‘Green Zone’s’ politics overshadow its thrills

Do politics have a place in a thrilling action movie, even when that film is about the Iraq War?
Trevor Stewart, Writer
• March 17, 2010
‘The Pacific’: Beautiful horror

HBO's miniseries "The Pacific," produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, stunningly captures the raw realities of the U.S. Pacific campaign against the Japanese in WWII.
Andrew Oxenham, Writer
• March 17, 2010
Sit back, relax and worship

"Passion: Awakening," which contains music from well-known Christian artists, is an easy listening, heavy worshipful kind of album.
Staci Bell, Writer
• March 10, 2010
Art Symposium gets urban touch
"Metropolis" symposium explores beauty in the city.
Julian Francolino, Writer
• March 10, 2010
Burton’s “Alice” is deeper, darker and a letdown

Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" goes deeper than other "Alice" tales, but it doesn't measure up to Burton's other films.
Tyler Stewart, Writer
• March 8, 2010
“The Crazies” delivers jumps, thrills and gore

How do you get audiences to pay $11.50 for a movie, which, at least initially, appears to scream sub-par? "The Crazies" can answer.
Andrew Oxenham, Writer
• March 1, 2010
The Workday Release pushes the ordinary

The Workday Release, which has close ties to Biola, releases its new thought-provoking album "Farther Familiar."
Amy Ortega, Writer
• March 1, 2010
“Shutter Island” entices with beauty, captures with acting

Audiences may question their own sanity after watching Martin Scorsese's psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Jonathan Hudson, Writer
• February 24, 2010
“Percy Jackson” falls short of Mt. Olympus heights

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” reaches for the heights of Mount Olympus, but only makes it as far as the great mountain’s entrance gates.
Harmony Wheeler, Writer
• February 17, 2010
All-star cast can’t make audience love “Valentine’s Day”

Audiences with high expectations for "Valentine's Day" should be prepared to succumb to the cheesiness of a cliché romantic comedy.
Chantelle Gibbs, Writer
• February 16, 2010
Much brooding, little thought in “The Wolfman”

It takes very little to ruin a good film. Even with the best intentions, all it takes is one person to dismantle all the hard work of a hundred others.
Jonathan Hudson, Writer
• February 16, 2010
“Devoted ‘Till Death” takes on opera’s great scenes
Opera tends to get a negative rap, stereotyped as the long, boring shows with too many high notes. However, “Devoted ‘Til Death” is anything but boring.
Harmony Wheeler, Writer
• February 10, 2010
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