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Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close / ** (PG-13) (02/06/12)

Red Tails / *½ (PG-13) (01/30/12)

Oscar Nomination Toss Up (01/25/12)

Eleven Movies for '11 (01/18/12)

War Horse opens at Marshall Cinema (01/12/12)

Two Opposites Open at the Marshall Cinema Today (01/06/12)

War Horse / ***½ (PG-13) (01/03/12)

The Adventures of Tintin / ***½ (PG) (12/30/11)

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol / ***½ (PG-13) (12/28/11)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / ***½ (R) (12/26/11)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows / *** (PG-13) (12/20/11)

Hugo / **** (PG) (12/18/11)

We Bought a Zoo / ***½ (PG) (12/09/11)

The Muppets / *** (PG) (12/02/11) 3

Cinema Classics for a New Classic Cinema (11/18/11) 2

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas / *** (R) (11/15/11)

Puss in Boots / *** (PG) (11/09/11) 2

'Moneyball' at Marshall Cinema (11/03/11)

Paranormal Activity 3 / *** (R) (10/25/11)

The Thing / *** (R) (10/18/11)

Moneyball / **** (PG-13) (10/08/11)

Drive / ***½ (R) (09/27/11)

Contagion / *** (PG-13) (09/21/11)

Our Idiot Brother / **½ (R) (09/19/11)

Apollo 18 / *** (PG-13) (09/14/11) 2

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark / **½ (R) (09/12/11) 6

Fright Night / ***½ (R) (09/07/11) 1

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D / * (PG) (08/30/11)

Conan the Barbarian / **½ (R) (08/28/11)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes / *** (PG-13) (08/21/11)

2011 The Summer of Raunch (08/20/11)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 / ***½ (PG-13) (08/16/11)

Cowboys & Aliens / ** (PG-13) (08/02/11)

Captain America: The First Avenger / ***½ (PG-13) (07/31/11)

The Tree of Life / **** (PG-13) (07/11/11)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon / zero stars (PG-13) (07/04/11) 2

Cars 2 / ***½ (G) (06/27/11) 2

'Super 8' Under Further Review (06/25/11)

Green Lantern / **½ (PG-13) (06/20/11)

Super 8 / ***½ (PG-13) (06/15/11)

X-Men: First Class / *** (PG-13) (06/08/11)

Kung Fu Panda 2 / *** (PG) (06/05/11)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides / **½ (PG-13) (05/30/11)

Thor / *** (PG-13) (05/24/11)

Scream 4 / *** (R) (04/21/11)

Your Highness / ** (R) (04/17/11)

Sucker Punch / ** (PG-13) (04/13/11)

Paul / *** (R) (03/25/11)

Mars Needs Moms / ** (PG) (03/20/11)

Battle: Los Angeles / **½ (PG-13) (03/15/11)

Rango / ***½ (PG) (03/12/11)

The King's Speech / **** (R) (03/02/11)

The Roommate / * (PG-13) (02/21/11)

Best Movies of 2010 (01/25/11)

Black Swan / **** (R) (01/14/11)

Yogi Bear / *½ (PG) (01/10/11)

True Grit / **** (PG-13) (01/03/11) 4

TRON: Legacy / *** (PG) (12/23/10)

Hereafter / ***½ (PG-13) (12/11/10)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 / *** (PG-13) (11/29/10)

Megamind / *** (PG) (11/18/10) 1

Unstoppable / **** (PG-13) (11/15/10)

Paranormal Activity 2 / *** (R) (11/03/10)

The Social Network / **** (PG-13) (10/22/10)

Return of the Marshall Cinema (10/21/10) 1

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps / *** (PG-13) (10/10/10)

The Town / ***½ (R) (09/28/10)

The Summer of Three (09/23/10)

Machete / ***½ (R) (09/08/10)

Piranha 3D / *** (R) (09/02/10)

The Expendables / * (R) (08/30/10)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / *** (PG-13) (08/23/10)

The Other Guys / *** (PG-13) (08/17/10)

