Steven Rea

Steven Rea has been an Inquirer reporter since 1982, writing about film and filmmakers, books, pop music and popular culture. He has been a movie critic since 1992.

He was born in London and raised in New York City, where he graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a major in English and Creative Writing and attended the Writers Workshop graduate program at the University of Iowa.

His work has appeared in Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Family Fun and other publications. He also writes fiction and poetry.

His column, "On Movies," appears Sundays in Arts & Entertainment, and his reviews normally run in the Weekend section on Fridays.

Read Steven's blog On Movies Online
Latest post: "Up," Up and Away - 07/08/2009
Email Steven at srea@phillynews.com

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"Up," Up and Away

On Movies: What a relief! Your cue to get up and go - 07/03/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist

OK, you've slurped that tub of soda, and you downed a couple of iced lattes before you took your seat. So you're sitting there watching Optimus Prime battle some Decepticons in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and you realize you probably need to hit the restroom.
'On Movies Online' - 07/02/2009: Inquirer film critic Steven Rea offers short takes, outtakes, information and interviews on films at http://go.philly.com/ onmovies
A love, murder tale full of French film cliches - 07/02/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic

The Girl from Monaco isn't the only recent French flick to deal with murder, messy family histories and a sexy TV weathercaster.
Man on the moon, all alone - 07/02/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic

'My mind's been acting kind of weird lately," a worried Sam Bell says to his constant, and only, companion, a robot named Gerty 3000.
Revisiting the 'golden age of bank robbery' - 06/30/2009: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC

The 1930s gangster movie is back.Does anybody care? "Public Enemies," set in the "golden age of bank robbery," when the likes of Baby Face Nelson, Ma and Pa Barker, and Bonnie and Clyde were looting and shooting across the land, is the first A-list Depression-era crime pic since Brian DePalma's "The Untouchables."
On Movies: Clarkson a comedic hit in 'Whatever Works' - 06/26/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist

It takes a while for Patricia Clarkson to make her entrance in Woody Allen's Whatever Works, but when she does, look out.
'Little Ashes': Dalí and Lorca in love - 06/25/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic

Spain, 1922. Political repression and moral conservatism pervade. But as the opening titles of Little Ashes inform us, "a breeze is stirring through the land."
Dying daughter, donor daughter who's had it - 06/25/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic

Who'd have thought that the progeny of John Cassavetes - the raging, unruly indie auteur of the 1960s and '70s - would turn out to be such a sap?
Woody, Larry: It works fine - 06/25/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic

It's a match made in misanthrope heaven: Larry David, the cringe-inducing crank of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Woody Allen, the existentialist worrywart with the catalog of one-liners about love, death, and hypochondria.
Bicycles built for art - 06/25/2009: It's a real Philly ex-spokes-ition at Moore: A grand show of two-wheel history, culture and art.

By Steven Rea, Inquirer Staff Writer

'Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world." That quotation, from Grant Petersen - a legendary bike-builder whose Rivendell brand is the lust object of cycling enthusiasts of a certain retro stripe - is on the wall at the galleries at Moore College of Art and Design. There are quotations there too f

