Movie Reviews | Book Reviews

Book Review: 'Step Right Up: I'm Gonna Scare the Pants Off America' KPBS Guest blogger Miguel Rodriguez reviews the reprint of Castle's memoirs, "Step Right Up: I'm Gonna Scare the Pants Off America." When I was a child, I was introduced to the actor Vincent Price after my mother rented a copy of Roger Corman's "The Raven. ... See all stories on this topic » KPBS

Reviews of recent and upcoming DVD releases Kansas City Star By BILLY O'KEEFE What flavor of dread strikes first when you hear Disney has essentially rebooted "Winnie the Pooh" as a new movie in 2011? Do you get visions of computer-rendered Pooh and Tigger, or is your first concern not if celebrities intrude, ... See all stories on this topic »

New And Notable Film Books—book reviews Indie Wire (blog) No film critic in recent memory has inspired the kind of passionate following that attended Pauline Kael's film reviews in The New Yorker. Ten years after her death, Kellow has done extensive homework in order to paint a full-bodied portrait of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Bridesmaids: Review By ROFLitschristian MovieWeb Despite the dull, slow story of the film, the comedy is what you're really here for, and Bridesmaids surely delivers. Acting: Now this is where Bridesmaids thrives for positive reviews. Kristen Wiig (Annie) is nothing short a comedy god in this film. ... See all stories on this topic »

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D IMAX review Twitch The artist is the spitting image of Hergé and indeed his drawings are the original comic-book art. The entire film is chock full of jokes like these, some flashy, some subtle. Many of them are funny but I do wonder about the mileage if you are a ... See all stories on this topic » Twitch

GREEN LANTERN Blu-ray Review Collider.com Basically, the movie version of Thor felt like I could feel cost-cutting measures in place. But in both cases it's about the characters learning a lesson to be better people – I guess that's a good arc for a comic book movie – but the differences feel ... See all stories on this topic » Collider.com

Movie review: The Help handbag.com It's divided critics with its take on life in segregated Jackson, Mississippi, find out what we thought of Tate Taylor's The Help in our movie review. by Anneke Hak What's it about? Based on Katherine Stockett's 2009 novel, The Help follows Skeeter ... See all stories on this topic » handbag.com

Sound Affects: Music reviews and ratings Bellingham Herald These days, it seems our CD shelves and movie theaters are being flooded with rewrites, reissues, re-releases, and re-creations. Hardly a week goes by that something unoriginal isn't redone. In a certain way, it's saddening to think that our nation's ... See all stories on this topic »

When a Mostly Positive Review Becomes "Controversial" Giant Bomb What gives? Here's what we've found. Passionate backlash to a review is nothing new, but what's it say about you, me and the point of reviews when it happens like...this? By Patrick Klepek | Oct. 25, 2011 What do you want from a video game review? ... See all stories on this topic »

"Captain America: The First Avenger" DVD review The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Mark Voger/The Star-Ledger After getting scorched by "Green Lantern," this comic-book geek chose to boycott "Captain America: The First Avenger." Not that I wasn't tempted. "Captain America" is set during World War II, and Cap's nemesis is the Red ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com