Review: “The Fighter”
"The Fighter" doesn't flourish as an original offering of filmmaking. It's an underdog story of sporting glory, seen in hundreds of motion pictures throughout...
Review: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
Young wizards casting spells? A lengthy quest involving the retrieval of all-powerful weapons? Seems like the production of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage...
Review: “Black Swan”
"Black Swan" is a grotesque psychological horror film that provides pits of madness juxtaposed with the gilded, professional grace of the ballet world.Furthering his...
Review: “All Good Things”
While watching the true crime saga "All Good Things," I found myself having difficulty comprehending why anyone would want to build a movie from...
Review: “Burlesque”
Christina Aguilera makes her big screen starring debut with the musical "Burlesque," following the career trajectories of such aspiring pop princess thespians as Britney...
Review: “Tangled”
The CG-animated "Tangled" is perhaps Disney's most calculated effort since 1997's "Hercules," often caught begging for love from every demographic. It's a gorgeously mounted...
Review: “Love and Other Drugs”
There's one single moment during "Love and Other Drugs" that ushers in some much needed reality to the proceedings. It comes off as alien...
Review: “127 Hours”
Throughout his career, filmmaker Danny Boyle has taken chances. Some have worked ("Slumdog Millionaire," "Sunshine"), others have failed ("A Life Less Ordinary"), but he's...
Review: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One”
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is at least 1/2 of a proper conclusion. The seventh book in author J.K. Rowling's wizard phantasmagoria, "Deathly...
Review: “The Next Three Days”
With "The Next Three Days," writer/director Paul Haggis steps into the thriller genre after losing himself to matters of the heart with films such...
Review: “Heartless”
"Heartless" exists purely in visual terms. It's an art project not meant to be understood or interpreted, but merely gawked at, with the filmmaker...
Review: “Tamara Drewe”
Director Stephen Frears has spent most of storied career selling tales of cheeky behavior involving miserable folk, occasionally darkened with a devious sexual edge....
Review: “Skyline”
Alien invasion movies don't need an excessive amount of encouragement to succeed. Sure, the finest features put in the time and effort to give...
Review: “Unstoppable”
It's the 1990s all over again with "Unstoppable," a high concept thrill ride featuring all the trimmings that made director Tony Scott such a...
Review: “Fair Game”
Observed from afar, "Fair Game" comes across as another drab, fact-based political thriller, running through a tiresome routine of white men in suits making...
Review: “Due Date”
Writer/director Todd Phillips found ungodly success last year with his cheery slapstick smash, "The Hangover." It was a return to form for Phillips, who...
Review: “Megamind”
With this gifted cast and production team, it's a crime that "Megamind" isn't a funnier, livelier picture. A flaccid superhero satire fashioned with stunning...
Review: “For Colored Girls”
With "For Colored Girls," Tyler Perry looks to mature as a filmmaker, ready to rip off the Madea costume and employ proven material that...
Review: “Saw 3D”
Producers claim "Saw 3D" is intended to be very last theatrical chapter of the franchise. While the promotional hyperbole is expected, it seems the...
Review: “Paranormal Activity 2”
I wasn't much of a fan of the 2009 no-budget blockbuster, "Paranormal Activity." A film cursed with abysmal acting and shallow scares, the picture...
Review: “Jackass 3D”
When Johnny Knoxville first began this "Jackass" odyssey, he was a twentysomthing twerp with a big dream of self-destruction. In 2010, Knoxville's kissing 40...
Review: “Secretariat”
"Secretariat" has a challenging journey ahead of it, released relatively soon after the 2003 legendary racehorse picture, "Seabiscuit." Without much in the way of...
Review: “Its Kind of a Funny Story”
To make the obvious joke: "It's Kind of a Funny Story" actually isn't. A chronicle of suicidal tendencies, the core of the picture is...
Review: “Life As We Know It”
There's something about Katherine Heigl's big screen output lately that's become absolutely intolerable. Once thought to be a bright, sharp young actress, Heigl has...
Review: “Never Let Me Go”
To review "Never Let Me Go" requires me to spoil "Never Let Me Go," and I understand how delicate a situation that is for...
Review: “Let Me In”
"Let Me In" surprises in that despite being an unnecessary remake of Tomas Alfredson's 2008 acclaimed Swedish vampire film "Let the Right One In",...
Review: “The Social Network”
As the co-founder of Facebook, the popular social networking site, Mark Zuckerberg is a rather enigmatic figure, rarely caught out in public these days,...
Review: “Catfish”
The internet is a powerful tool for information and socialization. It's also a portal to liberation for some, who use online hubs as a...
Review: “Alpha and Omega”
A thoroughly uninspired animated effort, "Alpha and Omega" doesn't head anywhere Disney, Dreamworks, or a thousand Saturday morning cartoons haven't already been.A routine tale...
Review: “Easy A”
I have little doubt that one day Emma Stone will be a mighty force in the entertainment industry. She's a hearty, likable, sly actress...