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Cock and bull?

Interview: Not if it’s British actor Steve Coogan
Americans will finally know who Steve Coogan is.
By PETER KEOUGH | August 11, 2008

Drillbit Taylor

Leftovers from the '80s
Early on in this Owen Wilson vehicle, someone says, “I got an old saying for you: you can’t polish a turd.” Indeed.
By BRETT MICHEL | March 19, 2008

Spring brakes

Spring Arts Preview: Some diversions before the summer onslaught
Funny how spring movies can mirror the options of spring break.
By PETER KEOUGH | March 10, 2008

Wes Anderson talks about India, Owen, and the short
Movie miniaturist Wes Anderson ( The Royal Tenenbaums , Rushmore ) expands his horizons in The Darjeeling Limited.
By GARY SUSMAN | October 03, 2007

Tourist attractions

Darjeeling is limited but rewarding
Halfway through Wes Anderson’s picaresque train ride through India, everything stops.
By PETER KEOUGH | October 03, 2007

Cars

Pixar's rise of the machines is slow death in the fast lane
This noisy animated paean to NASCAR and Route 66 gets mired in the middle laps on a grippy track.
By JUSTINE ELIAS | February 20, 2007

Night at the Museum

Matinee worthy, but not a dime more
“This is not worth $11.50 an hour,” blurts exasperated dreamer Larry Daley when his night-watchman job at New York’s Museum of Natural History takes on a life of its own. Watch the trailer for Night at the Museum (QuickTime)
By BRETT MICHEL | December 28, 2006

Youthful bliss

Blink portrays it well, but what can we learn?
“I’m not trying to kill myself,” Mina sarcastically reassures her younger brother Evan, who thinks she smokes too many cloves.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | September 27, 2006

You, Me and Dupree

Not formulaic enough
Formulaic might have been okay. But this vacuous comedy about a predictable slacker who moves in with a pair of lame-ass newlyweds isn’t nearly formulaic enough. Watch the trailer for You, me and Dupree (QuickTime)
By CHRIS WANGLER | July 19, 2006

Apocalypse now and then

Doom, damnation, and other summer fun
With Snakes on a Plane and World Trade Center opening on the same day, this summer won’t be offering the usual escapist fare.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 03, 2006

Bachelor party

Wedding Crashers comes uncorked on DVD
It's easy to see how Wedding Crashers , the latest offering from the New Comedy Mafia, became the sixth-highest grossing film of 2005 (out-grossing The 40-Year Old Virgin by a cool hundred million dollars).
By AARON SOLOMON | January 31, 2006