The film is a charming elegy, reflecting the passing of an era in its direct storytelling and unadorned visual style.
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At the Movies
Opening: ‘Looper’ / ‘Hotel Transylvania’ / ‘Won’t Back Down’ / ‘Arbitrage’
Killer impersonation
Joseph Gordon-Levitt does a spot-on Bruce Willis, who plays the younger man’s older self in the smart time-travel crime thriller ‘Looper.’
Movie Review: A boring ‘Dredd 3D’ gets lost behind a helmet
The 3-D here is used to greatest effect in slow-motion shootings, impalings and throat slashings – blood-on-the-lens stuff.
Movie Review: ‘The Master’ mesmerizes in word and deed
The film bristles with vivid moments and unbeatable acting.
Movie Review: Buddies in blue ‘End of Watch’
The tension builds slowly but relentlessly in director David Ayer’s engaging tale of two cops, ‘End of Watch.’
DVD Releases
New on the shelf: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ / ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ / ‘The Big Bang Theory’ fifth season / ‘Spartacus – Vengeance’ second season
Laugh, cry as robot gives a hand to man losing his grip
‘Robot and Frank’ is seriously emotional, occasionally deeply sad and even pessimistic, but very funny.
At the Movies
Opening: ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’ / ‘Finding Nemo: 3D’ / ‘Last Ounce of Courage’ / ‘Sleepwalk with Me’ / ‘Queen of Versailles’ / ‘Queen Hungarian Rhapsody: Live in Budapest ’86’
‘Bourne’ sans Bourne
The stellar cast can’t hide the gaping holes in ‘Cold Light.’