http://moviemaking.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:10:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Going the Distance's overall flatness.]]> http://moviemaking.com/51-going-the-distance/ Machete is messy, violent, shallow, and tasteless -- and that's precisely the point of one of the summer's most cartoonishly enjoyable films.]]> http://moviemaking.com/72-machete/ The American is an unusually divisive spy thriller -- and one that rests on an unusually subdued performance from George Clooney.]]> http://moviemaking.com/62-the-american/ Takers boasts some gripping set pieces and keeps things moving quickly, but its two-dimensional characters, clichéd script, and brazenly derivative plot make it hard to recommend.]]> http://moviemaking.com/30-takers/ Blair Witch-style premise, but The Last Exorcism offers a surprising number of clever thrills.]]> http://moviemaking.com/71-the-last-exorcism/ Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually.]]> http://moviemaking.com/87-inception/ http://moviemaking.com/77-nanny-mcphee-returns/ The Other Guys delivers bursts of comedy during a summer largely devoid of laughs.]]> http://moviemaking.com/76-the-other-guys/ Eat Pray Love is too shallow to resonate.]]> http://moviemaking.com/37-eat-pray-love/ The Expendables should hit harder.]]> http://moviemaking.com/40-the-expendables/