Movie Reviews

Rainn Wilson gives a comic beat to "The Rocker," a movie that is otherwise the equivalent of generic rock.   Full Story

For its first hour, Woody Allen's latest, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," unfolds pleasantly enough, a two-girls-and-a-guy romantic comedy that's funnier than anything Allen has produced this decade.   Full Story

A definite candidate for documentary of the year, James Marsh's riveting "Man on Wire" begins with some staged moments shot in grainy black-and-white stock, giving the movie the feel of a caught-on-the-fly caper flick.   Full Story

Rating: NO STARS ...   Full Story

Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, "Tropic Thunder," at Regal Berkshire Mall 10 in Lanesborough, North Adams Movieplex, and Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington, couldn't be any more "inside-baseball" if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks.   Full Story

Fear not, purists. Brideshead stands.   Full Story