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.
Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' slips out of warp drive
Star Trek Into Darkness is a good movie, but it is disappointing. It doesn't boldly go where Star Trek has gone before.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry a fascinating documentary on screen May 17 in Richland
We are a media-addicted society. As social media proliferates and life grows stranger and more intriguing, fact is becoming much more interesting than fiction. These days we seem to be thirsting more for what is real than what isn't. Reality in 2013 -- and for the past decade -- has been far more...
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The Great Gatsby: Classic story works, but it goes overboard
I thought I read The Great Gatsby in high school. Before seeing the film, I thought a brush-up was in order and read the book. Why not? It's short at just 180 pages. After I got into the book, I realized Gatsby is a book I was "supposed" to read in high school and didn't.
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Mud: Matthew McConaughey shines
Matthew McConaughey is Mud. He's hiding on an island on a river in Arkansas and living in a boat that a flood or a hurricane deposited high in a tree. Two teen boys discover the boat and claim it for their own, not knowing Mud lives there.
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Iron Man 3: Just plain fun the third time around
Iron Man 3 breaks the mold for sequels and is flat-out fun from the opening sequences to the hilarious cameo and outtake at the end.
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Micmacs: A must-see masterpiece
Micmacs is a 2009 masterpiece that got too little attention. This is also one that must be seen on a big screen.
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Pain & Gain: A twisted yet funny tale of crime
Pain & Gain is based on articles published by crime reporter Pete Collins. It's a true story, but director Michael Bay and his screenwriters -- Stephen McFeely and Christopher Marcus -- take some liberties with this unbelievable, sick and twisted crime story.
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The Company You Keep: One of this year's best films
The acting company Robert Redford keeps in The Company You Keep doesn't get any better. A who's who list of current and former A-list actors and actresses dot this thriller's landscape.
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'Oblivion' good until it drifts off at the end
There's something familiar about Oblivion . Throughout the two-plus hours of agonizing sleuthing by superstar Tom Cruise as his character puzzles through the whats and whys of an invasion of Earth, you're thinking you've seen all this before.
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Place Beyond the Pines: Starts out well, but ends up a soap opera
In The Place Beyond the Pines , Ryan Gosling is Luke. He's a carnival star and motorcycle stuntman. When his show hits one of its yearly stops, Luke learns he's the father of a baby boy from a one-night stand a year earlier. Determined to be a father to his child, Luke bags life in the fast lane.
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Camp: Touching subject will make you cry
Camp is a flawed but inspiring Christian movie done by an inexperienced director, writers and actors. It is based on experiences of the organizers, counselors and campers of the Christian foundation Royal Family KIDS. Their camps are sponsored by churches of all denominations and give children...
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