Theatrical Review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine »
 Reviewed on May 1, 2009 "Call him James. Call him Logan. Call him Wolverine. But can Hugh Jackman's first solo flight as everyone's favorite feral Canuck be called a..."
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Theatrical Review of Race to Witch Mountain »
 Reviewed on Mar 22, 2009 "Two alien kids are caught between The Rock and a hard place in this competent but flawed Disney film."
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Theatrical Review of Knowing »
 Reviewed on Mar 20, 2009 "Longtime fans of the genre will be excited by the decidedly non-Hollywood ending."
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Theatrical Review of Duplicity »
 Reviewed on Mar 20, 2009 "Clive Owen and Julia Roberts perfect the art of the double-cross in the new industrial spy caper "Duplicity.""
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Theatrical Review of WATCHMEN »
 Reviewed on Mar 8, 2009 "William Lee reviews one of the most anticipated comic book adaptations to hit the theaters."
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Theatrical Review of Birdsong »
 Reviewed on Feb 27, 2009 "Albert Serra's new film "Birdsong" defies description. Christopher Long tries to describe it anyway."
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Theatrical Review of Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries-Part I »
 Reviewed on Feb 21, 2009 "Diaries never over extends its reach, opting to do what it knows it can do within the confines of the budget."
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Theatrical Review of Paul Blart: Mall Cop »
 Reviewed on Feb 2, 2009 "You can't be too hard on a film that blows up a Rainforest Cafe, can you? "
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Theatrical Review of The Spirit »
 Reviewed on Dec 29, 2008 "...a self-indulgent exercise in unrestrained lunacy."
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Theatrical Review of The Tale of Despereaux »
 Reviewed on Dec 19, 2008 "Despereaux has the feel of a grand piece of art."
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Theatrical Review of Repo! The Genetic Opera »
 Reviewed on Dec 16, 2008 "...a Gothic, industrial, sci-fi rock opera."
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Theatrical Review of The Wrestler »
 Reviewed on Dec 16, 2008 "Can Mickey Rourke body slam his way to an Oscar in Darren Aronofsky's new film "The Wrestler"? "
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Theatrical Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still »
 Reviewed on Dec 12, 2008 "It gets caught up in showing off the capabilities of CGI effects to the detriment of the story proper."
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Theatrical Review of Wendy and Lucy »
 Reviewed on Dec 10, 2008 "Michelle Williams stars in a not-so-simple story about a woman and her dog. Directed by Kelly Reichardt."
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Theatrical Review of Punisher: War Zone »
 Reviewed on Dec 8, 2008 "Frank Castle is back. Again. Is the third time the charm for Marvel's most lovable mass murderer?"
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Theatrical Review of Four Christmases »
 Reviewed on Nov 29, 2008 "There are not enough adjectives to describe this vile, mean-spirited, obnoxious, stereotypical Christmas "comedy.""
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Theatrical Review of Australia »
 Reviewed on Nov 25, 2008 "Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman star in the new epic "Australia." And they probably both regret it."
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Theatrical Review of Let the Right One In »
 Reviewed on Nov 21, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the new Swedish vampire movie "Let the Right One In.""
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Theatrical Review of Twilight »
 Reviewed on Nov 21, 2008 "There is potential for something greater."
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Theatrical Review of Quantum of Solace »
 Reviewed on Nov 16, 2008 "All the good will generated by Daniel Craig in Royale is flushed down the toilet."
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Theatrical Review of JCVD »
 Reviewed on Nov 13, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the new film "JCVD" in which Jean-Claude Van Damme plays the role he was born for."
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Theatrical Review of Slumdog Millionaire »
 Reviewed on Nov 12, 2008 "Slumdog Millionaire will undoubtedly be considered for a slot on many critics' best of 2008 lists."
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Theatrical Review of Synecdoche, New York »
 Reviewed on Nov 10, 2008 "Synecdoche easily veers into territory that is overly pretentious..."
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Theatrical Review of My Name is Bruce »
 Reviewed on Nov 8, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews "My Name is Bruce" in which Bruce Campbell plays Bruce Campbell. Directed by Bruce Campbell!"
