Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.
The first chapter in the X-Men saga unites Wolverine with several other legends of the X-Men universe in an epic revolution that pits the mutants against powerful forces determined to eliminate them.
Surprise Surprise, Here Comes the Deadpool Spinoff! Greaat I thought Ryan Reynolds's smug turn as Wade Wilson, the mercenary who becomes Deadpool, was one of the more annoying parts of Wolverine (though it was kind that they
Sometimes, if you're paying attention, you can watch an event as it unfolds and see that, even if you are unsure of the outcome, the world you know has been changed forever. I'm sure somewhere in 1914 someone said, "Well, now
As a film journalist, it's not cool to say in print that Ryan Reynolds is friggin' awesome. It's even more uncool to say his movies are friggin' awesome. For the most part, however, both of these statements are true. Consider a
Christmas has come a few days early for those of us who are eagerly anticipating the May 1 release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The first official trailer has been tearing up the internet all day. Feel free to take a look, and
X-Men Origins: Wolverine had a strong opening weekend, and the audience reaction was more or less favorable. Hugh Jackman is reliable as always, there are some decent effects, Liev Schreiber's good at playing crazy, and there's so
"It works because it crams in the action, sidesteps downtime, and presents enough logic for varying levels of intelligence to connect with the film."
The playbook has been established. The Dark Knight is the final leg of comic book ambition, finally taking the genre into high art. The Incredible Hulk shows what
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April 30, 2009
Summer movies whimper to a start with the wheezing Wolverine, a transparent attempt to squeeze a faltering franchise for its last drop of box-office juice. It should work for at least a week, until Star Trek opens and blows it out of the water by showing how an origin story should be done. Anyone looking for dangerous thrills is out of luck unless they risk federal prosecution by illegally downloading the movie on the Web.(Watch Peter Travers' video review of Wolverine)The movie itself is all