The Maui News

Gatsby and Mud

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:48:33 EDT

"Mud" is like a "Beasts of the Southern Wild" you can actually understand.

A lot of it takes place on Arkansas rivers and creeks, some lazy and inviting, others sinister.

Iron clothes make the Man

Thu, 9 May 2013 22:36:41 EDT

Gwyneth Paltrow has always been my favorite part of "Iron Man."

Oh sure, Robert Downey's Tony Stark has more, uh, issues than other action heroes, and delivers more clever quips sorting them out.

Wedding bells and dumbbells

Thu, 2 May 2013 19:48:44 EDT

"Pain & Gain" is mostly pain.

This week's movie box-office winner bills itself as an action-comedy starring the usually likable Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson.

Cruising to Oblivion

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:55:35 EDT

Seeing the names of Tom Cruise and "Oblivion" in the same sentence inspires wishful thinking in some, but that didn't deter this new sci-fi thriller from topping the week's box-office charts.

Home of the brave play ball!

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:41:19 EDT

History is a two-way street.

Not just in the sense of the oft-repeated warning that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. It's more about the way we look how at the past mirrors the present.