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Theatrical Review of Dear Zachary: A Letter To a Son About His Father »
 Reviewed on Nov 7, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the heart-breaking new documentary "Dear Zachary: A Letter To a Son About His Father.""
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Theatrical Review of Saw V »
 Reviewed on Oct 26, 2008 "You won't believe how it ends."
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Theatrical Review of What Just Happened? »
 Reviewed on Oct 21, 2008 "What Just Happened? tries to take a bite out of Hollywood...yet lacks the teeth to do it."
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Theatrical Review of Max Payne »
 Reviewed on Oct 19, 2008 "The entire film is video game-y in its approach, from the bullet time to the hopeless story gymnastics and malformed characters."
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Theatrical Review of W. »
 Reviewed on Oct 17, 2008 "Christopher Long and Jason Vargo review Oliver Stone's new semi-biopic of everybody's favorite president "W.""
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Theatrical Review of Body of Lies »
 Reviewed on Oct 11, 2008 "Trust no one. Deceive everyone."
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Theatrical Review of Appaloosa »
 Reviewed on Oct 3, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews Ed Harris' new Western "Appaloosa""
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Theatrical Review of Righteous Kill »
 Reviewed on Sep 21, 2008 "The only reason to actually see Righteous Kill is for the interaction between Pacino and De Niro."
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Theatrical Review of Lakeview Terrace »
 Reviewed on Sep 20, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the new Samuel L. Jackson thriller "Lakeview Terrace""
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Theatrical Review of Ghost Town »
 Reviewed on Sep 19, 2008 "Gervais is eerily at ease playing a recluse, someone who says all the wrong things at the worst possible times."
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Theatrical Review of Burn After Reading »
 Reviewed on Sep 14, 2008 "The second honest to goodness Oscar contender of the year."
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Theatrical Review of Traitor »
 Reviewed on Aug 31, 2008 "Nachmanoff has stuffed the film with so many potential paths, he can't service any of them adequately."
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Theatrical Review of Frozen River »
 Reviewed on Aug 25, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Frozen River.""
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Theatrical Review of Cthulhu »
 Reviewed on Aug 23, 2008 "Thanks to a tediously slow opening half hour and poor editing, the film doesn't add up to much in the end."
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Theatrical Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona »
 Reviewed on Aug 19, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews Woody Allen's new film."
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Theatrical Review of Mamma Mia! »
 Reviewed on Aug 2, 2008 "It is best to enjoy the production for what it is and just bop along with the music."
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Theatrical Review of Dreams with Sharp Teeth »
 Reviewed on Aug 1, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews "Dreams with Sharp Teeth," the new documentary about author Harlan Ellison."
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Theatrical Review of CSNY: Déjà Vu »
 Reviewed on Jul 28, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the new concert documentary "CSNY: Déjà Vu" directed by Neil Young."
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Theatrical Review of Tropic Thunder »
 Reviewed on Jul 26, 2008 "Tropic Thunder does nothing subtle or low-key and it will not be to everyone's tastes."
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Theatrical Review of The Dark Knight »
 Reviewed on Jul 19, 2008 "Is this film perfect? No. To make a perfect film, one needs to be infalliable. But this is a damn good-dare I say great-film."
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Theatrical Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army »
 Reviewed on Jul 12, 2008 "It is an evolution from the first film, building on the dysfunctional family foundation previously set forth."
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Theatrical Review of Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson »
 Reviewed on Jul 6, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews Alex Gibney's new documentary about gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson."
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Theatrical Review of Wall-E »
 Reviewed on Jul 5, 2008 "A gorgeous looking, if flawed, entry into the Pixar pantheon."
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Theatrical Review of Wanted »
 Reviewed on Jun 30, 2008 "...a super-stylized, gun-toting guilty pleasure that's not afraid to go for the hard R."
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Theatrical Review of Hancock »
 Reviewed on Jun 27, 2008 "The story hangs between three major action sequences like skin on a decomposing skeleton."
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Theatrical Review of Get Smart »
 Reviewed on Jun 21, 2008 "The big budget, big screen adaptation of TV's Get Smart isn't nearly the disaster some critics have made it out to be."
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Theatrical Review of The Incredible Hulk »
 Reviewed on Jun 14, 2008 "Until Doctor Sterns enters the picture, this reinvention of the big green guy is firing on nearly all cylinders."
