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‘World War Z’ Dead on Arrival

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|June 19, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Perhaps best known as the director who managed to botch the second Daniel Craig 007 outing (“Quantum of Solace”) after “Casino Royale” had reinvigorated the James Bond franchise, Marc Forster does an even worse job at the helm [...]

Superman Goes Dark in ‘Man of Steel’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|June 10, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Gritty, gray and grim from the moment it leaves Krypton, the meandering and morose “Man of Steel” has more in common with Christopher Nolan’s joyless “Dark Knight” trilogy than with any previous Superman incarnation. You [...]

Almodóvar’s ‘I’m So Excited!’ Is Good Dirty Fun

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|June 8, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Funny, frisky and fabulous, writer/director Pedro Almodóvar’s “I’m So Excited!” is the kind of feel-good dirty fun that’s both extremely naughty and irresistibly nice. Each cast member behaves badly in one way or another [...]

‘Internship’ Fails Performance Review

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|June 8, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Two of this month’s movies are about a pair of unconventional wannabes motivating a group of similar misfits to achieve unlikely greatness. Pixar’s “Monsters University” is the good one. “The Internship” is the one [...]

‘After Earth’ Is Classic Boy’s Adventure Tale

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|May 31, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Its TV ads imply that “After Earth” is an action thriller about a father and son who are both on the run in a future Earth that’s fraught with evolution-gone-mad perils, but don’t be misled. This is actually a classic coming-o [...]

Animated Adventure More Adequate Than ‘Epic’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|May 25, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Any studio cocky enough to call a movie “Epic” without putting something extra special on the screen is just begging for “epic fail” comments from unimpressed critics. Although this beautifully animated offering from director [...]

Terrorist-Hunting ‘Star Trek’ Goes Dark

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|May 14, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The entertaining if unsubtle “Star Trek Into Darkness” is an extended “Zero Dark Star Trek” metaphor about terrorism, military madness and the cost of sacrificing ideals for the sake of lawless revenge. That’s because th [...]

Gerwig Goes for Broke in ‘Frances Ha’

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|May 13, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Greta Gerwig is irresistible as the sweetly sincere and endearingly pathetic title character of this thoroughly charming comedy from director Noah Baumbach (“Margot at the Wedding,” “Greenberg,” “The Squid and the Whale& [...]

‘Fast & Furious 6’ Is Frantic Fun

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|May 13, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Buckle up and hold on tight for the wildest thrill ride of the summer. This amazingly over-the-top action/soap hybrid is so much crazy fun it’s irresistible. Full of jaw-dropping stunts, gleefully preposterous plot twists and adrenaline-rush ca [...]

Garish ‘Gatsby’ Less Than Great

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|May 9, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Classic literature goes to candyland in this crazily colorful fever-dream fantasy version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. Director Baz Luhrmann has transformed the author’s noirishly bitter jazz-age period piece into a brazenly bizar [...]