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Movie Reviews by John Beifuss - Page 40 of 98

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Review of Prometheus (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jun 2012

Gorgeous and pretentious, ridiculous and awesome. 'Where do we come from? What is our purpose? What happens when we die…

Review of First Position (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jun 2012

The children are almost unearthly in their agility and elegance -- until they remove their shoes, and reveal their all-too-human abrasions…

Review of Bernie (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jun 2012

A wry true-crime story from Richard Linklater, looking again to his home state for inspiration, as in his early triumphs ('Slacker,' 'Dazed…

Review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Jun 2012

Overlong but brilliantly realized; goes off the deep end a bit as it transforms Snow White into a Joan of Arc figure, as if in fulfillment…

Review of Sound of My Voice (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 Jun 2012

An intriguing new subgenre that might be described as 'Sundance science fiction' continues with this creepy but ultimately unpersuasive film…

Review of The Dictator (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 Jun 2012

By this time, even Eve Ensler probably would support a movie and TV comedy moratorium on the use of the word 'vagina…

Review of Chernobyl Diaries (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 Jun 2012

My friends are morons,' asserts a young American, early in the film…

Review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 May 2012

Moviegoers may feel they've been invited to an Indian restaurant where the buffet consists of white bread and boiled potatoes…

Review of Battleship (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 17 May 2012

A forgiving viewer may wonder if there's method in its moronity: Creedence Clearwater Revival's anti-war classic 'Fortunate Son' blares over…

Review of Damsels in Distress (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 17 May 2012

His wit largely depends upon the shape and cadence of the sentence and upon an eccentric and personal vocabulary.' This Britannica entry on…

Review of Contraband (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 10 May 2012

With its dim lighting and handheld camerawork, the director's 'realistic' visual approach is arguably bogus, but it pays dividends as the narrative…

Review of This Means War (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 10 May 2012

This insulting, structureless so-called romantic comedy is a wretched embarrassment for all involved, especially Witherspoon, who is required…

Review of Act of Valor (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 10 May 2012

May have you longing for an old-fashioned era of 'square' propaganda, when it wouldn't have been considered a cool recruitment strategy to…

Review of The Raven (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 10 May 2012

Directed with no mystery or imagination…

Review of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 10 May 2012

Droll and charming, and will probably appeal more to fans of Monty Python and 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' than to young kids…

Review of The Avengers (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 May 2012

The Avengers' registers in the red on the Nerdgasmatron…

Review of Footnote (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 May 2012

The premise enables Cedar to spoof academic infighting and professorial egomania even as he dissects a love-hate blood connection that has…

Review of The Deep Blue Sea (1994)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 May 2012

The design is stunning and cunning: In one shot, a breath of cigarette smoke comes to brilliant cumulous life as Hester blows it into an otherwise…

Review of The Three Stooges (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 May 2012

A subplot that lands Moe on 'Jersey Shore' will date faster than the Tojo references in 'The Yoke's on Me' (1944), and the use of Talking Heads…

Review of Blue Like Jazz (2012)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 03 May 2012

Unlike other 'faith-based' films, it lacks a down-on-your-knees come-to-Jesus moment, presenting its young hero as a conflicted Everyman with…

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Chicago Sun-Times (7,580)
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