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On Movies: "Transformers" producer recalls Philadelphia shoot - 06/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Philadelphia Film Market gives filmmakers a chance to showcase their wares - 06/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Food, Inc.' can throw a scare into any eater - 06/18/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: Most major food companies refused to talk to him - 06/12/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Sly, sublime little noir romance - 06/11/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A sweet reverie about old age - 06/11/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The well-done story of a real Phila. cooking class - 06/11/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A new take on a hostage classic - 06/11/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: - 06/05/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Del Toro sinks his teeth into vampire literature - 06/05/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Jaunty, larky, melodramatic fluff - 06/04/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Loopy, raunchy, sublime Vegas farce - 06/04/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Call Ferrell's latest 'Wasteland of the Lost' - 06/04/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: He's had a run of wild films - 05/29/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Freewheeling series of bicycle shorts - 05/29/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A foreclosure unleashes horrors - and laughs - 05/28/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A fantasy of soccer and success - 05/28/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A coral world teems with the bizarre, lovely - 05/28/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: With 'Up,' director aims for a new 'toon - 05/22/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
'On Movies Online' - 05/22/2009
An 'Experience' lacking emotion - 05/22/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
This 'Night' never quite comes to life - 05/22/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Summer Hours - 05/22/2009
Terminator Salvation - 05/22/2009
On Movies: Film's star explains mystery of the two espressos - 05/15/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Jarmusch tests limits of the action film - 05/14/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Aniston charms in an indie - 05/14/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
In 'Tyson,' boxer gives filmgoers an earful - 05/12/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: A director obsessed with time and space - 05/08/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Observant, soulful study of the human condition - 05/07/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Engrossing portrait, not entirely credible - 05/07/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: Woodard felt she must tell tale of injustice - 05/01/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
A powerful tale of institutional racism in Texas - 04/30/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Is Anybody There? - 04/30/2009
Lymelife - 04/30/2009
Prickly mutant loses his edge - 04/30/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: Unexpected turns in life of baseball hopeful - 04/24/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Hollywood's big boys - 04/24/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Informers - 04/24/2009
Shall We Kiss? - 04/23/2009
Story of a Latino player in the U.S. has big-league charm - 04/23/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Earth': Its photography is grand, narration less so - 04/21/2009: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
On Movies: Director explores Maze Prison hunger strike of '81 - 04/17/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
'The Soloist' duo - 04/17/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A visceral look at a prison hunger strike - 04/16/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Zagar family mosaic, fractured - 04/16/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Filmmaker focuses on his own Philadelphia family - 04/16/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies: Pitt bowed out, replaced by Mr. Right, Crowe - 04/10/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
Coming of age at a rundown amusement park - 04/02/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A mildly amusing 'Blob' salute - 04/02/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Twin Peaks'ish tale of lawmen, serial killers - 04/02/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Monsters vs. Aliens' is an any-D delight - 03/26/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Romantic caper of ex-spies amid cubicles and copiers - 03/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Messy, arty telling of a messy Dylan Thomas scandal - 03/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Malkovich as trouper past his prime - 03/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Cage unhinged and desperate to save the world from disaster - 03/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
An indie on poverty in Philadelphia - 03/12/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Chaplin's tragicomic Depression classic - 03/12/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Ugly mob violence, Italian-style - 02/26/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Far-fetched, and unforgettable - 02/26/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Thrilling football documentary with a serious side - 02/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Truffaut's elegant 1970 'Wild Child' - 02/19/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Animated fable is whimsical and epic - 02/12/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Low-interest financial thriller - 02/12/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Donkey Punch - 02/05/2009
Fanboys - 02/05/2009
Mayhem, yes, but there's little mirth - 02/05/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Push': Its energy may pull you in - 02/05/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Merging extraterrestrial sci-fi with some Viking-age action - 01/22/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A deft meditation on loneliness - 01/22/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A 'Slumdog' this one surely is not - 01/15/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
4-hour 'Che' breaks biopic mold - 01/15/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Sentimental tale saved by stars - 01/15/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Mickey Rourke, art imitating life - 01/08/2009: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Affably goofball work from — who else? — Adam Sandler - 12/23/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Adaptation is devoid of 'Spirit' - 12/23/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
A tangled, bungled plot to kill Hitler - 12/23/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
A most 'Curious' epic - 12/23/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Lurking in the shadows, doubt - 12/18/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Good thing the mouse is cute - 12/18/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A gloomy Irish marital portrait - 12/11/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Frost and Nixon square off in opened-up re-creation of history - 12/11/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Stranded' in the Andes - and surviving - 12/11/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Slumdog Millionaire' is that rare great movie - 11/20/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
