Dustin Putman's Movie Review Feed

Dustin's Review: Big Miracle (2012)

(2 Stars/Out of 4) - Nationwide - One of those formulaic, bare-minimum efforts that confuses meaning well for being worthwhile. Right down to the banal title, "Big Miracle" yearns for its audience to walk away stirred and inspired and feeling just right. A great deal more pressing for viewers will be what's next on the day's agenda.

Dustin's Review: Chronicle (2012)

(4 Stars/Out of 4) - Nationwide - In an age when cinema so sparsely amazes anymore, "Chronicle" is a motion picture that does just that, again and again. "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Amazing Spider-Man"--all of this year's upcoming superhero releases better be bringing something mighty groundbreaking to the table. If not, they'd be wise to just go home now.

Dustin's Review: The Woman in Black (2012)

(3 Stars/Out of 4) - Nationwide - Director James Watkins expertly puts his audience through the wringer of what reminds of a nightmarish funhouse carnival ride. Uncommonly smart not only in what it does, but how it does it, this cinematic yarn is what fans of 2011's "Insidious" have been patiently waiting for.