Moments after the final credits stopped the first Indiana Jones movie in 18 years, Eric and J.D. turn on the camera and record their instant reaction. Not only did they screen “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” early, but the movie played at the Screenland Armour, a 1920s theater in Kansas City that has been newly restored to its old glory. It was a fitting debut for a cool, retro-designed theater. But how was the movie?
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Quantum of Solace
Daniel Craig’s second Bond movie is a worthy successor to the series reboot “Casino Royale.” Director Marc Forster explores issues of loyalty while Bond works through his shattered romance and a lot of jittery action scenes.
Role Models
Paul Rudd finally gets to headline an absurd comic film and gets support from a great cast that elevates the formulaic plot.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Kevin Smith’s latest potty-mouthed romantic comedy is a little contrived, but is helped by great chemistry between Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks.
RocknRolla
Featuring lots of tough guys talking trash and one-upping each other, Guy Ritchie’s latest gangster ensemeble is more of he same, only a little more stale.
Rachel Getting Married
Jonathan Demme’s verite-styled wedding flick is a subtle character piece with an effective Anne Hathaway and family.
W.
With the help of a very likable Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone pains an extraordinarily devastating portrait of an empty, sad man. Beware; not a satire.
Body of Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe turn in fine performances in a Middle Eastern-set Ridley Scott film that can’t seem to muster any emotional dynamics.
Religulous
Bill Maher leads the attack on Christianity in this agnos-terrific documentary that never gets beyond a bunch of talking heads.
Blindness
An epidemic of blindness takes over an unnamed city in this hard-to-swallow vision from director Fernando Meirelles. Starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo.
Appaloosa
This Ed Harris pet project is a traditional Western in every sense of the word, from its themes right down to the gorgeous “magic hour”-shot cinematography.
