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New on DVD this week: Lemon Tree Recommended if you are interested in social justice issues, but are tired of watching documentaries....

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars There are two ways you can take Steven Soderbergh’s newest film, “The Informant!” : 1. It’s...

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars There needs to be a category for movies that aren’t very good, but are worth seeing anyway, at least for people who care about film and filmmaking. ...

The springboard for “Adoration” is an actual event: in 1986, Jordanian terrorist Nezar Hindawi slipped a bomb into his pregnant girlfriend’s bag and took her to the airport, where she would board a plane for Israel, ostensibly to meet his parents. He told her he was coming on a later flight. It’s...

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars “9″ began life as an award-winning short film in 2005, and that’s exactly what it feels like– a good short film made longer so that it could be released in theaters and make more money. Someda...

Medicine for Melancholy – The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac gets his own movie, and believe it or not, it’s not wacky, a parody, or satire. Or overblown. In fact, from what I hear, it’s pretty good. . . Whatever Works – Woody Allens’ latest is far from his best. Starring L...

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Making feature-length films out of 30 year old picture books seems to be all the rage these days...

“Where the Wild Things Are” is the story of a 9 year old boy, Max, who, when he gets frustrated with the way things are in his life, escapes to a fantasy realm where he is king. As such, it’s a lot like Peter Pan or Alice in Wonderland any number of other children’s stories. The ma...

Cheri – Michelle Pfeiffer leads the way in this costume drama about sexual awakening. (Is it just my imagination, or are 90% of costume dramas about sexual awakening?) . . Fados - documentary about the musical genre sometimes called “the Portuguese blues.” . . . ...

I used to wonder about the appeal of zombie movies. Unlike werewolves or vampires, zombies have no interesting characteristics or power. They’re generally slow, dumb, and utterly lacking in personality. Why are they scary? ...

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars “Bandslam” balances precariously between quirky, interesting hipster-indie and annoying Disney-Channel blather. One the one hand, we’ve got Gaelen Connell and Lisa Kudrow. Connell reminds me of a young John Cusack; geeky, intelligent, drawn into himself. Kudr...

Drag Me to Hell Recommended if you liked the Evil Dead series. if you think horror movies should make you laugh, not give you nightmares. ...

I watched the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” recently, because I am temporarily living in Oklahoma. Th...

Anvil! The Story of Anvil There are moments when it is almost impossible to believe that “Anvil” is not a mockumentary. It feels enough like an alt-universe sequel to “This is Spinal Tap” to make your head spin. Click here for review. . Year ...