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Commentary: Sequel summer steams on

The summer movie season has already brought moviegoers "Iron Man 3" and "Star Trek Into Darkness," the 12th film in that series. Still to come are second installments of "Grown Ups," "Despicable Me," "The Smurfs," "RED," "Kick-Ass," "300" and "...

A black-and-white film about a heart of gold

Noah Baumbach's playful, effervescent comedy "Frances Ha" is the story of a young woman's quest to find an apartment in New York. That's an arduous task for most ordinary, gainfully employed people. But Frances (Greta Gerwig) is neither ordinary ...

Even stone-cold criminals have moms

Kang-do (Lee Jung-jin), the blank-faced protagonist of "Pieta," is a collector for a loan shark who charges outrageous interest: Borrow $3,000, say, and you'll have to pay back $30,000 in three months. Since most of the clients, who live in an ...

'Epic' can't see the forest for the plot

The hopeful title of "Epic" suggests big things in a way that a more accurate title, such as "How to Train Your Hummingbird," would not. The animated result isn't bad. It's an adequate baby sitter. But where's the allure in telling the truth? ...

'Furious 6': Dumb fun in the summer time

Bad movies are rarely as much fun as these "Fast and the Furious" pictures. And make no mistake about it -- they're bad.

They stick to a rigid formula of hot cars, street races where skinny supermodels make up the audience, and impossible (and ...