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Joanne Weintraub Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 26, 2026 It's Assante as the reluctant traveler and Greta Scacchi as his Penelope who really hold the story together. Go to Full Review The Odyssey (1997) 79% 60%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 9, 2026 "James and the Giant Peach" is a plump and juicy delight. Go to Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 66%

Joanne Weintraub Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar 20, 2026 Some of the satire is so biting you can practically feel the tooth marks on your arm. Go to Full Review The Second Civil War (1997) 62% 61%

Joanne Weintraub Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar 11, 2026 Just try watching all the way to the end of Kate Davis' remarkable 90-minute film... without reconsidering your notions of what it means to be male or female and what it takes to be loved. Go to Full Review Southern Comfort (2001) 97% 86%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sep 9, 2020 2/4 There is no archetype so wooden or narrative so predictable that it can't be improved upon by a sense of style. But director Mick Jackson merely moves the pieces in a static and linear way toward a stalemate. Go to Full Review The Bodyguard (1992) 40% 64%

Cathy Jakicic Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 13, 2014 2.5/4 The basic elements are very much like "The Bodyguard" and countless dangerous-rise-to-fame movies. The originality lies in the details, up-to-date themes and the strong performances of the relatively young lead actors. Go to Full Review Beyond the Lights (2014) 83% 75%

Graham Killeen Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 13, 2014 1/4 Fans of catheters, snot, menstruation, cat anuses and a hearse filled with farts won't be disappointed. All others need not - and should not - apply. Go to Full Review Dumb and Dumber To (2014) 31% 23%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 13, 2014 2.5/4 The real-world events being portrayed were powerful and important. "Rosewater" is less so. Go to Full Review Rosewater (2014) 76% 68%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 6, 2014 3/4 A thought experiment writ large. Go to Full Review Interstellar (2014) 73% 89%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 6, 2014 2.5/4 The characters are not the only "Laggies" involved. Go to Full Review Laggies (2014) 63% 50%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 6, 2014 3/4 The artistry of state-of-the-art commercial digital animation has become a foregone conclusion. Then again, it's a kids' film, and that audience will enjoy it. Go to Full Review Big Hero 6 (2014) 90% 86%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 6, 2014 3.5/4 Whatever the meaning of "the greater good" in a post-Sept. 11 world, "Citizenfour" posits - and it's hard to argue otherwise - that the right to privacy is an essential component of it. Go to Full Review Citizenfour (2014) 96% 87%

Mary Louise Schumacher Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 31, 2014 It's a dive into the toolboxes and tricks of the sign painter, and a lift to the rooftops they lower themselves off of to work, too. Go to Full Review Sign Painters (2014) - - 67%

Graham Killeen Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 31, 2014 1.5/4 The movie's hormone-level anger reeks of brimstone, Axe-body-spray and mid-1990s trenchcoat-mafia egocentricity. Mess with this much bull, you get "Horns." Go to Full Review Horns (2013) 41% 49%

Sue Pierman Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 31, 2014 2/4 As long as viewers don't get a close-up look at the puzzle pieces, the film offers a giddy tension, but eventually the teasing becomes tiresome and you just wish Joffe would cut to the chase. Go to Full Review Before I Go to Sleep (2014) 37% 40%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 30, 2014 3/4 The ambiguous line it walks between them may prove frustrating to some. But anyone who prefers their film fare to be anything but off the rack should prepare to be dazzled. Go to Full Review Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) 91% 78%

Graham Killeen Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 30, 2014 2.5/4 Here's a four-word review of "The Surface": Go see "The Surface." Go to Full Review The Surface (2014) - - 38%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 30, 2014 3.5/4 Both main performances are hand-in-glove terrific, with Russo id to Gyllenhaal's ego. Go to Full Review Nightcrawler (2014) 95% 86%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 30, 2014 3.5/4 There is a "Raging Bull" physicality to Teller's performance, along with a touch of Asperger syndrome, and Simmons brings a "The Great Santini" psychological intensity unlike anything in his nice-guy insurance commercials. Go to Full Review Whiplash (2014) 94% 94%

Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 24, 2014 3/4 Part Alfred Hitchcock razor's edge and part Douglas Sirk sadness. Go to Full Review The Blue Room (2014) 88% 50%