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Review: We Bought A Zoo

Cameron Crowe's film version of Benjamin Mee's memoir
Matt Damon plays Mee, a journalist who decides that he and his daughter (a precocious Maggie Elizabeth Jones) and sullen teenage son (Colin Ford) need a new start after the death of his wife, so he spends his life savings on a house in the country.
By BRETT MICHEL | December 20, 2011

Review: Wretches and Jabberers

Documentary searches for the heart of autism
Imagine having as much inside you — thoughts, feelings, desires, needs — as you really do, but being unable to express them.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 08, 2011

Review: Iron Man 2

Stark alternatives
Maybe I’m just relieved that it wasn’t in 3-D, or maybe actor Justin Theroux (frequent David Lynch collaborator and co-scripter of Tropic Thunder ) is just a better writer than the law firm of scribes that pasted together the original, but Jon Favreau’s sequel to his creaky adaptation of the rusty Marvel standby Iron Man restores my lack of faith in superheroes.
By PETER KEOUGH | February 24, 2011

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Review: He's Just Not That Into You

Reduces both men and women to shrill stereotypes
And why isn't he? Could it be because you're needy, nagging, and possibly psychotic?
By PETER KEOUGH | February 04, 2009

Anti-depressant cinema

The screen offers relief from a world of woe
The screen offers relief from a world of woe
By PETER KEOUGH | January 09, 2009

Review: The Spirit

Awful on every level
Awful on every level
By PETER KEOUGH | December 23, 2008

Cheese Danish

Hamlet variations we'd like to see
Hamlet variations we'd like to see
By PETER KEOUGH | August 19, 2008

No Spain, no gain

Woody takes a siesta in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Many are hailing Woody Allen’s new film, claiming it to be a “return to form.” I agree: he’s returned to the earliest form of his career, the monologue.
By PETER KEOUGH | August 14, 2008

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The Other Boleyn Girl

A neutered affair
Though both lead actresses give admirable performances, they’re held captive (and kept clothed) by Peter Morgan’s flat script.
By PETER HYMAN | February 27, 2008

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The big hurt: Hello, goodbye

And a warm hello to STP, Britney, and Lily Allen
I should probably explain that this is not the same David Thorpe who recently resigned from a different local newspaper where he wrote a beloved weekly column very, very much like this one.
By DAVID THORPE | February 20, 2008

Primary concerns

2008 releases offer campaign reform
The last thing people are looking for when they go to the movies is a reminder of the political crapola they are trying to escape.
By PETER KEOUGH | December 28, 2007

The Nanny Diaries

A shrill disappointment
The rich may be different from you and me, but they’re probably not much like the grotesque stereotypes in this adaptation of the glib bestseller.
By PETER KEOUGH | August 22, 2007

Smoking hot

Cigarettes on the silver screen
In honor of May 31, International No Tabacco Day, we’re listing the some of the most seminal smoking scenes on the silver screen.
By PHOENIX STAFF | June 01, 2007

Taking their lumps

Red-king-crabbing, pitbull smacking, and more bull riding
Across the underwater plains of Alaska’s Bering Sea go movable cities of red king crab, silently marching sideways.
By JAMES PARKER | May 01, 2007

The Stool also rises

Parsing the lowbrow genius of Barstool Sports
Dave Portnoy had described himself as the most average-looking guy imaginable, and he was right.
By ADAM REILLY | April 10, 2007

Body dabble

Brian De Palma makes a mess of The Black Dahlia
At times Brian De Palma shows signs of the genius some attribute to him. Watch the trailer for The Black Dahlia (QuickTime)
By PETER KEOUGH | February 20, 2007

Scarlett's web

Photos: Hasty ladies plant piggie, Pudding Pot on 2007 Woman of the Year Scarlett Johansson
Photos: Hasty ladies plant piggie, Pudding Pot on 2007 Woman of the Year Scarlett Johansson
By CAITLIN CURRAN | February 15, 2007

Afterglow

Justin Timberlake, TD BankNorth Garden, February 6, 2007
When Justin Timberlake says he’s in love with you, what is there to do but believe him? Slideshow: Justin Timberlake with special guest Pink at TD BankNorth Garden, February 6, 2007
By SHARON STEEL | February 07, 2007

One more time . . .

Spears throwing
The editors of Time and Spin made the executive decision that You were Person and Artist, respectively, of the year 2006.
By SHARON STEEL | January 11, 2007

Fall back

This season, Hollywood lives in the past
If you cannot remember the past, so Santayana said, you’re condemned to repeat it. Watch trailers for this fall's new releases.
By PETER KEOUGH | September 13, 2006

Schoolhouse sex: It rocks

Ten places — and then some — to tryst where your roommate can’t bother you
Dorm-room digs are not conducive to sex, any sort of sex at all — even with your roommate.
By ELLEE DEAN | August 30, 2006

The Phoenix’s first annual sex-survey results

You people really like oral, don’t hide your porn, and want to do the deed in Fenway
Back in May, staff writer Camille Dodero reported on the state of sex in Boston through interviews with straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people (“ Sex (Circa 2006). ”) Topics ranged from one-night stands to monogamous relationships, from the bro job to the growing fluidity of sexual orientation.
By THEPHOENIX.COM | August 09, 2006

Scots Wha Hae

The career of Brian Cox
Scottish actor Brian Cox is an ace at playing villains.
By RYAN STEWART | August 03, 2006

Very civilized

The director everyone loves to act for
Woody Allen has said that Scarlett Johansson, like Diane Keaton, was “just hit with a talent stick and has it all.” No scoop: just another entertaining Woody Allen film. By Gary Susman
By GARY SUSMAN | July 31, 2006

No scoop

Just another entertaining Woody Allen film
Prolific as he is, Woody Allen doesn’t really make new movies anymore, he just recombines parts of his previous brainchildren. Watch the trailer for Scoop (QuickTime) Very civilized: The director everyone loves to act for. By Gary Susman
By GARY SUSMAN | July 28, 2006

Crossword: 'Etouqpets'

Sending a crossword gimmick the wrong way
Sending a crossword gimmick the wrong way
By MATT JONES | July 26, 2006

Don’t get too hip

Politics and other mistakes
Officials at the Maine Department of Agriculture and Assorted Other Kultures are still reeling from the news that TV celebrity Homer Simpson has endorsed Maine potatoes.
By AL DIAMON | March 08, 2006