Movies: A Less Wonderful Wizard in 'Oz' + Journey's Unlikely Lead Singer in 'Don't Stop Believin'

Friday, March 8, 2013

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There's a yellow brick road waiting to guide Oscar (James Franco) — Oz to his friends — and his companion to the Emerald City. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Wonderful? Not this wizard.

James Franco has been woefully miscast in the underwhelming "Oz the Great and Powerful."

'Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey'

'Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey'

The documentary is part nostalgia trip, part fish-out-of-water tale about Journey's unexpected lead singer.

Also Opening

'Greedy Lying Bastards'

'Greedy Lying Bastards'

Documentary takes on the climate change denial machine without subtlety.

'Emperor'

'Emperor'

The film wraps a World War II-era history lesson in a romantic melodrama.

'Yossi'

'Yossi'

The Israeli film follows a depressed doctor, grieving over an earlier loss, on a meandering path to happiness.

'Lore'

'Lore'

In post-World War II Germany, a teenage daughter of Nazis navigates a Brothers Grimm-like landscape.

'Koch'

'Koch'

The documentary takes a look at the late, three-term mayor of New York, from all sides.

More Movie Info

What not to watch

What not to watch

A sampling of recent movies that received one star or less from Washington Post film critics.

Box Office

'Jack the Giant Slayer' climbs to top spot at box office

'Jack the Giant Slayer' climbs to top spot at box office

The action adventure raked in $28 million, which is hardly a fairy tale ending.

'Red Dawn' and other new DVDs

'Red Dawn' and other new DVDs

Check out this week's new releases and see what Washington is watching.

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Family Filmgoer

Movie reviews with children in mind

Get the scoop on "Oz the Great and Powerful," "21 and Over" and "Jack the Giant Slayer."

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