LisaSchwarzbaum's Latest Activity
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LisaSchwarzbaum rated Beasts of the Southern Wild
and wrote a review Beasts of the Southern Wild
”The movie is small, local, and idiosyncratic. Then again, it's also a thing of beauty and originality — and for that, sustained huzzahs are in order...…“ (more)Feb 21st, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
and wrote a review A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
”The idea of this home-movie-with-higher-production-values, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, directed by Roman Coppola is no less sweet for…“ (more)Feb 16th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Lore
and wrote a review Feb 16th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated A Good Day to Die Hard
and wrote a review A Good Day to Die Hard
”McClane still knows how to...how does he put it? ''Go out and kill a lot of scumbags.'' And how to crack wise... “ (more)Feb 14th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Identity Thief
and wrote a review Identity Thief
”There are no pauses in this hectic madcappery, not for a minute. So there's barely an opportunity for the star to modulate her energy... “ (more)Feb 8th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Silver Linings Playbook
and wrote a review Silver Linings Playbook
”The movie is lit with a love that catches the viewer by surprise. We're ready for the comedy of craziness, but the depth of compassion is the movie's silver…“ (more)Jan 28th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Parker
and wrote a review Jan 25th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Quartet
and wrote a review Jan 25th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Outside Satan
and wrote a review Outside Satan
”Dumont's rigorous, serious attention to the mysteries of good, evil, and faith rewards those willing to be confounded... “ (more)Jan 19th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Looper
and wrote a review Jan 9th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Trouble With the Curve
and wrote a review Trouble With the Curve
”...Even those who don't know a foul tip from a chicken wing will be able to spot the desperate plays... “ (more)Jan 4th, 2013 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Les Miserables
and wrote a review Les Miserables
”This ''prestige'' production is at heart a minor road-show carnival, leaving behind little but tinsel as it rumbles through the streets of Awardstown...…“ (more)Dec 25th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Jack Reacher
and wrote a review Jack Reacher
”... run-of-the-mill muscular pulp... the movie stumbles around looking for a unifying narrative tone... “ (more)Dec 21st, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated The Guilt Trip
and wrote a review The Guilt Trip
”The movie is one big feh. The ''action'' is a collection of pit-stop-to-pit-stop set pieces... “ (more)Dec 20th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
and wrote a review The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
” I'm holding the filmmaker responsible for getting us all back again — to feelings of excitement and delight... Is Jackson able to sustain the magic…“ (more)Dec 13th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Men in Black 3
10+ and wrote a review Men in Black 3
”The film isn't afraid of emotional truth... there was no guarantee that after so long an absence, there would be anything fresh to say about Men in Black.…“ (more)Dec 12th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
and wrote a review The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
”...there's something comfortable -- and comforting -- about all this.... Marigold Hotel achieves what it sets out to do: Sell something safe and sweet,…“ (more)Dec 7th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated The Amazing Spider-Man
8+ and wrote a review The Amazing Spider-Man
”Five minutes into The Amazing Spider-Man, I got bitten. A friskier, sweeter-natured variation on the story Sam Raimi told in his recent trilogy, with greater…“ (more)Dec 6th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Skyfall
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LisaSchwarzbaum rated Flight
and wrote a review Nov 30th, 2012 Details -
LisaSchwarzbaum rated Life of Pi
and wrote a review Life of Pi
”Everything looks beautiful in Life of Pi...The story is very nice...HOPE AND FAITH... “ (more)Nov 29th, 2012 Details