Review: “Dance Flick”
We're still miles away from the bellylaugh miracles of the golden "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" era, but "Dance Flick" has an appealing concentration on...
Review: “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”
This being the second go-around with the "Night at the Museum" franchise, it's clear to me that laughs shouldn't be the focal point of...
Review: “The Brothers Bloom”
I walked out of "Brothers Bloom" feeling disconnected to everything that occurred onscreen, with the only possible exception being Weisz and her finely tuned...
Review: “Angels and Demons”
Markedly improving on "The Da Vinci Code" in every way, the best and most cinematic of author Dan Brown's four potboilers gets an essentially...
Review: “Management”
"Management" should come equipped with some type of safety restraint to best absorb the shock of all the uncomfortable tonal changes that continually derail...
Review: “Sin Nombre”
A little over a year ago, the simplistic, heart-tugging immigration drama "Under the Same Moon" opened in theaters, pouring honey and tears over the...
Review: “The Girlfriend Experience”
"The Girlfriend Experience" is a palate cleanser for director Steven Soderbergh, who embarks on one of these odd "personal" films every few years ("Bubble,"...
Review: “Next Day Air”
Need proof marijuana kills brain cells? Catch "Next Day Air," a pot comedy trying to pass itself off as a Guy Ritchie/Quentin Tarantino multi-character...
Review: “Rudo Y Cursi”
"Rudo" isn't a strikingly original creation, but the efforts of the cast make the stale script sing, assembling a motion picture that coasts along...
Review: “Star Trek”
Successfully relaunching the long-declining franchise, rising director JJ Abrams delivers a less cerebral, more adrenalin-fueled take on the voyages of the USS Enterprise. In...
Review: “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past”
"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" is a Matthew McConaughey romantic comedy that would be better off without Matthew McConaughey. It's come to a point in...
Review: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
Whether you deem it a prequel, a spin-off or a cost-effective fourth entry in the "X-Men" film franchise - the result either way is...
Review: “Is Anybody There?”
With two direct and developed lead performances from Michael Caine and young Bill Milner, it seems unfair to watch their efforts wasted on an...
Review: “Earth”
One side of me thinks a chance to sit down with Mother Nature and observe the majestic movement of life on our planet is...
Review: “Fighting”
A few years back, writer/director Dito Montiel crafted "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints." It was a flawed but beautifully impassioned picture that isolated...
Review: “The Informers”
Author Bret Easton Ellis made a name for himself broadcasting the lurid '80's hobbies of the rich, affected, and occasionally homicidal in books such...
Review: “Obsessed”
This is Beyonce's first non-singing starring vehicle, and she's chosen wisely. What better way to show some imposing box office muscle than to headline...
Review: “The Soloist”
"The Soloist" strikes me as a very special film handicapped by unfortunate marketing. Dreamworks seems unfairly bound to promote the feature as a feel-good...
Review: “17 Again”
Forget all about the age-reversing hocus-pocus that's going on during "17 Again." The real fantasy at play in this picture is the concept that...
Review: “Crank: High Voltage”
Me? I loathed 2006's "Crank," finding the orgy of violence, film school reject camerawork, and hyperactive editing obscenely obnoxious. I didn't buy into the...
Review: “Dragonball Evolution”
Before anyone contacts me to complain about my lack of "Dragonball" knowledge, let me clarify right off the bat: you're right. I'm not intimately...
Review: “Hannah Montana: The Movie”
I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but I was expecting plenty more oomph from "Hannah Montana: The Movie." The Disney Channel show makes it...
Review: “Observe and Report”
Acting as a counterpoint to the Judd Apatow brand of edgy-but-huggable comedy is Jody Hill. The director of "The Foot Fist Way" and the...
Review: “Lymelife”
"Lymelife" is certainly an impassioned motion picture. However, it's not exactly a revolutionary one, guiding the viewer back into the cancerous heart of suburbia,...
Review: “Adventureland”
I'm positive "Adventureland" had a breathtaking original screenplay. The finished product hints at the magnificence of a layered, nuanced piece of writing that captures...
Review: “Fast and Furious”
Ultimately it is exactly what you expect - those who liked the last few will certainly like this one. Those who don't, won't. Those...
Review: “Gigantic”
"Gigantic" is a motion picture of colossal quirk, exceptional passion, and befuddling execution. Writer/director Matt Aselton is endeavoring to craft a sincere feature on...
Review: “Sugar”
Arriving with the upcoming baseball season is the drama "Sugar," a modest minor league recruitment story that profits from an exceptional perspective on the...
Review: “Knowing”
An ambitious but ultimately flawed mess, "Knowing" finds its compelling premise, intriguing symbolism and proficient action sequences shackled by weak plotting and an ending...
Review: “The Great Buck Howard”
While undoubtedly mild sauce compared to the more excitable distractions at the local cinema, "The Great Buck Howard" is nevertheless a charismatic dramedy that's...