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Movie Reviews by John Beifuss - Page 49 of 98

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Review of X-Men: First Class (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 09 Jun 2011

This origin story abandons the coming-out-of-the-closet motif of the previous X-Men films to embed a racial metaphor within its Marvel Comics…

Review of Certified Copy (2010)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 09 Jun 2011

It may be merely a copy of life, but in its power, mystery, confusion and emotional resonance, 'it leads us to the original…

Review of Super 8 (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 09 Jun 2011

A popcorn blockbuster made with craft, care, enthusiasm, genuine affection for its characters and respect for its audience…

Review of In a Better World (2010)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 05 Jun 2011

The ironies of the schematic storyline become somewhat pat, but the movie asks tough, vexing questions about the responsibilities of parenthood…

Review of Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 05 Jun 2011

The dark storyline seems more appropriate for a classic martial-arts film than for a spoofy pastiche, but the stunning production design and…

Review of The Double Hour (2009)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 05 Jun 2011

A promising suspense film from Italy that loses its way not in the multiple twists of its clever narrative but in a dispiriting fog of mind…

Review of The Lion of Judah (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 05 Jun 2011

The film's website calls it the 'first ever 3-D animated, family-friendly, faith-based movie,' but you may call it 'The Passion of the Christ…

Review of The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 26 May 2011

Bogart's final seconds onscreen are played for comedy; it's as if the movie itself is winking at us, to apologize for its Gothic-suspense absurdity,…

Review of 13 Assassins (2010)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 26 May 2011

The 13th assassin, an uncouth mountain man, offers a critique of his noble companions -- and of the code-of-duty genre he finds himself occupying…

Review of The Beaver (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 26 May 2011

The script, thank goodness, takes a left turn rather than heading straight for the Happily Ever Oprah uplifting conclusion we anticipate…

Review of The Hangover Part II (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 May 2011

Mistaking meanness for edge, borderline racism for irreverence and disregard for women as 'boys will be boys' solidarity, this 'Part II' is…

Review of Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 23 May 2011

A mashup of 'Some Like It Hot' (leering rooster-in-the-henhouse voyeurism) and 'Glee' (peppy musical interludes), that, on the plus side, grapples…

Review of Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 16 May 2011

Entirely derivative and utterly wretched…

Review of I Am (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 15 May 2011

The feature-film equivalent of one of those 'Coexist' bumper stickers -- you know, the ones where the 'X' is a Star of David, the 'O' is a…

Review of I Am (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 15 May 2011

The feature-film equivalent of one of those 'Coexist' bumper stickers -- you know, the ones where the 'X' is a Star of David, the 'O' is a…

Review of I Am (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 15 May 2011

The feature-film equivalent of one of those 'Coexist' bumper stickers -- you know, the ones where the 'X' is a Star of David, the 'O' is a…

Review of Everything Must Go (1996)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 12 May 2011

The Raymond Carver story ends on a note of cruelty and ambiguity…

Review of Bridesmaids (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 12 May 2011

As much a coronation as a wedding, with Wiig emerging as a successor to Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett as the queen of knockabout comedy…

Review of Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 12 May 2011

Downplays the 'Swinging London'/Carnaby Street vibe that was so fashionable in the late 1960s to emphasize the working-class 'kitchen sink…

Review of Everything Must Go (2011)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 12 May 2011

The Raymond Carver story ends on a note of cruelty and ambiguity…

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