JCVD - 11/20/2008
A Christmas Tale - 11/20/2008
Brilliant animation draws on our fears - 11/13/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Scott Thomas is at her finest - 11/13/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Vampire tale gets it frighteningly 'Right' - 11/13/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Bravura Bond, silly title and all - 11/13/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Two boys, one always in striped pajamas - 11/06/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Cookie-cutter grossout still kind of sweet - 11/06/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Godard's 1962 portrait of a prostitute still sparkles - 11/06/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Ashes of Time Redux - 10/30/2008
What Just Happened? - 10/30/2008
Good Dick - 10/30/2008
Dirty, sexy, muddled movie from Madonna - 10/23/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
In a high school election, familiar campaign tacks - 10/23/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Good cops, bad cops - been there - 10/23/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
"Happy-Go-Lucky": Soulful look at cheer amid angst - 10/17/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Morning Light **1/2 - 10/17/2008
Sex Drive **1/2 - 10/17/2008
Oliver Stone's "W." fails as satire - 10/17/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'City of Ember': Post-apocalyptic fantasy - 10/09/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Little guy takes on an auto giant - 10/02/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - 10/02/2008
Blindness - 10/02/2008
Choke - 09/25/2008
Hit the road, Shia: He's the latest wrong man - 09/25/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Lucky Ones - 09/25/2008
Class war played out in a love triangle - 09/18/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Low spirits in 'Ghost Town' - 09/18/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The clash of the stereotypes, with 'Crash's' faux earnestness - 09/18/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Coen brothers' spy lark - 09/11/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Grocer's Son - 09/11/2008
It's no 'Big Fat Greek Wedding' - 09/04/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A United States of indebtedness - 08/21/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Vote fraud, crumbling democracy's bedrock - 08/21/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Dangers on a train to Moscow - 08/21/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Star flounders as Fish in 'Rocker' - 08/19/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Two swats for a hard-to-swallow fly flick - 08/14/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
New Year's kiss is more than just a kiss - 08/14/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Woody Allen finds new inspiration in Spain - 08/14/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A wine flick that's most unassertive - 08/05/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Murder botches the pot party - 08/05/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Chapter by chapter, a devastating drama unfolds - 07/31/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Mummy' should have been left in tomb - 07/31/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Beauty in Trouble - 07/17/2008
A Bangladeshi in London, 16 years an arranged wife - 07/17/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Hellboy fights for good, and screen time - 07/10/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A terrific mystery in any language - 07/10/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Boy to man and '90s nostalgia - 07/10/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Journalism's wild one, loved and loathed - 07/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Memories of father, surfacing painfully - 07/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Despite all his faults, Hancock still a hero - 06/30/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Finding Amanda - 06/26/2008
My Winnipeg - 06/26/2008
A surfer family's turbulent life - 06/26/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Nuts-and-bolts, high-tech love story - 06/26/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Gun-filled mayhem misses the mark - 06/26/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Myers' 'Love Guru' insults only the I.Q. - 06/19/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Genghis Khan, the early years: Part 1 of a fierce, fun epic - 06/19/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Foot Fist Way - 06/12/2008
Grumpy, green Hulk a gamer, but he's not incredible enough - 06/12/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A grocery comedy that's stocked with gentle fun - 06/12/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Kicky cartoon comedy with pugilistic panda - 06/06/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Mother of Tears - 06/05/2008
Norwegian, with a French accent - 06/05/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Stuck - 06/05/2008
This Iraq war film probes mayhem in Haditha - 05/29/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A child's story told as cinematic spectacle - 05/29/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Bad things happen to no good end - 05/29/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Disconnected women cross paths in odd, beautiful film - 05/22/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
‘Indiana Jones’ cracks the bullwhip again - 05/21/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Love and loyalties in the time of the Raj - 05/15/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Haunted by a horrible incident, a writer struggles with present - 05/15/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
How alarming: New Yorker is driven to edge - 05/15/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Flight of the Red Balloon - 05/08/2008
Mister Lonely - 05/08/2008
Tumbling to an implausible end - 05/08/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Fast flick - 05/08/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
An unusual antiwar picture - 05/02/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
McDreamy's go-to guy for this rom-com - 05/01/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Was deal an act of love or an excuse for romance? - 05/01/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
More Harold & Kumar high jinks - 04/24/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Fateful tale undone in the telling - 04/24/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation - 04/24/2008
Isaiah Zagar's mosaic of a life, shattering - 04/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Retro football comedy drops the ball - 04/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Shine a Light' reveals little but hard-rocking Stones - 04/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A shameless tearjerker, Mexican style - 04/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
‘Leatherheads’ sometimes drops the ball - 04/03/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Tale of passion is both modern and old-fashioned - 03/27/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Flawless' loses a few points on clarity - 03/27/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Life worsening in a disturbingly good film - 03/27/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Here's the deal: '21' is escapist fun - 03/28/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
