Review: “You Again”
"You Again" is insufferable. It's a glorified sitcom burning through the hoariest of comedic circumstances with a cast not known for their jester gifts....
Review: “The Town”
With the release of "Gone Baby Gone" in 2007, Ben Affleck climbed from an agreeable actor with a battered professional reputation to an unexpectedly...
Review: “Resident Evil: Afterlife”
At this point, I feel pretty darn guilty for ever thinking the original 2002 "Resident Evil" installment was any type of mindless fun. Two...
Review: “Going the Distance”
It's funny, I was just remarking to a friend the other day that more romantic comedies should make Hitler/Zyklon B references. "Going the Distance,"...
Review: “The American”
"The American" tells a common story of a hitman at the end of his rope. It's a "one last job" effort with a conflicted...
Review: “The Last Exorcism”
The goal for a "found footage" horror film is to achieve realism. There has to be a sense of authenticity to the chicanery, otherwise...
Review: “Get Low”
"Get Low" is a film that sneaks up on the viewer. Not exactly a comedy, not quite a full-blooded drama, it's a mood piece...
Review: “Lottery Ticket”
For a high concept piece of fluff, "Lottery Ticket" sure has a cumbersome conscience. A feisty urban comedy bloated with feeble social messages, the...
Review: “Eat, Pray, Love”
For a film that runs 135 minutes, I walked away from "Eat Pray Love" with a pack of unanswered questions. Surely such an unnecessarily...
Review: “Step Up 3D”
The "Step Up" franchise (it burns my fingers to type that) spent two movies trying to dance its way into the hearts of audiences....
Review: “The Other Guys”
Teaming up for their third picture, star Will Ferrell and writer/director Adam McKay have turned their attention to the conventions of the modern action...
Review: “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”
It has been nine years since the release of "Cats & Dogs," and I don't recall hearing anyone openly request a second installment. Fresh...
Review: “Charlie St. Cloud”
There's something painfully off about "Charlie St. Cloud" that causes it to miss most of the dramatic points it endeavors to make. It's a...
Review: “Dinner for Schmucks”
"Dinner from Schmucks" is the type of comedy that doesn't understand the proper time to take a bow and exit the stage. It's a...
Review: “Salt”
"Salt" is a tremendous load of action hooey, but unlike other action hooey, this action hooey has the sense to keep matters moving along...
Review: “Ramona and Beezus”
"Ramona and Beezus" isn't a very apt title for this picture, but I suppose it handles better than "Ramona and Every Damn Person She...
Review: “Inception”
Between "Batman" movies and taut thriller exercises such as "Insomnia," writer/director Christopher Nolan likes to muck around with the minds of his audience. He...
Review: “The Kids Are All Right”
"The Kids Are All Right" is a striking film, though not due to any type of emotional hurricanes or drastic turns of fate. It's...
Review: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
I'm starting to believe there's a massive steel machine in super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer's office, and, when he makes a movie, he feeds the pleasing...
Review: “Predators”
After a lacklustre sequel and two spin-offs so heinous they deserve to be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity, Fox finally takes...
Review: “Despicable Me”
Universal Studios adds their great CG-animated hope to the summer moviegoing sweepstakes with the bouncy "Despicable Me." A full-blooded cartoon in a genre that...
Review: “The Last Airbender”
After the venomous reaction to his 2008 horror picture, "The Happening," writer/director M. Night Shyamalan retreated to the comfort of a big-budget special effects...
Review: “Grown Ups”
Ever wanted a film to work so badly, it involved the crossing of both fingers and toes? Ever wanted to have as much fun...
Review: “Knight and Day”
It's fantastic to see Tom Cruise back to being enthusiastic and jittery in "Knight and Day," though it's a shame the film doesn't support...
Review: “Toy Story 3”
Pixar cautiously entered the sequel game 11 years ago with "Toy Story 2," a development that was somewhat forced upon the company, but proved...
Review: “Jonah Hex”
"Jonah Hex" isn't necessarily a bad film, it's just nothing at all. Oh, there's plenty wrong with this big screen adaptation of the DC...
Review: “The Killer Inside Me”
With "The Killer Inside Me," the audience enters into the mind of a rather causal murderer, a man who's been stewing in the reassuring...
Review: “Ondine”
With "Ondine," writer/director Neil Jordan pits the conventions of fairy tales against the harshness of the real world. It's a picture of mystery and...
Review: “Agora”
After a few feature films reflecting a more introspective side to his creativity, director Alejandro Amenabar kicks up some major dust with the historical...
Review: “Killers”
Over the last few years, Katherine Heigl has faltered mightily picking romantic comedies. With "27 Dresses" and "The Ugly Truth," the actress submerged herself...