Mr. Movie
Meet Gary
Gary Wolcott's "Mr. Movie" column has appeared in the Tri-City Herald since 1992. The Tri-City native now lives in Portland, Ore., and watches about 250 movies each year. This member of Portland's association of movie critics, Far From Hollywood, believes movies are made to be seen on theater screens and should be seen there and not on television screens. Have a question for Mr. Movie? Click on "Add Comment" below. Mr. Movie has joined Twitter. Follow him here.
'The Dictator' takes dictating to new level of fun
As he is prone to do, Sacha Baron Cohen offends just about every ethic group imaginable in 'The Dictator.' Most of the insults are good-natured, and a few are quite funny.
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'Dark Shadows' produces light fun
'Twilight' fans, 'Dark Shadows' is what you get when real actors are cast in the key roles and you have a director that understands character development.
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'Poetry' runs long, slow with poetic excellence
'Poetry' is wonderfully shot, beautifully acted and features a superb performance from Jeong-hie Yun as Mija, a woman in her 60s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. She’s caring for her teenage grandson, whose mom is inexplicably absent.
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Regal Cinemas brings back Oscar winner 'The Artist'
As a Mother’s Day special, Regal Cinemas is bringing back last year’s best film, 'The Artist'. The silent movie won Oscars, Golden Globes and a dozen other awards for best picture, best actor, best screenplay and so on.
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'Damsels in Distress' offers different kind of chick flick
The damsels in Damsels in Distress are only in distress sometimes. More often than not they’re the cause of someone else’s distress.
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'The Avengers' worth waiting in line for
'The Avengers' uses eight superb actors, each with exceptional comedy and dramatic timing, sharing limited screen time. The film's only flaw — and part of the reason for its 142-minute length — is the number of characters. But it is absolutely the most fun you’ll have in a theater...
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'Bully' ranks as 2012's first must-see documentary
Every year, someone does a break-your-heart documentary. This year the subject is bullying, and the movie is 'Bully.' It looks at children bullying other children and how some children -- frustrated, feeling alone and horribly ostracized -- kill themselves.
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'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' an animated stop-motion comedy hit
The stop-motion animated The Pirates! Band of Misfits is non-stop fun.
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'The Five-Year Engagement' seems 5 years long
The Five-Year Engagement begins wonderfully and presents engaging characters you can relate to who get caught up in one of life’s most important decisions. Marriage.
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'The Raven' not worth raving about
The Raven is a fictional account of the end of Edgar Allan Poe’s life.
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'Even the Rain' showing by Battelle should not be missed
Even the Rain is a story within a story, and it is presented to the Tri-Cities by the Battelle Film Club .
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