Steven Soderbergh might have harnessed the scariest movie concept yet: a scientific-based piece that tracks the evolution of (and the attempts to counter) a new virus. It’s a film that could have been ripped from the headlines of the past few years, as H1N1, Bird Flu, and West Nile virus have captured the imagination of the general public and terrified germaphobes everywhere. Unfortunately, while... 

After two remarkably successful seasons and a recent concert tour, the cast of Fox Broadcasting’s Glee comes to the big screen for Glee: the 3D Concert Movie. The film takes concert footage, faux backstage interviews and a series of vignettes spotlighting die-hard Glee fans and ties them them up in an energetic, musical 3D package. With no cohesive order to the songs or stories, it’s a movie for... 

Critics pretty universally liked the first super-hero movie of the summer, with Thor getting good buzz from most websites. More than one tossed around the phrase “Marvel Studio’s best picture to date,” which I’m not sure I agree with, but it’s a darn good movie. The characters are strong, Branagh brings good depth with his direction, and the story is entertaining with enough action thrown... 

If you’ve read my Country Strong review, you’ll notice one of my disparaging points is that it isn’t the movie being advertised. This happens time and time again. Studio marketing is frequently done without the input of the movie’s actual creative team, so unless the director is a big named powerhouse, they have no real control over how their movie is marketed. If a marketing team doesn’t... 

It would have been very easy to write off Country Strong as a desperate drive for an Oscar, clasping tightly to the duster of Crazy Heart’s success last year. After all, both movies are about country musicians with addiction problems, returning to the road far too early or refusing rehab with their problems in the first place. That’s the movie the trailers would have you believe that Country Strong...