Friday, January 2

Movie Review: ‘2 Guns’

Look back on all the buddy cop movies through the years. Go ahead. There’s quite a long list of great ones: “Beverly Hills Cop,” “48 Hrs.,” “Lethal Weapon,” “Bad Boys” and (who could forget) “Rush Hour.” Well, “2 Guns” is the antithesis of all of them, taking the typical Laurel and Hardy odd-couple relationship that normally holds true in the buddy cop genre and turning it on its head. Read more...



UCLA student discusses role in ‘The Conjuring’

Moviegoers nationwide are being terrorized by “The Conjuring,” this summer’s latest horror blockbuster. Based on the accounts of two real-life families, “The Conjuring” recounts the tale of the Perrons as they move into their new Rhode Island farmhouse plagued with paranormal activity, and the Warrens, a pair of demonologists who move in to help the terrorized family. Read more...

Photo: Shanley Caswell plays Andrea Perron, the family’s eldest daughter, in “The Conjuring,” a horror film by James Wan.


Love or Hate: Does Alfonso Cuarón’s distinctive style fall flat?

Last week, a trailer for director Alfonso Cuarón’s new feature “Gravity” was released online, causing a stir among movie fanatics and casual moviegoers alike. The film, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Cuarón’s first feature since 2006’s “Children of Men,” depicts the terrifying experience of two astronauts on a spacewalk disrupted by flying debris that destroys their shuttle. Read more...


Movie Review: ‘Blue Jasmine’

Woody Allen's recent output has been a mixed bag to say the least, so much so that any mildly diverting effort – à la 2011's “Midnight in Paris”– is enough for most to declare the comeback season in full swing. Read more...



Movie review: ‘Arcadia’

An old light blue station wagon, a series of motels and an eccentric and volatile father serve as the backdrop for “Arcadia,” a film that traces a family’s journey from New England to their new home in Arcadia, Calif. Read more...



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