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The Call

By Marcia Yarrow|April 24th, 2014|

In "The Call," Brad Anderson creates superior suspense — until he fritters it away.

Star Trek Into Darkness

By Marcia Yarrow|April 22nd, 2014|

J.J. Abrams dives back into Trekkie-land and again provides his matinee worth.

13 Sins

By Marcia Yarrow|April 21st, 2014|

Remaking a Thai horror classic proves good fun for German director Daniel Stamm.

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

By Marcia Yarrow|April 20th, 2014|

Going against the 007 grain was tough in the 1960s, but John Le Carré saved the day.

J. Edgar

By Marcia Yarrow|April 18th, 2014|

A nuanced Leonardo DiCaprio charges up Clint Eastwood's history of FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover.

Ninotchka

By Marcia Yarrow|April 13th, 2014|

Ernst Lubitsch got the best of Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas on the eve of World War II.

Elysium

By Marcia Yarrow|April 12th, 2014|

South African Neill Bloomkamp never gains traction in a hackneyed sci-fi fantasy.

Haywire

By Marcia Yarrow|April 6th, 2014|

Steven Soderbergh has a way with "wild" women, which Gina Carano proves.

Rear Window

By Marcia Yarrow|April 4th, 2014|

Hitchcock's "cortile" movie is both obvious and sneaky, which is why it endures.

American Hustle

By Marcia Yarrow|March 28th, 2014|

David O. Russell's ABSCAM spinoff is the wondrous sum of Amy Adams and Christian Bale.

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