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Psychobabble

By Rex Reed | July 21, 2009 | 6:21 pm

SHRINKRunning time 110 minutes Written by Thomas Moffett Directed by Jonas PateStarring Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Dallas Roberts, Robin Williams, Jack Huston, Saffron Burrows... MORE >

Harry Potter's Gone to Pot!

By Rex Reed | July 14, 2009 | 7:41 pm

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceRunning time 153 minutesWritten by Steve KlovesDirected by David Yates Starring  Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Jim... MORE >

Love, Actually

By Rex Reed | July 14, 2009 | 7:37 pm

(500) Days of SummerRunning time 95 minutesWritten by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. WeberDirected by Marc WebbStarring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel... MORE >

Welcome to Dysfunction Junction

By Rex Reed | July 14, 2009 | 7:33 pm

Death in LoveRunning time 97 minutes Written and directed by Boaz Yakin Starring  Josh Lucas, Jacqueline Bisset, Lukas Haas, Adam Brody... MORE >

A Little Depp'll Do Ya! Johnny Gets His Gun

By Rex Reed | June 23, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Public EnemiesRunning time 143 minutesWritten by Ronan Bennett, Michael Mann and Ann BidermanDirected by Michael MannStarring  Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Stephen Graham, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy... MORE >

Bring Tissues—Lots of 'em!—to My Sister's Keeper

By Rex Reed | June 23, 2009 | 7:13 pm

My Sister’s KeeperRunning time 109 minutesWritten by Jeremy Leven and Nick CassavetesDirected by Nick CassavetesStarring Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Sofia... MORE >

Nazi Zombies? You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

By Rex Reed | June 16, 2009 | 5:03 pm

Dead SnowRunning time 90 minutes Written by Stig Frode Henriksen and Tommy WirkolaDirected by Tommy WirkolaStarring  Charlotte Frogner, Ørjan Gamst, Stig Frode Henriksen, and Vegar Hoel Dead Snow is a Norwegian horror film, if you can envision such a thing without developing a cataract, about a group of randy skiers in a mountain cabin without cell phone signals (or indoor plumbing) who are attacked by Nazi zombies. You can’t make up this stuff. ... MORE >

Marilyn Maye Is Better Than Ever

By Rex Reed | June 16, 2009 | 4:48 pm

Mercer the Maye WayThe Metropolitan Room After a 16-year hiatus, marvelous singer Marilyn Maye made a New York comeback in 2006, and it’s been full steam ahead ever since. Back at the Metropolitan Room through June 21, celebrating the great lyricist Johnny Mercer, she’s a valid one-woman reason to make a trip to New York. In this staggering show, she serves 35 Mercer tunes, spiced up with her own brand of Tabasco, and punches them... MORE >

Oh, Woody! You Came Home to New York Only to Disappoint Me

By Rex Reed | June 16, 2009 | 4:45 pm

Whatever WorksRunning time 92 minutes Written and directed by Woody AllenStarring  Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr., Henry Cavill On the face of the Woody Allen canon, Whatever Works is a zit. I once wrote that Woody Allen on a bad day was better than everybody else on Sunday. Too many bad movies later, I don’t know where he is on Sunday In Whatever Works, he comes home after frittering... MORE >

She's Still Here!

By Rex Reed | June 9, 2009 | 4:50 pm

Debbie Reynolds: An Evening of Music and ComedyCafe... MORE >

The Love That Dares to Sing Its Name

By Rex Reed | June 9, 2009 | 4:45 pm

Michael Feinstein & Cheyenne Jackson: The Power of TwoFeinstein’s at Loews... MORE >

Run, Don't Walk, to the Algonquin!

By Rex Reed | June 2, 2009 | 6:12 pm

Claire Martin with Richard Rodney BennettAlgonquin Oak Room ... MORE >

Kiss me deadly: Patric and Bello.

Won't Somebody Please Save Poor Maria Bello From This Movie?

By Rex Reed | June 2, 2009 | 6:01 pm

Downloading NancyRunning time 102 minutes Written by Pamela Cuming and Lee RossDirected by Johan RenckStarring Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy... MORE >

What Has Happened to Sam Raimi?

By Rex Reed | May 26, 2009 | 6:01 pm

Drag Me To HellRunning time 99 minutesWritten by Sam and Ivan RaimiDirected by Sam Raimi Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, David Paymer, Lorna... MORE >

Steve Coogan in <i>What Goes Up</i>

Quelle Horreur! Summer Fright Flicks are DOA

By Rex Reed | May 26, 2009 | 5:56 pm

What Goes UpRunning Time 104 minutesWritten by Jonathan Glatzer and Robert Lawson Directed by Jonathan GlatzerStarring Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon, Olivia ThirlbyPontypoolRunning time 95 minutesWritten by Tony BurgessDirected by Bruce McDonaldStarring Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Rick... MORE >