Colin Covert

Columnist/Reporter | Movies
Phone: 612-673-7186
Colin Covert has covered films for the Star Tribune for 20 years, interviewing Peter Jackson, Kate Winslet, Steven Spielberg, Cate Blanchett, Quentin Tarantino, Neil Gaiman and John Travolta, to name a few. Colin’s job as a film critic consists mostly of thinking up synonyms for “mediocre.” He still gets a thrill when the lights dim, and all too often a bigger thrill when they come on again.

Recent content from Colin Covert

'Star Trek Into Darkness' is a stellar flick

REVIEW: "Star Trek Into Darkness" was worth the long wait, as the Enterprise crew undertakes another action-packed intergalactic adventure. | ⋆⋆⋆½ out of four stars.

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 05:43 PM

Interview: Michael Shannon finds stardom in lost souls

Michael Shannon has quietly become one of the most interesting and original actors of his era. He plays a hit man in "The Iceman" and appears as General Zod in "Man of Steel."

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 05:35 PM

Review: Michael Shannon is a chilling killer in 'Iceman'

REVIEW: “The Iceman,” directed and co-written by Ariel Vromen, is a cold, calculating, viscerally effective portrait of a contract killer.

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 05:32 PM

'Sightseers': Road trip to British tourist traps is a killer

REVIEW: Two entirely average Brits take a road trip to dumpy tourist attractions. Homicides ensue.

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 04:36 PM

'Love Is All You Need' rom-com keeps it light

REVIEW: "Love Is All You Need" is a featherweight rom-com by a Dane known for much more serious fare.

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 04:35 PM

Movie spotlight: 'Hating Breitbart'

Filmmaker Andrew Marcus spent 30 months and traveled to 15 cities to capture the acitivist spirit for his 85-minute behind-the-scenes documentary.

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 03:18 PM

Movies: Mexican director Carlos Reygada's 'Post Tenebras Lux' is a dark fantasy about redemption

From Mexican director Carlos Reygadas, a strange, bold, surreal drama set in a teeming wilderness.

Updated: May 16, 2013, - 02:37 PM

Chris Pine takes helm again as Capt. Kirk

For Chris Pine, Starfleet commander Capt. Kirk is a character with plenty of human shortcomings. He's back this week in "Star Trek Into Darkness."

Updated: May 10, 2013, - 01:43 PM

Baz Luhrmann finds the shallows in 'Gatsby'

REVIEW: Who would have predicted that Baz Luhrmann, the P.T. Barnum of supercharged excess, would make Jazz Age decadence such a drag with "Gatsby"?

Updated: May 10, 2013, - 09:29 AM

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