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MAN OF STEEL Written by David S. Goyer; directed by Zack Snyder With Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane • Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus Comic books have become the go-to place for cinematic source...

KON-TIKI Written by Petter Skavlan; directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg With a whole bunch of Norwegian actors whose names you won’t be able to pronounce Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus In the days before DVDs and video cassettes (anyone...

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof; directed by J.J. Abrams With Chris Pike, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus It’s a grim, foreboding...

PAIN & GAIN Directed by Michael Bay With Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris Rated R      By Ed Symkus Yes, it’s a new Michael Bay film. He’s the guy who, in a recent interview, described himself...

42 Written and directed by Brian Helgeland • Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus It was not with much excitement or anticipation that I sat down to watch 42, the bio-pic about Jackie Robinson, second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the first black...

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES Written by Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder Directed by Derek Cianfrance Rated R With Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta By Ed Symkus What a difference one film makes. It’s hard to...

ADMISSION Written by Karen Croner; directed by Paul Weitz With Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus There will be a lot of people lining up to see this new comedy just because Tina Fey is in it. Being a famous TV star tends...

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER Written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney; directed by Bryan Singer Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus My first reaction after watching this engaging and exquisitely made movie was why didn’t they just call it...

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Written and directed by Richard LaGravenese With Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Emma Thompson Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus For a short while after sitting down to watch this gothic-tinged...

SIDE EFFECTS Written by Scott Z. Burns; directed by Steven Soderbergh With Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum Rated R By Ed Symkus Money and sex. When something goes terribly wrong in a story, more often than not it’s...