http://www.gomemphis.com/news/movies/reviews/?partner=RSSGo Memphis Stories: Movie Reviewsen-usmovies/reviewshttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/no-scares-on-forgettable-journey/?partner=RSSCast and crew err on the side of silly in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," the amusingly childish sequel to that unlikely 2008 hit, "Journey to the Center of the Earth." They've rendered Jules Verne's novel into a jokey lark, with broad, corny wisecracks, comic sidekicks and everybody riffing on the ginormous lizards, humungous spiders and the like. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288380-734542movies/reviewsBy Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceMemphis, TNFilm Review: No scares on forgettable 'Journey'Go Memphisno-scares-on-forgettable-journeyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288380-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/film-review-little-suspense-but-miracle-holds/?partner=RSSThere are stories that by their very nature force you to confront the possibility that people aren't entirely horrible. Case in point: In 1988, three whales got themselves trapped in Alaska. They were five miles away from the ocean, breathing through a small opening in the ice, but within days, everyone knew, that opening would freeze over and the whales would drown ... unless a lot of people got together and did something about it -- immediately. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287282-734535movies/reviewsBy Mick LaSalle / San Francisco ChronicleMemphis, TNFilm Review: Little suspense, but 'Miracle' holds audienceGo Memphisfilm-review-little-suspense-but-miracle-holdsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287282-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/no-headline---2012-01-26-121608966912/?partner=RSSAlready famous and perhaps overhyped as the first wide-release black-and-white silent film of the modern era, writer-director Michel Hazanavicius' salute to the romance of the movies is novel, funny and refreshing -- it's terrific entertainment. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:55:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286177-734528movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2012-01-26-121608966912urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286177-734528Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/dec/22/no-headline---2011-12-22-152437717448/?partner=RSSMatt Damon and Scarlett Johansson take over a failing California menagerie in Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo," opening Friday at theaters around the Mid-South. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-281226-734493movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2011-12-22-152437717448urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-281226-734493Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/dec/14/film-review-sherlock-holmes-storyline-drags/?partner=RSSThe cliché pop combo word "bromance" isn't quite strong enough for the Arthur Conan Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell camaraderie on display in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," a tiring and overwrought if occasionally entertaining action-adventure sequel in which the master detective's pursuit of the evil Moriarty seems secondary to his badgering of his former longtime companion, the newlywed Dr. Watson. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-280128-734485movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Sherlock Holmes' storyline drags, but plenty of actionGo Memphisfilm-review-sherlock-holmes-storyline-dragsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-280128-734485Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/dec/08/abyss-plumbs-depths-of-death-row/?partner=RSS"Into the Abyss" is the second documentary this year from tireless Bavarian existentialist Werner Herzog. The first, "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," was a 3D exploration of the prehistoric art of France's Chauvet Cave. In "Abyss," Herzog spelunks darker depths: the cells of a Texas death house, and the chambers of the hearts of the convicted murderers and troubled prison personnel who endure death row's chill. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:46:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-279258-734479movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Werner Herzog's 'Into the Abyss' plumbs depths of death rowGo Memphisabyss-plumbs-depths-of-death-rowurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-279258-734479Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/oct/28/film-review-time-stylish-elegant-runs-out-steam/?partner=RSSEveryone in Andrew Niccol’s “In Time” looks no older than 25, and that’s not some middle-aged optical illusion: In this futuristic tale, aging stops at 25, and those who wish to live longer must earn, steal or inherit time, which is the only currency. This makes for, as you might imagine, a world that looks like a college-town nightclub — one in which the young and handsome Justin Timberlake gazes at the young and lovely Olivia Wilde and says, “Hi, Mom.” Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:54:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-273111-734438movies/reviewsMoira Macdonald, The Seattle TimesMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'In Time' stylish, elegant but runs out of steamGo Memphisfilm-review-time-stylish-elegant-runs-out-steamurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-273111-734438Change734438Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/oct/13/thing-short-on-suspense-fear-factor/?partner=RSSThat classic "creature feature" "The Thing" earns its third treatment with a film that's so enthralled with its actual "thing" that it forgets to be scary or suspenseful. A decent cast and a pristine glacial setting are wasted on a movie of alien transmutations and alien dissections that lacks urgency, or even a sense that's its very cold in Antarctica. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-270722-734423movies/reviewsBy Roger Moore, The Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Thing' short on suspense, fear factorGo Memphisthing-short-on-suspense-fear-factorurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-270722-734423Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/sep/30/film-review-number-doesnt-add-anything-interesting/?partner=RSSBad timing allowed “What’s Your Number?,” a mildly raunchy romantic comedy about a woman lamenting her sexual history as she resolves to finally save herself for Mr. Right, to come out mere months after the too-similar “Bridesmaids.” Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-268746-734410movies/reviewsRoger Moore, The Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Number' doesn't add up to anything interestingGo Memphisfilm-review-number-doesnt-add-anything-interestingurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-268746-734410Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/sep/15/film-takes-viewer-on-entertaining-witty-trip/?partner=RSSA sort of improv-comedy travelogue in the form of a mock documentary, "The Trip" follows British actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, portraying somewhat fictionalized versions of themselves, as they ramble about the north of England, supposedly on assignment to review restaurants for The Observer, a British newspaper. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-266300-734395movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Brit comedy takes viewer on entertaining, witty 'Trip'Go Memphisfilm-takes-viewer-on-entertaining-witty-tripurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-266300-734395Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/sep/08/contagion-benefits-from-deft-treatment/?partner=RSSDirector Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" a sleek, elegantly mounted dissection of a global pandemic, begins simply enough, in Hong Kong, with Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) under the weather and waiting to catch a flight back to America. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:58:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-265194-734388movies/reviewsBy Preston Jones, McClatchy NewspapersMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Contagion' benefits from deft treatmentGo Memphiscontagion-benefits-from-deft-treatmenturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-265194-734388Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/19/film-review-bad-script-weakens-conan/?partner=RSSTake away much of the myth, most of the sorcery and all of the humor of the 1982 John Milius-Arnold Schwarzenegger version of the sword and sorcery epic “Conan the Barbarian,” and you’ve got an idea what the new “Conan” is like. It has a better actor as star — Jason Momoa (“North Shore,” “Game of Thrones”). It has better sword play. It even has 3-D. But you lose the legend of Conan, you’ve lost the plot. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-262286-734368movies/reviewsRoger Moore, The Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: Bad script weakens 'Conan' Go Memphisfilm-review-bad-script-weakens-conanurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-262286-734368Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/aug/11/smart-funny-help-handles-race-with-grace/?partner=RSSI'll be honest: I was dreading "The Help," the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's phenomenally successful current best-seller about "colored" maids and their white employers in early 1960s Jackson, Miss. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:49:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-260758-734360movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNMovie Review: Smart, funny 'Help' handles race with graceGo Memphissmart-funny-help-handles-race-with-graceurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-260758-734360Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/jul/27/film-review-wit-action-elevate-cowboys-aliens/?partner=RSSThe reason for “Cowboys & Aliens” — the justification for it, the appeal of it, the whole point of it — is contained in the title. Take a cowboy movie, add space aliens. That’s a gimmick that could easily have exhausted itself after 20 minutes, but director Jon Favreau, a team of screenwriters and some well-cast actors keep it alive, and the result is a crowd-pleasing summer movie with more wit than most. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-258683-734345movies/reviewsMike LaSalle, San Franciso ChronicleMemphis, TNFilm Review: Wit, action elevate 'Cowboys & Aliens' Go Memphisfilm-review-wit-action-elevate-cowboys-aliensurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-258683-734345Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/jul/21/film-review-witty-duo-timberlake-kunis-drive/?partner=RSSFrom Shakespeare and Austen through Tracy and Hepburn, when it comes to romantic comedies, chemistry is king. It's one reason the rom-com has long seemed like the toughest code for Hollywood to crack. But never underestimate the power of snappy, rapid-fire banter, the paving stones of the Hollywood road to romance. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-257764-734339movies/reviewsBy Roger Moore / Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: Witty duo Timberlake, Kunis drive 'Benefits'Go Memphisfilm-review-witty-duo-timberlake-kunis-driveurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-257764-734339Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/jul/21/film-review-captain-delivers-campy-fun/?partner=RSSThere is so much "business" that the fourth big comic book movie adaptation of the summer has to take care of that frankly, it's astounding that director Joe "Jumanji" Johnston is able to take care of it all, and with style. "Captain America" has to connect this World War II-era hero to modern times. The movie has to tie into all the other Marvel comic book movies that are part of "The Avengers," because as the title implies, the good captain is "The First Avenger." Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-257756-734339movies/reviewsBy Roger Moore, The Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Captain' delivers campy funGo Memphisfilm-review-captain-delivers-campy-funurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-257756-734339Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/jul/08/film-review-horrible-bosses-may-be-funniest-comedy/?partner=RSSThe fourth big R-rated comedy of the summer may very well be the funniest. Ripped from the recessionary zeitgeist, raunchy and rude and built around something like a dream cast, “Horrible Bosses” is the first funny film to give those “Bridesmaids” a run for their money. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-255976-734326movies/reviewsRoger Moore, The Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Horrible Bosses' may be funniest comedy of the summerGo Memphisfilm-review-horrible-bosses-may-be-funniest-comedyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-255976-734326Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/apr/21/water-elephants-surprisingly-moving-movie/?partner=RSSLike “The Notebook,” but with an elephant, the unexpectedly good film version of “Water for Elephants” elevates pure corn to a completely satisfying realm of romantic melodrama. This adaptation of the Sara Gruen best seller, set in a storybook edition of Depression-era 1931, stars Robert Pattinson of the “Twilight” franchise as Jacob, the earnest son of Polish immigrants, “a veterinary student from the wrong side of the tracks” as 20th Century Fox’s publicity describes him. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-244183-734248movies/reviewsBy Michael Phillips, Chicago TribuneMemphis, TN'Water for Elephants' is surprisingly moving movieGo Memphiswater-elephants-surprisingly-moving-movieurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-244183-734248Change0Usable