David Riedel

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Film review

We’ve reached a point in the movie business when we’re so devoid of new and good ideas we’re recycling old and bad...

Film review

The poster for George Clooney’s The Monuments Men has that wow factor. Not the poster itself—a bunch of guys standing...

Film review

It’s too early in the year to be making predictions about next year’s Academy Award nominations for Best Animated...

Film review

The story told in Labor Day, about Adele (Kate Winslet), a divorced and depressed mother to young teenager Henry...

Film review

The buddy cop movie is a familiar trope with many variations. You could have a cop and a crook (48 Hrs.); two cops...

Film review: Lone Survivor

Mark Wahlberg is a bad actor. There are movies when he’s passable (Date Night; Ted), but most of the time he’s...

Film review: Her

It’s the sort of utopian, not-too-distant future. Men wear high-waisted pants and mustaches without irony. Joaquin...

Film review

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is terrible. Just terrible. It’s wrongheaded, silly, and worse, confused. The...

Film review: Anchorman 2

Good news. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is not as bad as the following comedy sequels: Caddyshack II. Analyze...

Film review

American Hustle is, in some circles, being touted as a masterpiece. It’s easy to see why. Good cast (Christian Bale,...