Movie Reviews – In Theatres: January 13, 2012
The Iron Lady
Bill Wine
Meryl Streep portrays former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in the biographical drama about not only the only woman to hold the post, but the person who held it the longest
The Iron Lady
Michael Phillips
Some movies arrive pre-stamped with a consensus opinion. With ‘The Iron Lady,’ the consensus so far is this: Meryl Streep excels as Margaret Thatcher. And the movie itself does not work.
Michael Phillips
With amazing cel animation, impressive vocal performances, and unforgettable characters, this movie reminds us of what animation was capable of before the rise of computers and Pixar
Bill Wine
The Devil Inside is a spooky thriller about a woman who becomes involved with a series of exorcisms as part of her investigation into just what happened to her mother, who murdered three people while possessed
Bill Wine
Set in New Orleans, Contraband centers on the predicament of one Chris Farrady (Mark Wahlberg), a legendary smuggler, who is trying desperately to leave the dangerous, high-stakes world of international smuggling behind in the name of protecting his family
Michael Phillips
Mark Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, an ex-smuggler who gets sucked back in. A nasty drug lord is owed money by Farraday’s brother-in-law. Now Farraday has to get beaucoup counterfeit bills from Panama to New Orleans in a jiffy
Bill Wine
This dialogue-driven dark comedy of manners is based on Yasmina Reza’s play, God of Carnage, about two sets of parents who meet to discuss the playground altercation that their tween sons have recently gotten into
Michael Phillips
This serviceable musical contraption takes place in a hard-hit Georgia town, where the multiracial members of the Divinity Church Choir take their act to the competition stage
