Cheat Code

The Ghost Writer

Movie review: The masterful Roman Polanski builds tension with grace and elegance by Jeff Meyers

Green Zone

Movie review: Missed opportunity to kneecap Bush’s weapons-of-mass-destruction catastrophe by Jeff Meyers

Our Family Wedding

Movie review: Blacks and Latinos finally star together in a major movie as wretched as anything whites have done by Corey Hall

Remember Me

Movie review: Robert Pattinson’s star vehicle runs out of gas by Corey Hall

She's Out of My League

Movie review: Lots of bro-banter and bodily function goofs smother a good idea by Jeff Meyers

Red Riding Trilogy

Movie review: Highly detailed, atmospheric storytelling lifts these tales beyond the action’s sordid transgressions by Jeff Meyers

Trunk Show

Movie review: Old Neil Young still cranks ’em out live. But how much is enough? by Bill Holdship

Previous Stories

Sons and lovers

Idiot Boxing: First love, second-time losers and a good old fake dad | By Jim McFarlin [3/10/2010]

Cheat Code

Mass Effect 2 and Dark Void | By Bryant Franks [3/10/2010]

Real to reel

The Detroit International Film Fest debut gives up everything essential in film, local and beyond | By Corey Hall [3/3/2010]

Previous Film Reviews

Cop Out

Film: Buddy cop flick with zero irony? You betcha. | By Corey Hall [3/3/2010]

The Crazies

Film: The aptly titled Crazies is a deceivingly well-made and fast-paced shocker | By Corey Hall [3/3/2010]

The Sun

Film: Emperor Hirohito crumbles as World War II nears its end | By Corey Hall [3/3/2010]

Fish Tank

Film: First-time actress Katie Jarvis in a gritty, absolutely winning tale of sexual tension and lost innocence | By Corey Hall [3/3/2010]

Alice in Wonderland

Film: The Tim Burton-Johnny Depp combo comes in colors and whimsy, but lacks tension | By Jeff Meyers [3/10/2010]

Brooklyn's Finest

Film: Morally bankrupt cops in Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke? Really? | By Corey Hall [3/10/2010]

Nollywood Babylon

Film: Intriguing doc eyes Nigerian film biz | By Corey Hall [3/10/2010]

The North Face

Film: Harrowing historical yarn mixes Third Reich manliness and white-knuckle mountaineering | By Jeff Meyers [3/10/2010]

World War Love

Film: World War Love is Troy Gregory’s phantasmagoric ride into the mouth of rock ’n’ roll madness | By Corey Hall [3/10/2010]

AN ENGLISHMAN IN DETROIT

by: Jeff Meyers on 3/11/2010

ART-DAMAGED

by: Corey Hall on 2/5/2010

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by: Jeff Meyers on 12/21/2009

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