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action

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Sherlock Holmes

Robert Downey Jr. is Sherlock Holmes. Jude Law is Dr. Watson. Guy Ritchie is behind the camera. What more do you need to know about the wittiest romp of the year?


Friday, December 18th, 2009

Avatar

The biggest movie of the year, and possible the rapidly ending decade. But is James Cameron’s alien epic a worthwhile trip to another world, or should you just stay put at home?


Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Can a frenzied blockbuster sequel about giant robots beating the scrap out of each other possibly be one of the most important movies of our times?


Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Fast & Furious

More pedal-to-the-metal street racing, car chases, Jordana Brewster, and Vin Diesel repeatedly making bad car/girl puns in his gravely voice? Yes please!


Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Chandni Chowk to China

Kung-Fu action meets Bollywood madness in this cross-culture caper about a bumbling cook from India who travels to China to save a village from an evil gangster. The ingredients are all there, but is this fusion dish perfectly balanced, or just an overcooked mess?


Sunday, March 29th, 2009

The International

Clive Owen & Naomi Watts team up with the director of Run Lola Run to make a movie about a crafty bank that releases during a financial crisis, and it isn’t about people running, explosions, or subprime lending? This I have to see!


Friday, March 27th, 2009

Superbowl 2009 Movie Trailers

Every year millions of people around the world gather in front of their television screens to watch an epic clash of rivals as they duke it out for our attention. Oh, and in between there’s some football too.
Like many people who aren’t American, the actual game being played at the Superbowl is of no interest [...]