The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker and Iraq

James Denselow | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


James Denselow

Tthe bomb disposal expert in a self-contained suit approaches IEDs like an urban astronaut, symbolic of the otherworldly status that Iraq has achieved.

The Hurt Locker

Will Menaker | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment


Will Menaker

This film approaches the kind of unaffected, unmediated portrayal of war and the men who live within its strange, parallel reality.

If You Don't See The Hurt Locker This Weekend, You're Weak.

Toby Barlow | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment


Toby Barlow

The Hurt Locker is a smart, well executed, captivating and enthralling, beautifully shot, brilliantly edited, well-acted adventure of a movie. It's a film that makes you believe in film.

Movie Review: The Hurt Locker

Zorianna Kit | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


Zorianna Kit

The Hurt Locker is a phenomenal movie whose whirlwind action and terrific performances easily make it a contender come awards season later this year.

HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

It's close, but no cigar: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen ended up $2 million behind The Dark Knight for that much-desired five-day box office record.

HuffPost Review: The Hurt Locker

Marshall Fine | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

This is an expertly made film whose commercial fate is fraught with as much suspense as its action sequences, which will have you chewing your fingernails frantically.