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2008 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

• Get real: Is 3D a cure-all for an ailing film economy?

  published December 31, 2008

  As far as Jeffrey Katzenberg is concerned, up to now there have been but two "revolutions" in the movie business: the mass introduction of... More >>

• Tom Cruise plots to kill Hitler in his latest impossible mission

  published December 24, 2008

  Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg—a lot of name for a lot of guy. Born into aristocracy in 1907, he was a soldier by the... More >>

• Marc Foster's Quantum of Solace renders James Bond pointless

  published November 12, 2008

  Those of us who adored Casino Royale, the 2006 reboot of the haggard, self-parodic James Bond franchise, had some trouble trying to... More >>

• Kevin Smith blows his wad with Zack and Miri

  published October 29, 2008

  Ostensibly, Zack and Miri Make a Porno should be a money shot for Kevin Smith: Pals make a porn to pay the bills and, in the process of... More >>

• Pride and Glory cop drama unsaved by Norton, Farrell

  published October 22, 2008

  Pride and Glory doesn't make any effort to disguise precisely what it is: a barely held-together string of vignettes lifted from every... More >>

• Choke adaptation needs the Heimlich

  published September 24, 2008

  There's a whole lotta fucking going on in Choke, Clark Gregg's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's first-person novel about a sex addict... More >>

• Hamlet 2: Not To Be

  published August 20, 2008

  In its final 10 minutes, Hamlet 2 is little more than chaos, noise, and nonsense, and those are 10 perfectly enjoyable minutes. It's... More >>

• In love and on the run in Pineapple Express

  published August 6, 2008

  On the surface, Pineapple Express offers precisely what it advertises: a roll-'em-up, smoke-'em-up, blow-'em-up bromantic comedy from... More >>

• Superzero

  published July 2, 2008

  The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis as a dead man, was writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's breakthrough, but its follow-up,... More >>

• Weezer

  published July 2, 2008

  Fucking Weezer. Rivers C. and the other dudes (till Matt Sharp returns, who cares?) make one-third of a decent record—pure pop for now... More >>

• Indiana Jones and the Fortress of Sad Decline

  published May 21, 2008

  INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL directed by Steven Spielberg area... More >>

• Film Highlight: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  published April 16, 2008

  FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL area theaters, starts... More >>

• Three the Hard Way

  published March 12, 2008

  No Country for Old Men (Paramount)"A horror... More >>

• Oscar-Starved

  published March 5, 2008

  Into the Wild  More >>

• 'The Bank Job': Too much fun to fact-check

  published March 5, 2008

  THE BANK JOBdirected by Roger Donaldsonarea theaters, starts Friday"Based on a true... More >>

• Move Along, Kids

  published February 27, 2008

  Justice League: The New Frontier  More >>

• 'Semi-Pro' is only half bad

  published February 27, 2008

  SEMI-PRO directed by Kent Alterman area theaters, starts Friday Semi-Pro... More >>

• Laughing Pains

  published February 20, 2008

  Margot at the Wedding  More >>

• Chafing Dishes

  published February 13, 2008

  No Reservations (Warner Bros.)From its cheap, mid-'90s-looking package to its woefully scant extras (one... More >>

• Absolutely, Positively

  published February 13, 2008

  DEFINITELY, MAYBE directed by Adam Brooks area theaters, starts Thursday ... More >>

• How the West Was Wasted

  published February 6, 2008

  The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford More >>

• Donkey Punch

  published January 30, 2008

  The King of Kong  More >>

• Super, Thanks for Asking

  published January 23, 2008

  Confessions of a Superhero More >>

• Mad Money) trumps bridesmaid fashion (27 Dresses)

  published January 16, 2008

  If Diane Keaton were a comer in 2007, she'd likely be stuck in romantic comedies cooked up in movie studio test kitchens. No Godfather... More >>

• Wookiee Mistake

  published January 16, 2008

  Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest  More >>