The comedy trio of Hollywood’s Golden Age might have been coarse, brutal and mildly sociopathic, but those Stooges were worlds smarter than these wan ones
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The Lady: Michelle Yeoh as Political Heroine Aung San Suu Kyi
Hong Kong’s martial-arts goddess brings her grave grace to the role of Burma’s imprisoned insurgent in a stately, intimate bio-pic
Grab Life By The Sugar Frosted Nutsack
Mark Leyner sure does. His first novel in 15 years proves he is still a mad genius.
The Cabin in the Woods: Burning Down the House of Horror
Five college kids go into the woods in Drew Goddard’s directorial debut. What comes out? Pain-loving zombies, a wicked sense of Buffy-style humor and a film that finally shakes up the slasher-movie genre.
Nameless Gangster: The Korean Mob Film Scorsese Would Be Proud Of
The newest gangster film reinvigorates the genre. Let’s hope it gets a wide release.
M. Ward’s A Wasteland Companion: The Folk-Rocker Delivers Again
The singer/songwriter puts forth one of his best solo efforts — while remembering what made She & Him such a crossover success.
American Reunion: Is There Sex After High School? Hell, Yeah
The Class of ’99 reconvenes to prove that turning 30 means embracing your inner teen idiot
Damsels in Distress: Heathers, Without Cruel Intentions
Whit Stillman’s first project in 14 years shows he’s still a prep-obsessed filmmaker with razor sharp wit
Titanic, TIME and Me
James Cameron’s blockbuster epic returns to theaters in 3D. Does this romantic drama still soar? Or is it, as one crabby critic wrote long ago, dead in the water?
De La Soul Duo’s First Serve: Hip-hop Made Fun Again
Two of the group’s three members deliver a concept album celebrating old school rap.
Mirror Mirror: A Snow White That Wants to Be Funny, and Isn’t
Julia Roberts is the wicked Queen in this lovely-to-look-at, hard-to-sit-through revision of the Grimm fairy tale
Wrath of the Titans: The God-Fathers, Part II
The Olympian family feud continues, in a sequel of giant monsters and modest pleasures
Bully: A Punishing Movie Your Kids Must See
Lee Hirsch’s documentary pries open a world of child abuse by other children: taunts and threats that can drive a victim to suicide. The movie received an R rating, but if kids want to see a life-changing film, they should sneak in.