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Garage door fells Harrison Ford on ‘Star Wars’ set
Veteran actor Harrison Ford was airlifted to a hospital after suffering an ankle injury.Read More
‘A Million Ways to Die’ buried in stupid
Seth MacFarlane's latest is laced with enough poop, piss and penis joke to last a lifetime.Read More
SF International Film Festival shines on world stage
The good, the bad and the ugly all played the 57th annual SFIFF.Read More
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ stuck on repeat
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is derivative filmmaking with hardly an ounce of originality.Read More
‘Transcendence’ descends into absurdity
Wally Pfister's new sci-fi thriller Transcendence imagines a wildly unbelievable future.Read More
Spectrum of film fans keeps movie-going fun
Quality of the films aside, the people who attended the screenings piqued my interest.Read More
Fatal attraction fuels midlife crisis in ‘Breathe In’
Director Drake Doremus' "Breathe In" tells of a father at a moral crossroads.Read More
‘Bad Words’ make for a good movie
Underneath Bad Words' thick layer of snark, there is heart. You just have to dig deep. Very deep.Read More
‘Divergent’ fails book-to-film translation
With a script lacking substance and intrigue, one can only hope 'Divergent' improves upon its inevitable expansion. Read More
‘Non-Stop’ schtick wastes Liam Neeson
Once a serious actor, Liam Neeson now seems relegated to hackneyed, incoherent action films.Read More
Free Hoffman marathon honors fallen star
The Nourse Theater is hosting a weekend of film starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman.Read More
Freshened ‘Robocop’ aims for social conscience
Here’s a reboot that dares not to be derivative, but original in updating its predecessor.Read More
‘Monuments Men’ fails on grand scale
The Monuments Men, unfortunately, is a monumental misstep in the wrong direction.Read More
Hollow ‘Awkward Moment’ strikes out
That Awkward Moment is neither romantic nor comedic. Just idiotic.Read More
Sam’s Best Movies of 2013
Moviegoers were treated to new films from some of today’s most illuminating filmmakers.Read More
Virtueless ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ captivates
Virtuousness is not a concern for Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), the centerpiece of Martin Scorsese’s latest magnum opus.Read More
Thrilling ‘American Hustle’ finishes flat
Walking the tightrope between emulation and imitation is a hard feat to pull off.Read More
Stale Vince Vaughn fires blanks in ‘Delivery Man’
I no longer believe Vince Vaughn when he delivers his customary long-winded, sentiment-dripping monologues.Read More
Genuine ‘Nebraska’ connects father and son
Alexander Payne's Nebraska is a black and white journey through some of the most barren lands of Middle America.Read More