This week’s review of “The Dark Knight Rises” comes a little later than I had initially hoped, but oh well — it’s never too late to spread good news. And I advise you to enjoy the good times while they last, because the rest of the summer looks pretty dicey.

At this point, it's getting almost surreal: Week after week, we're seeing once-promising films that end up falling completely flat due to very fundamental and blindingly obvious problems with the screenplay, cast or direction (sometimes all three).

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