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Articles by SONNY BUNCH

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Girlfriend Experience’

Steven Soderbergh is well-known for alternating between commercial studio fare like the "Ocean's" series and the indie world, with movies with limited box-office appeal that don't cost much to make, such as "Bubble" and this weekend's "The Girlfriend Experience."

May 22, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Angels & Demons’

"The Da Vinci Code" might be the least memorable blockbuster in recent history. Nevertheless, when it hauled in $750 million at the worldwide box office, a follow-up became a no-brainer.

May 15, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tyson’

Utterly absorbing and fascinating, "Tyson" captivates viewers for its 90 minutes with a power that is uncommon for the documentary genre.

May 8, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’

As in the other big comic-book movie of the year, "Watchmen," the opening 20 minutes or so of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" undeniably make up best portion of the movie — and, arguably, bordering on great.

May 1, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘12’

The idea is a solid one: Use the rubric of "12 Angry Men" to take a look at disparate swaths of Russian society as it now exists, almost two decades after the fall of communism. In execution, however, "12" comes across as long-winded and repetitive.

May 1, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Sugar’

There have been a boatload of typical sports movies in recent years. Formulaic and predictable, they come and go every six months or so. "Sugar" isn't like that.

May 1, 2009

EDGE: Adult drama out of focus

Movies for grown-ups aren't dead, but saving the genre might require a radical shift in Hollywood's business model for such pictures.

April 24, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Informers’

Imagine "American Psycho" with less violence but more nudity, transplanted from New York to California and stripped of all self-awareness. That's "The Informers."

April 24, 2009

MOVIES: Our fantastic ‘Earth,’ redux

Two years ago, the Discovery Channel began airing "Planet Earth," an 11-part miniseries co-produced with the BBC that took an intimate look at a variety of habitats all over Earth.

April 22, 2009

BOOKS: ‘Oh Johnny’

If "Oh Johnny" has one thing going for it, it's this: It's a quick read. Even your humble reviewer, a legendarily slow processor of the written word, was able to drink in Jim Lehrer's latest work in a little more than an hour.

April 19, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘17 Again’

"17 Again" isn't exactly a remake, insofar as it's not based on any specific movie. But it's certainly a retread.

April 17, 2009

MOVIES: ‘American Violet’

When making an issue film — a movie with a broader political message — straddling the line between entertainment and pedantry can be tricky. "American Violet" nuzzles right up against that line.

April 17, 2009