Metro Weekly

Film

  • Killer Jobs

    If Horrible Bosses is to be believed, times must be hard for middle-aged white men. They don't have many career options, they're stuck with jerk...

  • Required Viewing

    ''The real difference between last year and this year,'' says Scott Kenison, founding chief operating officer of the Atlas Performing Arts Center, ''is that this...

  • Classic Grace

    Let's be clear: Dina Merrill is not a diva. ''She is extremely gracious and sophisticated,'' says Lynn Rossotti of Hillwood Estates. And yet, Merrill is...

  • Father-Son Outing

    In reality, a man was raised in a nuclear family in California. He grew up with a mother and a father and two sisters. When...

  • Hammer Time

    It takes a big man to wield the hammer of Thor, God of Thunder. And going on looks alone, Chris Hemsworth is just the man...

  • Scream Machine

    What's your favorite scary movie? Odds are it won't be Scream 4. It might be your favorite funny movie, but not your favorite scary one....

  • Deja View

    Source Code is a cross between 24 and Groundhog Day and Moon and The Matrix and The Adjustment Bureau and Avatar and Quantum Leap and...

  • Minor Adjustments

    With just a few small adjustments, The Adjustment Bureau could have been great. As it stands, it's just good. To say that it's based on...

  • Matchmaking

    According to Glamour magazine, a man is gay if he doesn't like sports, has a subscription to Men's Fitness, and his shower curtain is covered...

  • Oscar Night

    What movie are you rooting for to win at this Sunday's Academy Awards? The Kids Are All Right? Black Swan? As long as you like...

  • Sex and the Apocalypse

    Gregg Araki's Kaboom is a gay, sexually charged version of Donnie Darko. It's destined to either become a cult classic or fade into obscurity. The...

  • Insurance Fraud

    Why are there so many out-of-shape, middle-aged men in Cedar Rapids running around in their underwear? Because it's meant to be funny. It isn't. Tim...

  • A Good Year

    Have you ever had one of those years that seems to fly by and it's only at the end that you realize just how much...

  • Stung

    After a path to the big screen that bounced around more than one of Billy's trips in a Family Circus cartoon, The Green Hornet has...

  • Ripped Apart

    Blue Valentine is the love story antidote for all the romantic comedies that flood movie theaters every year. It's a look at what comes after...