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NPR Film | Apr 12, 2013

Robert Redford Keeps Revolutionary 'Company'

Lesser talents could lose track of the high-wattage cast that joins the actor-director in The Company You Keep. But this modern-day journalistic revisit to the revolutionary turmoil of the 1970s succeeds because Redford knows how to keep his marquee-name ensemble on the same page. By Mark Jenkins   

NPR Film | Apr 12, 2013

Earnest '42' Buffs Up A Golden Baseball Moment

The tale of Major League Baseball's first African-American player is already a legend — so while this by-the-numbers biopic, with its heavy-handed score and righteous performances, doesn't add much to the story, it doesn't hurt it either. By Bob Mondello   

NPR Film | Apr 12, 2013

A Hazy Ode 'To The Wonder' Of Hidden Worlds

Terrence Malick's latest cinematic meditation doesn't seem to have much to do with anything; it's pretty but largely pointless, a globe-trotting film with a fondness for lyrical internal monologues and unlikely international juxtapositions. By Mark Jenkins   

Art Review | Apr 06, 2013

Telling Time with Christian Marclay's 'The Clock'

SFMOMA counts down the hours to its closure with Christian Marclay's 24-hour video masterpiece, The Clock, which is a film made out of images of clocks. By Mark Taylor   

NPR Film | Apr 05, 2013

Gruesome 'Evil Dead' Does Right By Its Namesake

Do we need a remake of Sam Raimi's 1981 classic The Evil Dead? Maybe not. But as remakes go, the new Evil Dead is one bloody bash of a horror flick -- and one that certainly knows how to scare. By Ian Buckwalter   

Movies | Apr 03, 2013

The Center Cannot Hold: 5 to Watch

Rare pleasures beckon Bay Area filmgoers in April, even before the SF International Film Festival corrals the spotlight. By Michael Fox   

NPR Film | Mar 29, 2013

'Retaliation': Harsh Payback For Poor G.I. Joe

The producers spent $135 million on 'splosions, 3-D effects, and ... oh, right, actors. But they might as well have used actual action figures in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, a stiffly ridiculous exercise in moving Hasbro merchandise. By Mark Jenkins   

NPR Film | Mar 29, 2013

There's Madcap, And Then There's Plain 'Mental'

There's a talented group of actors running around in the Australian comedy Mental. But generalized manic mayhem cedes focus to the story of one slightly unsound family — which quickly escalates into one terribly messy movie. By Stephanie Zacharek   

NPR Film | Mar 29, 2013

For 533 Kids, 'Starbuck' Is One Prolific Pere

This French-Canadian family comedy, about a surprisingly potent sperm donor and his sprawling clan of offspring, could easily have descended into cheap gags. But Starbuck is funny, fresh and even touching as it looks for gentle laughs in normally raunchy territory. (Recommended) By Stephanie Zacharek   

Film Review | Mar 25, 2013

'On the Road', on the Screen at Last

The eagerly-awaited (or much-dreaded) film version of 'On the Road' has finally hit theaters. The filmmakers take on their adaptation undaunted, approximating the energy, if not the spontaneity, of this archetypal adventure tale. By Jonathan Kiefer   

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