Want a quick lowdown on this week's releases? Check out these Twitter-length reviews from the AMC Filmcritic site.
• 17 Again ![]()
A summer surprise: Despite the recycled plot (old guy goes back in time), it's surprisingly mature.
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• State of Play ![]()
Too many writers lose the plot in this routine potboiler that puts Affleck and Crowe in D.C.
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• The Golden Boys ![]()
Three old codgers try to entice a young woman/nurse in this bizarre piece of fluff.
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• Is Anybody There? ![]()
This again? Angry old man finds love in his heart thanks to plucky kid. Ugh: Nobody's there.
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• Every Little Step ![]()
This lovely look at the revival of "A Chorus Line" shows that life truly does imitate art.
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• Lemon Tree ![]()
The Israel-Palestine conflict writ small (and trite), with the spat brewing over a lemon orchard.
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• Oblivion ![]()
Documentarian Heddy Honigmann examines daily life for the poor of Peru. (Hint: It stinks!)
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