A nonscientific sampling of best films of 2009 from critics across the country — including contributors to The Examiner — reveals as favorites "Up in the Air," director Jason Reitman's dramedy starring George Clooney as a traveling corporate downsizing whiz; and "The Hurt Locker," a character study and war movie starring Jeremy Renner about a military bomb squad in Iraq directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Read More
Defender Jason Shackell has extended his loan spell at Doncaster from Wolves until the end of the season. Read More
The zippy "Star Trek" prequel; the Coen Brothers' journey back to their Minnesota roots, "A Serious Man;" an intense family drama from Jim Sheridan, "Brothers;" an interesting road trip taken by parents-to-be, "Away We Go;" and two Army soldiers delivering the worst possible news to hear, "The Messenger." Read More