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How to define a movie critic's job in the summer of comic books Heavy Metal
By Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek, May 02, 2013
To: Stephanie Zacharek From: Alan Scherstuhl Hi, Stephanie, welcome again to the Voice! Like you, I found myself worn out by Iron Man 3,... More>>
Simon Killer's nuanced prostitution plot makes for a hypnotic thriller Simon Killer
By Chris Klimek, April 25, 2013
The meek shall inherit the Earth," somebody said once — probably Truffaut. Two pictures into his thrilling career, writer-director Antonio... More>>
Michael Bay's Pain & Gain is as superficial as its real-life protagonists Pain & Gain
See also: Pain & Gain: From New Times Story to Michael Bay Film
By Ciara lavelle, April 25, 2013
Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) believes life has cheated him. Doesn't America promise riches and luxury to people who deserve it? He's worked hard... More>>
Like its sperm-donor hero, Starbuck suffers from daddy issues Starbuck
By Jon Frosch, April 25, 2013
An ostensibly feel-good French-Canadian comedy about artificial insemination gone awry, Ken Scott's Starbuck mainly makes you feel like taking a... More>>
Tom Cruise is still a good actor, but what's with his movies? Cruising Into Oblivion
By Calum Marsh, April 25, 2013
Though he's long been among the most recognizable celebrities in the world, Tom Cruise has always seemed vaguely irritating, like the popular kid... More>>
Five academic theories about Mad Men culture It's a Mad World
By Diana Clarke, April 25, 2013
Just as Mad Men charms its viewers by using sex, drugs, snappy banter and pretty people to make heavy topics (sexism, racism, dreams diffused)... More>>
Travis Bickle and Annie Hall deserve better The Big Wedding
By Calum Marsh, April 25, 2013
When Michael Haneke’s sobering end-of-life drama Amour premiered at Cannes last May, many critics reflected on the presence of a shared... More>>
What do real-life sex workers think about The Client List? Sex in the City
By Kate Conger, April 25, 2013
In The Client List, Lifetime's pseudo-steamy take on the world of sensual massage, Jennifer Love Hewitt plays a struggling housewife who takes a... More>>
Tom Cruise's alien Oblivion invokes an inhuman majesty A Boy and His Drone
By Alan Scherstuhl, April 18, 2013
The good news: Here's a lavish, serious science-fiction picture, one that on occasion transcends big-budget hitmaking convention to glance... More>>
In The Company You Keep, revolution is white-bread and watered-down Wheezy Rider
By Michael Atkinson, April 18, 2013
It's time, apparently, for the aging ghosts of '60s radicalism to once again take stock of their sins and compromises. In The Big Chill and... More>>
Brady Corbet explains how a nice guy became Simon Killer Good Works
By Chuck Wilson, April 18, 2013
"Can you speak up a little, man? I dove off a boat yesterday, and I now have an immense amount of water in my ear!" Brady Corbet, 24, is on the... More>>
Gimme the Loot's star power is unmistakable Gimme the Loot
By Michael Atkinson, April 18, 2013
A big winner at last year's SXSW, Adam Leon's Gimme the Loot, about a couple of graffiti bombers aiming to gain fame by tagging the Mets' Home... More>>
Rob Zombie steps out on his own with Lords of Salem Rob Zombie, On His Own
By Simon Abrams, April 18, 2013
After working a packed auditorium into a frenzy at last September's premiere of Lords of Salem at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rob... More>>
Lil Bub is a paws that refreshes The Cat's Meow
By Angela Lutz, April 18, 2013
Thanks to her otherworldly cuteness, wide-eyed "perma-kitten" Lil Bub is the Internet's favorite celebri-kitty. Her bright-green eyes sparkle... More>>
ISteve gives the iFinger to the iCompetition Funny or Die's ISteve
By Amy Nicholson, April 18, 2013
In the rush to lead the pack, writer-director Ryan Perez, a UCLA grad and veteran of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy theater, and who has... More>>
Now out on DVD, Django is still kicking up shit Django Rewatched
By Alan Scherstuhl, April 18, 2013
Half a year later, now on Blu-ray and DVD, Django Unchained is still kicking up shit, this time via cross-media trickle-down. TV’s LL Cool... More>>
Scary Movie V is so un-funny it's scary A Sad State of Affairs
By Pete Vonder Haar, April 18, 2013
Picking up a mere seven years after the previous installment, Scary Movie V features no original cast members, no Wayans brothers producing (they... More>>
How to spot Hollywood's non-threatening black man The NTBM Phenomenon
By Inkoo Kang, April 18, 2013
Last week, America received two embarrassing reminders of its doting but asexual love for the Nonthreatening Black Man (NTBM). First,... More>>
Mateo Garrone's Reality skewers celebrity culture Reality
By Michael Atkinson, April 18, 2013
Rampaging through the otherwise arid desertscape of contemporary Italian cinema, Matteo Garrone doesn't want for ambition; he may be the premier... More>>
The Sundance Channel's Rectify is often excellent TV The Sundance Channel's Rectify is often excellent TV
By Alan Scherstuhl, April 18, 2013
At any prior point in TV history, Rectify, a six-part drama on the Sundance channel, would be a shake-up-the-medium astonishment: A sober, even... More>>
42's Jackie Robinson story is no baseball diamond in the rough 42
By Alan Scherstuhl, April 11, 2013
A likable hagiography as nuanced as a plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Brian Helgeland's Jackie Robinson bio 42 finds a politic solution to... More>>
To the Wonder is a great...and pretentious...movie To the Wonder
By Stephanie Zacharek, April 11, 2013
To the Wonder, Terrence Malick's second movie in two years, is ridiculous, pretentious as hell, and in places laugh-out-loud funny. "Newborn. I... More>>
In Room 237, the theories behind the Shining are as fascinating as the classic Room 237
See also: Go inside The Shining documentary Room 237 with director Rodney Ascher
By Steven Erickson, April 11, 2013
Here's what the five interviewees in Rodney Ascher's Room 237 have come up with about Stanley Kubrick's The Shining: One believes that it's an... More>>
Tattoo Nation documents California's romance with ink Think Ink
See also: Tattoo Nation director Eric Schwartz on the oral history of the Chicano black-and-grey art form
By Amy Nicholson, April 04, 2013
Tattoo Nation documentarian Eric Schwartz isn't inked himself — "I'm nicknamed 'The Virgin,' " he admits — but when he... More>>
Thanks to a new dimension, Jurassic Park 3D is scarier than ever Jurassic Park 3D
See also: Anatomy of a Scene: Jurassic Park's T-Rex Introduction
By Alan Scherstuhl, April 04, 2013
They do move in herds," Sam Neill marvels, purportedly gazing at his director's miracle dinosaurs but in reality directing his wonderment right... More>>
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  1. Star Trek Into Darkness, 70.2 mil, 83.7 mil
  2. Iron Man 3, 35.8 mil, 337.7 mil
  3. The Great Gatsby, 23.9 mil, 90.7 mil
  4. Pain & Gain, 3.2 mil, 46.7 mil
  5. The Croods, 3.0 mil, 177.0 mil
  6. 42, 2.8 mil, 88.8 mil
  7. Oblivion, 2.3 mil, 85.6 mil
  8. Mud, 2.2 mil, 11.7 mil
  9. Peeples, 2.2 mil, 7.9 mil
  10. The Big Wedding, 1.2 mil, 20.3 mil
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