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Movie Reviews by John Beifuss - Page 31 of 98

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Review of The Lone Ranger (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 11 Jul 2013

This irreverent and eccentric epic spoof/critique of American (and movie) history ignores Clayton Moore while embracing the unholy Mad Magazine…

Review of The Evictors (1979)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 11 Jul 2013

Could be a metaphor for the notion that the insular, suspicious South would rather evict -- exterminate -- a stranger or outsider than risk…

Review of Love Is All You Need (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 11 Jul 2013

Lead actress Trine Dyrholm is the best thing about this pat, conventional comedy-drama of romantic reassurance for middle-aged moviegoers and…

Review of 42 (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 11 Jul 2013

The Western and musical may be all but dead, but the relatively recent 'civil rights' genre thrives…

Review of The Lone Ranger (1956)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 11 Jul 2013

This irreverent and eccentric epic spoof/critique of American (and movie) history ignores Clayton Moore while embracing the unholy Mad Magazine…

Review of World War Z (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jul 2013

The spectacular set-piece highlights were revealed in the trailers; what's left is nothing that hasn't been done much better many times before…

Review of Man of Steel (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jul 2013

The battles between Superman and the evil Kryptonians set a new standard for on-screen urban destruction, but they also give us pause: Aren't…

Review of Monsters University (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jul 2013

Lacks the grandeur and ambition that characterize the company's most impressive work but succeeds absolutely as a clever, beautifully rendered…

Review of White House Down (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 30 Jun 2013

Smart and spunky, young Emily suggests a potentially more amusing rewrite in which a rogue urchin does to the White House invaders what Macaulay…

Review of The East (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 30 Jun 2013

The filmmakers seem to believe the mere fact of their earnestness makes their movie more worthwhile than a more exciting 'escapist' spy thriller…

Review of The Bling Ring (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 30 Jun 2013

Coppola's movie is not unsympathetic to the teens' desires, misapprehensions and bad choices, even as it presents itself as a deadpan spoof…

Review of This Is the End (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 17 Jun 2013

Depicts the end of the world with such drug-addled, potty-mouthed, over-the-top and below-the-belt enthusiasm that it also might signal Armageddon…

Review of The Purge (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 17 Jun 2013

Contrary to the home-invasion emphasis of its trailer, it never loses touch with its ingenious premise…

Review of Before Midnight (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 17 Jun 2013

Nine-year gaps between films would sink a studio franchise, but the unforgiving impact of time and the slipperiness of its mysterious mental…

Review of Now You See Me (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 09 Jun 2013

The movie initially dazzles but ultimately succumbs to the Houdiniesque straitjacket of its increasing implausibility…

Review of Frances Ha (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 09 Jun 2013

I can't account for my own bruises,' Frances says, as if she were a clumsy kid with an adult's vocabulary…

Review of Tiger Eyes (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 06 Jun 2013

Directed and constructed without distinction; nevertheless, it is quite moving, thanks to Blume's storytelling and the sincerity of the performances…

Review of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 02 Jun 2013

Moment to moment, it's as entertaining, rousing and visually impressive as any recent science-fiction action epic, but the script is cratered…

Review of Renoir (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 02 Jun 2013

Rated R for 'art-related nudity.' By that standard, shouldn't the Louvre be Adults Only…

Review of The Great Gatsby (2013)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 02 Jun 2013

So we beat on, stereoscopic boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past, listening to Amy Winehouse…

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