• Sy Becker's Movie Reviews
"The Woman in Black"

Harry Potter has graduated into ghost busting in the spooky, supernatural thriller, The Woman in Black.

"Man on a Ledge"

This far-fetched tongue-in-cheek thriller is in danger of slipping off the edge from sheer silliness.

"The Grey"

If anyone can stare down a pack of snarling wolves in the wilderness, it has to be Liam Neeson in "The Grey".

"Shame"

Have you noticed how movies about guys with an insatiable sexual appetite, and who shy away from making commitments are usually frivolous comedies? But there's

"Haywire"

Not since Uma Thruman in the "Kill Bill" movies has there been as lethal a lady as Gina Carano in "Haywire".

"Carnage"

Have you noticed the way people are so afraid of being themselves, they try to fool everyone into thinking they’re so nice. The nasty black comedy “Carnage” is

"The Iron Lady"

Margaret Thatcher provides Meryl Streep with one of her finest roles, and Streep's up to the challenge with yet another Oscar worthy performance.

"Contraband"

Mark Wahlberg should have known better: once a smuggler always a smuggler.

"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

In the real world, James Bond would be lucky to last ten minutes against the ruthless and clever cold war spies in "Tinker, Tailor, Solder, Spy."

"War Horse"

I’m sure the super intellectual reviews will find War Horse too square for their snooty tastes, but that’s their tough luck.

"We Bought a Zoo"

What the family audience needs is a good, solid movie that doesn't offend your intelligence and doesn't need a 3D gimmick.

"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"

Traditionally, a classic foreign film is always better than its American re-make. However, that's not the case when it's "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo".

"Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol"

What a coincidence! The third "Mission Impossible" is really the charm. It's an exciting, cleverly executed super spy adventure that doesn't miss a trick.

"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"

If you remember Robert Downey Jr. re-inventing the Victorian super-sleuth, Sherlock Holmes into an action hero with powers of deduction, you'll know what to

"Young Adult"

Anyone whose ever felt inferior to the high school beauty queen will get a measure of revenge out of Young Adult.

"New Year's Eve"

New Year's Eve, the sloppy romantic comedy with the all-star cast, is no way to launch the holiday movie season.

  • At the Movies

Now Showing: Big Miracle

Starring: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Tim Blake Nelson, Ted Danson.

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