Summertime Reviews

The summer movie season is in full bloom, which means it's time for another new review round-up. This one's a doozy, and includes my thoughts on Terrence Malick's latest masterpiece.

Slant magazine:
The Tree of Life (The House Next Door)
Priest (Slant magazine)
Brother's Justice (Slant magazine)
Bridesmaids (Slant magazine)
Something Borrowed (Slant magazine)
Everything Must Go (Slant magazine)
The High Cost of Living (Slant magazine)
The Guard (Slant magazine)
Blackthorn (Slant magazine)
Fast Five (Slant magazine)
Hobo with a Shotgun (Slant magazine)
Exporting Raymond (Slant magazine)
Point Blank (2010) (Slant magazine)
Last Night (Slant magazine)
St. Nick (Slant magazine)
13 Assassins (Slant magazine)
The Swell Season (Slant magazine)
The Bang Bang Club (Slant magazine)
Grave Encounters (Slant magazine)
The Bleeding House (Slant magazine)

The Village Voice:
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Village Voice)
Life 2.0 (Village Voice)
Cost of a Soul (Village Voice)
How to Live Forever (Village Voice)
True Legend (Village Voice)
Passion Play (Village Voice)
The Warring States (Village Voice)
An Invisible Sign (Village Voice)
African Cats (Village Voice)
The Strange Stuff: Cinemania at Tribeca 2011 (Village Voice)

Time Out New York:
The Big Bang (Time Out New York)
The Topp Twins: Unforgettable Girls (Time Out New York)
Daydream Nation (Time Out New York)
Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil (Time Out New York)
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (Time Out New York)

Games:
L.A. Noire (Slant magazine)
Mortal Kombat (Slant magazine)
Portal 2 (Slant magazine)