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This section is home to columns from our chief movie reviewer, Chuck Vinch. Not sure if the latest arrival at the googleplex is worth seeing? Before you go, read Chuck’s reviews. If you’re in the mood to camp out on the couch instead, check out our reviews of the latest DVDs.
Academy Awards horse race shifts into high gear
With Hollywood now nominating twice as many films for the best picture Oscar as it used to, handicapping the annual horse race has become a lot more difficult. Posted Friday Jan 27, 2012 10:34:47 EST
Liam Neeson a perfect match for pack of predators in ‘The Grey’
If you're making a film about men lost in the Alaskan wilderness and threatened by a pack of snarling, hungry wolves, you're almost obligated to cast Liam Neeson as the leader of the human pack.
MMA fighter-turned-actress boosts convoluted 'Haywire' plot
The overwhelmingly male fan base for action films is always ready for a hot new femme fatale who can flaunt steel fists, heavy ordnance and really short skirts with equal flair.
Fiery Mara, cool Craig drive Hollywood remake of Swedish hit
Hollywood has commandeered Sweden's big literary export, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," without compromising the story's Scandinavian roots or its top-of-the-world, seasonal affective disorder...
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ overcomes sluggish script, dazzles in 3-D
Having been revered as a master for decades and functioning at the top of his game as he approaches 70, Martin Scorsese would seem to have nothing else to prove. So it's thrilling to see him make a...
‘Puss in Boots’ a lively spin-off of ‘Shrek’ franchise
The "Shrek" movies may not even exist as far we're concerned in "Puss in Boots," which is fine, because they just kept getting worse; last year's "Shrek Forever After," in 3-D, felt especially flat....
Sloppy slackers: Bomb-com suffers from uneven pacing, miscast star
If this has indeed been The Summer of the R-Rated Comedy, with each new movie striving to one-up its predecessors in getting down and dirty, then we're going out with a whimper with "30 Minutes or...
30 military-themed films to debut at D.C. festival
The fifth annual GI Film Festival kicks off in the nation's capital May 9 with a lineup that includes feature films, shorts and documentaries that span the centuries from ancient warfare to modern...
A real-world view of war movies
Most days, Army Col. Kevin McDonnell oversees special operations forces from the Pentagon. But this summer, he will appear on the Military Channel to provide commentary on one of the greatest...
‘Battle for Marjah’ vividly portrays one unit’s experience
One year ago on Feb. 13, thousands of Marines led a massive assault on the violent Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a collection of farming villages in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Top holiday movies: The big four
For millions of movie fans, this quartet has become an integral part of the holidays — the films you go out of your way to watch at least once a season.
127 Hours: A survival tale well told
The story of Aron Ralston, the hiker who was pinned under a boulder for five days and had to go to gut-churning extremes to survive, is well-known.
Unstoppable: On the right track for suspense
Who knew freight trains could be so sexy? Bombastic director Tony Scott turns them into sleek, beautiful behemoths in "Unstoppable," which packs a punch despite a story so linear that it's the film...
Due Date: Stars can’t steer contrived road trip
Robert Downey Jr. is miserable, stuck on a cross-country drive with a creepy Zach Galifianakis in the comedy "Due Date." And it's easy to imagine how he feels: It's often torturous just sitting...
Little buzz in this ‘Nest’
Troubled savant Lisbeth Salander isn't up to much in "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," the film adaptation of the final chapter in late author Stieg Larsson's trilogy.
‘Hereafter’: Eastwood’s compelling view of the afterlife
A tsunami pummels an Indonesian beach town at the beginning of "Hereafter," drowning untold thousands, snapping palm trees and tossing cars down narrow roads like toys.
Mesmerizing network
Checking Facebook while writing my review of "The Social Network," I notice my hairstylist commenting on how freakishly hot it's been in Los Angeles.
2011 Insider's Guide To Military Benefits
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