Goodbye/Hello to the Marshall Cinema (08/14/10) 3

Salt / **** (PG-13) (08/09/10)

Despicable Me / *** (PG) (08/02/10) 2

Inception / **** (PG-13) (07/27/10) 2

Predators / *** (R) (07/19/10)

The Last Airbender / *** (PG) (07/12/10)

Knight and Day / *** (PG-13) (07/06/10)

Toy Story 3 / *** (G) (07/01/10)

Jonah Hex / ** (PG-13) (06/23/10)

Get Him to the Greek / *** (R) (06/20/10)

The A-Team / *** (PG-13) (06/18/10)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / *** (PG-13) (06/03/10)

Shrek Forever After / *** (PG) (06/01/10)

MacGruber / **** (R) (05/28/10)

Robin Hood / ** (PG-13) (05/23/10)

Iron Man 2 / *** (PG-13) (05/10/10)

Date Night / *** (PG-13) (05/08/10) 1

Clash of the Titans / **½ (PG-13) (04/07/10)

How to Train Your Dragon / *** (PG) (03/31/10)

Cop Out / * (R) (03/21/10)

Alice In Wonderland / *** (PG) (03/11/10) 2

Shutter Island / ***½ (R) (03/01/10) 5

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief / ** (PG) (02/16/10)

Best Movies of 2009 (02/13/10) 1

The Most Influential Films of the Decade: 2000-2009 (01/20/10)

The Best Films of the Decade: 2000-2009 (01/08/10)

Sherlock Holmes / *** (PG-13) (12/31/09) 1

Avatar/ **** (PG-13) (12/24/09)

Invictus / **** (PG-13) (12/18/09) 1

Fantastic Mr. Fox / ***½ (PG) (12/02/09)

The Men Who Stare at Goats / *** (R) (11/27/09)

2012 / *** (PG-13) (11/19/09)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs / ***½ (PG) (11/12/09) 1

Where the Wild Things Are / *** (PG) (10/21/09) 1

Zombieland / *** (R) (10/15/09) 2

Julie & Julia / *** (PG-13) (09/29/09)

The Informant! / ***½ (R) (09/22/09) 3

Halloween II / ** (R) (09/03/09) 2

Inglourious Basterds / **** (R) (08/25/09) 6

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra / *½ (PG-13) (08/13/09) 17

In Memory of John Hughes 1950-2009 (08/09/09) 2

Music: Food for the Movie Soul (07/29/09)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince / *** (PG) (07/19/09) 2

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / ** (PG-13) (06/28/09) 2

The Hangover / ***½ (R) (06/21/09) 2

Land of the Lost / **½ (PG-13) (06/07/09) 6

Up / **** (PG) (06/05/09) 2

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian / ** (PG) (05/31/09)

Marshall Cinema begins expanded screening schedule. (05/30/09) 2

Terminator Salvation / *** (PG-13) (05/25/09) 1

Sita Sings the Blues / **** (NR) (05/22/09)

Star Trek / ***½ (PG-13) (05/08/09)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine / *½ (PG-13) (05/04/09)

Ebertfest Report #6: Let the Right Movie In (05/02/09)

Ebertfest Report #5: No Longer (but Still) Overlooked (04/28/09)

Ebertfest Report #4: Free Art Sold Here (04/26/09)

Ebertfest Report #3: Film Criticism 101 (04/25/09)

Ebertfest Report #2: Life is Where You Make It (04/24/09)

Ebertfest Report #1: Ebertfest: 5 Days of Magic and Movies (04/23/09) 3

The Somali Critic (04/16/09) 1

"Knowing" opens in Marshall (04/10/09)

Race to Witch Mountain / ** (PG) (04/09/09)

Monsters vs. Aliens / **½ (PG) (03/29/09) 2

Knowing / **** (PG-13) (03/25/09)

"Slumdog" and "Shopaholic" open in Marshall (03/19/09)

The Uninvited / * (PG-13) (03/18/09) 2

Watchmen / ***½ (R) (03/11/09)

Confessions of a Shopaholic / **½ (PG) (03/02/09)

Slumdog Millionaire / **** (R) (02/27/09)