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Theatrical Review of Bigger, Stronger, Faster »
 Reviewed on Jun 13, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews Christopher Bell's provocative new documentary about steroid use in America."
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Theatrical Review of Kung Fu Panda »
 Reviewed on Jun 6, 2008 "It feels rushed, as if designed for optimal play times per day as opposed to a solid story. "
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Theatrical Review of The Strangers »
 Reviewed on May 30, 2008 "The lack of clear motivations helps immensely, as does the claustrophobic feeling, smart script and equally smart characters."
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Theatrical Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull »
 Reviewed on May 25, 2008 "It's always a pleasure to reconnect with an old friend. The time has come, though, to finally say goodbye."
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Theatrical Review of Recount »
 Reviewed on May 22, 2008 "The single most lumbering, talkative, one-sided piece of non-fiction fiction we're likely to get this year."
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Theatrical Review of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed »
 Reviewed on May 11, 2008 "I can't stress enough how much rational, thinking people will want to argue with the movie screen for most of the running time."
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Theatrical Review of Iron Man »
 Reviewed on May 4, 2008 "The latest Marvel comic book hero turns out to have something no other hero does: a global social conscience."
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Theatrical Review of Baby Mama »
 Reviewed on Apr 27, 2008 "So it sits somewhere in the middle, unable to unleash the full extent of the comedy the subject deserves."
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Theatrical Review of Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? »
 Reviewed on Apr 20, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the new documentary from the director of "Super Size Me.""
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Theatrical Review of Street Kings »
 Reviewed on Apr 13, 2008 "Otherwise intelligent people engaging in stupid actions not because the character demands it, but because the plot does."
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Theatrical Review of Shine a Light »
 Reviewed on Apr 6, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews Martin Scorsese's new Rolling Stones' concert film "Shine a Light.""
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Theatrical Review of 21 »
 Reviewed on Apr 1, 2008 "Is it great? Not even close. But it provides entertainment between the dog days of winter and the summer blockbusters."
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Theatrical Review of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! »
 Reviewed on Mar 25, 2008 "This outing, while inoffensive, remains too long and bloated for what should be a simple story."
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Theatrical Review of 10,000 B.C. »
 Reviewed on Mar 10, 2008 "A mind-bendingly lackluster effort which seems to be reaching for a certain MPAA rating instead of crafting a complete theatrical experience."
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Theatrical Review of Taxi to the Dark Side »
 Reviewed on Mar 3, 2008 "Christopher Long reviews the Oscar-winning documentary from Alex Gibney."
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Theatrical Review of Vantage Point »
 Reviewed on Feb 25, 2008 "Even though we know what is going to happen, the eventual event causes quite a shock."
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Theatrical Review of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days »
 Reviewed on Feb 22, 2008 "Christoper Long reviews last year's Palme D'Or winner at Cannes."
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Theatrical Review of Jumper »
 Reviewed on Feb 18, 2008 "It's an incredibly vapid endeavor never amounting to much."
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Theatrical Review of 27 Dresses »
 Reviewed on Feb 12, 2008 "This is a cute little movie which doesn't aspire to be anything else, much to its credit."
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Theatrical Review of The Eye »
 Reviewed on Feb 4, 2008 "it's nice to see a plot hold together-and make sense-while so many others disintegrate upon closer examination."
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Theatrical Review of Untraceable »
 Reviewed on Jan 25, 2008 "I'm not quite sure what ran through the heads of the five credited writers which led a promising story into a dark abyss of nothingness in the last..."
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Theatrical Review of Cloverfield »
 Reviewed on Jan 21, 2008 "Clocking in at a very lean 90 minutes, this is perhaps the most substance free film released to mainstream media in the last decade."
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Theatrical Review of Mad Money »
 Reviewed on Jan 18, 2008 "The 104-minutes is so mind-numbingly idiotic I think you may loose brain cells when watching."
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Theatrical Review of There Will Be Blood »
 Reviewed on Jan 11, 2008 "Daniel Day-Lewis should get&nay, deserves an Oscar nomination and win for his role."
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Theatrical Review of I Am Legend »
 Reviewed on Jan 9, 2008 "Those scenes of the empty New York streets create a mood no music cue, no line of dialogue can."