School bodyguard flick isn't super bad, but it's no 'Superbad' - 03/20/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Married Life' an affair not to remember - 03/20/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
New Jewish filmmakers to be spotlighted - 03/20/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Getting to know the fun-loving Browns - 03/21/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Interned by Hitler, and forging for him - 03/13/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Two devils in white come to call - 03/13/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Young men trying to survive on Rio's Dead-End Hill - 02/28/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Sniffing out a happy message - 02/28/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Desperately seeking an abortion - 02/07/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Comedy hits the road, but the jokes fall flat - 02/07/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Coppola's magical-realist mess - 02/07/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Lebanese gals at the beauty shop with hairy problems - 01/31/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Fine '89 doc on the sad, beautiful Chet Baker returns - 01/31/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Cassandra's Dream - 01/17/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Cloverfield - 01/17/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Diva - 01/10/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
First Sunday - 01/10/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Orphanage - 01/10/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
There Will Be Blood - 01/03/2008: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep - 12/24/2007: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Charlie Wilson's War - 12/20/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - 12/20/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
P.S. I Love You - 12/20/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Can Will Smith save us? - 12/13/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
52 years later, this 'Balloon' still soars - 12/13/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A protegee rocks aging author's world - 12/13/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A fantasy realm to explore - 12/06/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Revolver - 12/07/2007
Six different Dylans: Odd, tuneful - and fun - 11/20/2007: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
A primer on tricks leading us into war - 11/20/2007: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
'Beowulf' an epic exercise in silliness - 11/15/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Redacted ** - 11/15/2007
Southland Tales ** - 11/15/2007
Streep, Cruise, Redford ... and dull - 11/09/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
No Country for Old Men ***1/2 - 11/08/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
`Bee Movie' flies *** - 11/01/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead **** - 11/01/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
My Kid Could Paint That ***1/2 - 11/01/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Sleuth *1/2 - 11/01/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Bella ** - 10/25/2007
Control ***1/2 - 10/25/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Mr. Untouchable *** - 10/25/2007
Gone Baby Gone *** - 10/18/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Kurt Cobain: About a Son *** - 10/18/2007
Lars and the Real Girl **1/2 - 10/18/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Milarepa *** - 10/18/2007
The Final Season **1/2 - 10/11/2007
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song **** - 10/11/2007
We Own the Night **1/2 - 10/11/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
The Heartbreak Kid *** - 10/04/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Lust, Caution ***1/2 - 10/04/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Can it be time for a satire about Bosnia? - 09/20/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Apollo program brought to life in documentary - 09/20/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Documentary about one sailor's troubled waters - 09/06/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Violent, yet fun, a cartoonish bloodbath - 09/06/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
A long 105 mins. on Jewish-Muslim love - 08/30/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Death's' noble message appears fatally flawed - 08/30/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
For 'Nanny Diaries,' the word is 'dull' - 08/23/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Well-crafted British comedy finds humor in death - 08/16/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Rocket Science': Teen angst, refreshingly real - 08/16/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Newest 'Invasion' misses its chances - 08/16/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Superbad' trio ready for their close-ups - 08/16/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Once upon a bawdy time . . . - 08/09/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Gypsy Caravan - 08/03/2007
'Friend' gives witness to friendship's purpose - 07/26/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Homer goes Hollywood - 07/27/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Sailing into space to save the dying sun - 07/26/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Stylish 'Cashback' pays off, but at a slight discount - 07/19/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
In the end, 'Chatterley' is about love - 07/12/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Survival tale that is worth telling again - 07/12/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
On Movies | - 07/06/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Columnist
John McClane takes on villains from the digital age - 06/28/2007: Reprinted from Wednesday's editions By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
You'll smell a . . . terrific 'toon, starring a rat - 06/28/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Wheezy wise guy is still up for mayhem - 06/27/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
'Fantastic Four's' Surfer leaves you cold - 06/14/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Italian odyssey worth the trip - 06/14/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Becoming singer Edith Piaf: A brilliant portrayal beyond acting - 06/14/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
21 directors focus in on City of Light - 05/24/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
“The Ten” messes with the story of the Ten Commandments — all for laughs - 04/04/2007: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
“The Reaping,” a horror tale, pits Hilary Swank against the plagues of Exodus - 04/04/2007: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Adultery and angst in today's new polyglot London - 01/14/2008: By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
It's va-va-voom Vegas, and everybody wants 'Aces' - 01/15/2008: By Steven Rea , Inquirer Movie Critic
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Scary So-Cal youth crime, sordid and all too true - 01/12/2007: By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
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