Review: “Kick Ass 2”
While far from perfect, and certainly not as good as some fanboys claimed it to be, 2010's "Kick-Ass" was a welcome addition to a...
Review: “Elysium”
South African writer-director Neill Blomkamp became a big blip on the radar with his feature-length debut "District 9". A hefty slice of sci-fi message...
Review: “The World’s End”
Edgar Wright's finale to the Cornetto Trilogy's The World's End is finally upon us and it's a suitably poetic and conclusive last call for...
Review: “The Wolverine”
This has been a big action packed summer. "Man of Steel," "Iron Man 3," "RED 2," "Star Trek Into Darkness," etc. Each filled...
Review: “The Way, Way Back”
Familiar and a tad predictable, yet funny and satisfying, "The Way, Way Back" is a breezy throwback to "Meatballs"-era of coming-of-age comedies, and a...
Review: “Grown Ups 2”
Critics of water boarding say that its results are not conclusive and don't prove guilt. This is due to an eventual degradation of the...
Review: “Despicable Me 2”
When I originally wrote about the mediocre "Despicable Me" back in 2010, I ended my review on somewhat of a snarky note, saying that...
Review: “White House Down”
The inevitable comparisons of Roland Emmerich's White House Down to the recently released Olympus Has Fallen are unavoidable. Both use the same premise with...
Review: “Monsters University”
With last year's middling, but still solid, "Brave" and 2011's "Cars 2," the only movie ever to receive negative reviews from the otherwise untouchable...
Review: “Man of Steel”
With the books closed on Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, Warner Bros. Pictures finds itself in desperate need to jumpstart a new superhero franchise...
Review: “The Purge”
Great ideas come along once in a blue moon. With today's state of cinema that is inundated with superhero movies, sequels and adaptations from...
Review: “A Million Ways to Die in the West”
There's a moment in Seth MacFarlane's previous film, "Ted," where Ted the bear makes a joke, which is then told again by another character...
Review: “After Earth”
For the past few years, critiquing a movie by M. Night Shyamalan has been something akin to shooting fish in a barrel, with a...
Review: “Before Midnight”
Rarely in the world of cinema does a romance come along and touch you in a way that can't be explained. Rarely does one...
Review: “Epic”
It's really hard to hate animated movies, even bad ones. If nothing else, animated movies are typically filled with lush visuals and virtuous messages...
Review: “The Hangover Part III”
Years from now, when people discuss the best comedies of this generation, I fully expect 2009's "The Hangover" to feature prominently in their conversation....
Review: “Fast and Furious 6”
A funny thing happened at the megaplexes last summer. That was when Fast Five debuted, and unexpectedly crystallized the formula of what had to...
Review: “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Post-reboot films are tricky endeavors. Christopher Nolan's Batman soared to even greater heights in his second time out, whereas Daniel Craig's James Bond...
Review: “The Great Gatsby”
Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce's gaudy adaptation of The Great Gatsby hits all the high points but plumbs few of the depths of F....
Review: “Iron Man 3”
You can't go bigger than "The Avengers," so Marvel follows up that superhero team-up movie with a surprisingly introspective third outing in the "Iron...
Review: “Evil Dead”
Let's just answer this question now. No, "Evil Dead" is not the "most terrifying film you will ever experience," as its posters would lead...
Review: “The Place Beyond the Pines”
A sprawling tale of fathers and sons told across generations, Derek Cianfrance's "The Place Beyond the Pines" aims high, compromises rarely, and falters...
Review: “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”
At best, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" is preferable to its predecessor, in the sense that a raging hangover is preferable to a case of the...
Review: “Olympus Has Fallen”
Most potential film goers will know what they're signing up for with "Olympus Has Fallen". Escapist action with high stakes incorporating varying degrees of...
Review: “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”
There is a lot of smoke and mirrors and sleight of hand involved with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Don Scardino's comedy about the rise,...
Review: “The Call”
The worst type of movie is the type that starts out so strong and has so much potential only to fall apart by the...
Review: “Jack the Giant Slayer”
At first blush, "Jack the Giant Slayer" would appear to be nothing more but the latest in what's becoming a long and lackluster line...
Review: “Phantom”
"Phantom," which is inspired by largely mysterious, but believed-to-be-true events, runs into a very significant problem right off the bat. It takes place almost...
Review: “21 and Over”
You should know exactly what you're getting when you walk into "21 and Over" because the title explains it all. It's another teen comedy...
Review: “Snitch”
Despite what the commercials would have you believe, Dwayne Johnson's crime drama Snitch is not an action extravaganza; rather, Johnson, director Ric Roman Waugh...