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Theatrical Review of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem »
 Reviewed on Dec 30, 2007 "When the action stays focused on the creatures, it works on a visceral level. Otherwise, it's disposable."
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Theatrical Review of The Savages »
 Reviewed on Dec 28, 2007 "The way they try to argue louder than the other isn't funny or endearing . . . it's cringe-worthy."
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Theatrical Review of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly »
 Reviewed on Dec 26, 2007 "Attention to detail is what makes The Diving Bell and the Butterfly a heartbreaking yet ultimately rewarding experience."
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Theatrical Review of National Treasure: Book of Secrets »
 Reviewed on Dec 24, 2007 "This is a Jerry Bruckheimer production, yet it feels radically different from Armageddon or any of his television dramas."
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Theatrical Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street »
 Reviewed on Dec 21, 2007 "The look of the film is awe-inspiring in its depravity and Depp continues an excellent streak of non-mainstream roles."
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Theatrical Review of Juno »
 Reviewed on Dec 21, 2007 "This is all angst, almost The O.C.-type drama. But it's good, which is the surprise."
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Theatrical Review of No Country for Old Men »
 Reviewed on Dec 18, 2007 "John Puccio and Chris Long take a look at the Coen Brothers film "No Country for Old Men""
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Theatrical Review of The Kite Runner »
 Reviewed on Dec 14, 2007 "Review Editor John Puccio takes a look at the movie version of author Khaled Hosseini's best-seller, "The Kite Runner.""
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Theatrical Review of The Golden Compass »
 Reviewed on Dec 10, 2007 "John and Jason take a look at New Line Cinema's "The Golden Compass.""
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Theatrical Review of Awake »
 Reviewed on Dec 6, 2007 "By the time we figure out we're supposed to be mentally engaged with the movie, it's far too late. "
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Theatrical Review of The Mist »
 Reviewed on Nov 21, 2007 ""This film is less about spiders which flood out of dead bodies than it is about an even more terrifying force: man's inhumanity toward man.""
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Theatrical Review of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium »
 Reviewed on Nov 21, 2007 ""Magorium is so full of joy and fun, the attitude becomes infectious." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of Saw IV »
 Reviewed on Nov 2, 2007 ""The movie understands an audience can't live on blood for its entire life and needs to morph into something different.""
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Theatrical Review of The Ten Commandments »
 Reviewed on Oct 19, 2007 ""Any deviation from what is in the Bible would have elicited cries of blasphemy from every corner of the religious world.""
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Theatrical Review of The Darjeeling Limited »
 Reviewed on Oct 19, 2007 ""Weaves a spell over the audience, making us feel genuine emotions for the brothers despite our better reasoning.""
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Theatrical Review of Michael Clayton »
 Reviewed on Oct 17, 2007 ""We're like the characters in the film: running to catch up with a speeding train, hoping to understand what is going on." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of The Seeker: The Dark is Rising »
 Reviewed on Oct 10, 2007 ""Good looking effects and locations, solid acting all for naught because the story had to fit into 94 minutes." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of Feast of Love »
 Reviewed on Oct 1, 2007 ""Having characters the audience despises because they're liars and cheaters doesn't help." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of The Game Plan »
 Reviewed on Oct 1, 2007 ""You can't expect anything else from the movie aside from how I've already described it: cute." "
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Theatrical Review of Dragon Wars »
 Reviewed on Sep 25, 2007 ""It's Sci-Fi Channel fodder thrown onto the big screen with a good sized budget." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of In the Valley of Elah »
 Reviewed on Sep 21, 2007 ""Faith in the system and the mission is shaken to its roots for a man who willingly gave parts of his own life in the service.""
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Theatrical Review of The Brave One »
 Reviewed on Sep 19, 2007 ""It should be no shock that Foster delivers from start to finish." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of Hurricane on the Bayou »
 Reviewed on Sep 10, 2007 ""The information is too valuable, too important, for something so short." Read more."
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Theatrical Review of Halloween »
 Reviewed on Sep 1, 2007 ""Zombie is more than content to condense most of the original film, add Michael's backstory and show gratuitous amounts of blood and nudity.""
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