Movies
'Monsters vs. Aliens': Monsters? Check. Aliens? Check. Jokes? Oops.
The new DreamWorks animated 3-D feature "Monsters vs. Aliens" is blessed with a high-concept title—possibly the highest ever; my son's been hocking me about this movie since before he was born—and Seth Rogen's serenely dense line readings in the role of a genetically altered tomato gone wrong. But a bizarre percentage of the project went wrong somewhere, along with the tomato.
The latest by Michael Phillips
Reviews, commentary and more from the Tribune's movie critic. For more, see his blog, Talking Pictures.
Iron Man's suit: Can we build it?
By Julia Keller | Tribune critic
Jet boots? Repulsor rays? Super-strong metal? Is it all just fiction? No.
Latest reviews and news
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'Goodbye Solo': Ramin Bahrani's latest adds to his American mosaic
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'12,' a Russian remake of '12 Angry Men' puts a Chechen on trial
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'Valentino: The Last Emperor' features Valentino Garavani, Giancarlo Giammetti
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'The Cross': Mississippi-born evangelist Arthur Blessitt wanders the globe carrying a 12-foot cross
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'The Haunting in Connecticut' stars Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan
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'12 Rounds' stars John Cena and Ashley Scott
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Madsen returns to the chill zone
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Seth Rogen: More than just a giant blob
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Some 'Hollywood endings' can outdo books
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QUOTES: Readers' favorite movie lines ... this week from 'Mary Poppins'
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FOR FAMILIES: A guide for parents to March 27 and earlier releases
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THE LOBBYIST: Script writing contest
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SCREEN SCENE: Documentary tracks Lincoln impersonators
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SHORT TAKES: Film-related events in the Chicago area
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OTHER VENUES: A guide to art house and 2nd-run theaters in the Chicago area
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NEW TO DVD: New James Bond not flashy, still satisfying
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FILM SCHEDULE: Movies slated to open in the Chicago area through May 15
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: March 20-22
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'I Love You, Man' stars Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones
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Natasha Richardson: An appreciation for a true stage star
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'Duplicity' stars Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson
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'Sunshine Cleaning' stars Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn
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'Serbis' stars Gina Pareno, Jaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz
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'The Great Buck Howard' stars John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Steve Zahn, Emily Blunt
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'Knowing' stars Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne
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'Silent Light' (4 stars!) stars Cornelio Wall Fehr, Miriam Toews
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'Shuttle' stars Peyton List, Cameron Goodman
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Does 'Watchmen' ending lift an 'Outer Limits' episode? You judge.
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'Race to Witch Mountain' stars Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino
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'Miss March' stars Chicago's Craig Robinson, Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
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'The Last House on the Left' stars Sara Paxton, Martha MacIsaac, Garret Dillahunt
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'Waiting for Dublin' stars Andrew Keegan, Jade Yourell, a Hugh O'Conor
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'Brothers at War' stars Jake Rademacher
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'Crossing Over' stars Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd
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'The Cake Eaters' stars Kristen Stewart ('Twilight'), Aaron Stanford ('X-Men: The Last Stand'), Bruce Dern, Elizabeth Ashley
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'Everlasting Moments' stars Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt
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Chicago's E.U. film festival: 'Rumba,' 'My Fuehrer,' 'The Perfect Afternoon'
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'Watchmen' stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Billy Crudup, Carla Gugino