Oscar predictions (02/20/09) 3

Paul Blart: Mall Cop / ** (PG) (02/17/09)

The Reader / *** (R) (02/11/09)

"Gran Torino" opens in Marshall (02/05/09)

Taken / **½ (PG-13) (01/31/09)

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans / **½ (R) (01/27/09)

'Benjamin Button' Comes to Marshall (01/23/09)

The Best Films of 2008 (01/20/09) 1

Gran Torino / **** (R) (01/14/09) 5

Bedtime Stories / ** (PG) (01/12/09)

Doubt / **** (PG-13) (01/10/09)

The Spirit / ** (PG-13) (01/02/09)

Marley & Me / *** ½ (PG) (12/29/08) 4

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button / **½ (PG-13) (12/27/08)

It's a Wonderful Flick (12/24/08) 3

Yes Man / *** (PG-13) (12/21/08)

The Day the Earth Stood Still / ** (PG-13) (12/13/08)

Four Christmases / *** (PG-13) (11/29/08)

Twilight / ** (PG-13) (11/22/08) 6

Quantum of Solace / **** (PG-13) (11/19/08) 1

Is Marshall Cinema Dying? (11/18/08) 15

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa / ** ½ (PG) (11/11/08)

Max Payne / * (PG-13) (10/21/08) 2

Quarantine / *** (R) (10/14/08) 3

Beverly Hills Chihuahua / *½ (PG) (10/08/08)

Eagle Eye / ** (PG-13) (09/27/08)

He Said, She Said: The Women (PG-13) (09/16/08)

Mirrors / *½ (R) (09/14/08)

Journey to the Center of the Earth / ** (PG) (09/08/08) 2

Babylon A.D. / ** (PG-13) (09/01/08)

Mamma Mia! / * (PG-13) (08/29/08) 2

Tropic Thunder / ***½ (R) (08/27/08) 2

Star Wars: The Clone Wars / *** (PG) (08/16/08)

Wanted/ *** (R) (08/08/08)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor/ ** (PG-13) (08/05/08) 4

Step Brothers / ** (R) (08/01/08) 9

The Dark Knight / **** (PG-13) (07/22/08) 6

You Can't Always Get What You Want (07/18/08) 1

Hancock / *** (PG-13) (07/03/08) 12

WALL∙E / **** (G) (06/30/08) 1

Get Smart / *** (PG-13) (06/28/08)

The Love Guru / *½ (PG-13) (06/22/08)

The Incredible Hulk / **½ (PG-13) (06/16/08) 2

Kung Fu Panda / *** (PG) (06/08/08) 1

Recount / *** (TVMA) (06/01/08) 6

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull / ***½ (PG-13) (05/26/08) 2

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian / *** (PG) (05/20/08) 2

Speed Racer / *** (PG) (05/12/08)

Iron Man / ***½ (PG-13) (05/02/08)

Ebertfest 2008 report # 5: Final Perspective (05/01/08)

Ebertfest 2008 report #4: What It Takes to Change a Critic's Mind (04/27/08)

Ebertfest 2008 report #3: Movie Round-up (04/26/08)

Ebertfest 2008 report #2: I'm Better in Print (04/25/08)

Ebertfest 2008 report #1: A Melancholy Pleasure (04/24/08)

10,000 B.C. / ** (PG-13) (04/21/08) 3

Ebertfest 2008 Preview (04/16/08)

Nim's Island / *** (PG) (04/07/08)

Fool's Gold / **½ (PG-13) (03/31/08) 1

"I am serious… And don't call me Shirley." (03/29/08)

Drillbit Taylor / *½ (PG-13) (03/23/08)

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! / *** (G) (03/16/08) 3

Vantage Point / ** (PG-13) (03/11/08) 1

A Penny in the Well
ANDREW D. WELLS
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Andrew is a professionally trained actor and stage director. He was a reporter for the daily newspaper The Marshall Democrat News. He has been critiquing film since Mr. Lucas released the first of his "Star Wars" prequels in 1999. His reviews can also be seen at his blog site.
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