age that you were ...

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'American Teen': beyond archetypes

I walked out of "American Teen" feeling more connected to ...