Review: “Hunger”
Not just the toughest film of the year but amongst the toughest ever made. Steve McQueen's dynamic portrayal of the officially ignored IRA prison...
Review: “The Last House on the Left”
Over time, director Wes Craven has claimed that his seminal 1972 film, "The Last House on the Left," was a veiled commentary on Vietnam-era...
Review: “Miss March”
There was a time when comedy troupes had to earn their fame before setting off on a feature film adventure, running the gauntlet of...
Review: “Sunshine Cleaning”
"Sunshine Cleaning" is a motion picture that succeeds entirely because of the prodigious acting labor from stars Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Without their...
Review: “Watchmen”
Loyal to a fault, Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" takes Alan Moore's subversive magnum opus of comic-dom and brings it to the big screen in a...
Review: “Echelon Conspiracy”
Last fall's surprise smash "Eagle Eye" concerned the nightmare of a NSA computer system gone haywire, using the deep technological reach of modern society...
Review: “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li”
If memories could be dialed back to the dark ages of the mid-1990s for a moment, recall that the last time the "Street Fighter"...
Review: “Fired Up”
Actors Nicholas D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen are aged 28 and 31, respectively. In the cheerleading epic "Fired Up!," these men have been hired...
Review: “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail”
Times are tough for Tyler Perry these days. With critical accolades in short supply and box office returns slowing to a worrisome degree, it's...
Review: “Confessions of a Shopaholic”
Is crippling debt and a reckless spending habit ideal fodder for a comedy these days? Is "Confessions of a Shopaholic" so much of a...
Review: “Friday the 13th”
Not sequel, prequel or reboot, the new "Friday the 13th" sits as an odd entry on the list of 80's horror remakes. Considering that...
Review: “The International”
Far more political procedural than a punchy action thriller, "The International" is a timely yet somewhat cold drama trying to bring a relaxed European...
Review: “Two Lovers”
Despite the come hither title promising warm ribbons of sensuality, "Two Lovers" is actually quite dire; a film that could make the unprepared viewer...
Review: “Coraline”
From the director of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach" comes "Coraline," another foray into luxurious stop-motion animation and wildly...
Review: “He’s Just Not That Into You”
"He's Just Not That Into You" is a cluttered motion picture that has a lot on its mind about the state of the modern...
Review: “The Pink Panther 2”
"Pink Panther 2" is a sequel that's not concerned with rocking the boat, dishing up the same velocity of slapstick that made the 2006...
Review: “New in Town”
As a Minnesotan for nearly my entire life, the fish-out-of-water comedy "New in Town" drives me up a wall. While innocent fun was poked...
Review: “Chandni Chowk to China”
A Bollywood confection making a rare appearance on American shores, "Chandni Chowk to China" is an excellent reason why many of these productions fail...
Review: “Hotel for Dogs”
If someone would've told me a year ago that the top box office draws over the last few months would be dogs and Clint...
Review: “My Bloody Valentine 3D”
While a boisterous member of the facepalm school of needless horror remakes, I'm sure "My Bloody Valentine 3-D" won't raise the blood pressure of...
Review: “Notorious”
The Christopher "Biggie" Wallace depicted in "Notorious" is a lying, drug dealing, adulterous high school dropout who held little regard for anyone other than...
Review: “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”
During his reign on the hit television show "King of Queens," comedian Kevin James managed to combine the expected serving of fat jokes and...
Review: “Bride Wars”
Nearly one full year after the sleeper success of the loathsome "27 Dresses" comes "Bride Wars," another wedding-themed comedy that offers candy-coated marital madness...
Review: “The Unborn”
I respect that David S. Goyer desires to pen eccentric genre pieces that both conform to traditions and enjoy a few unique perspectives on...
Review: “Not Easily Broken”
"Not Easily Broken" arrives in theaters fresh from the mind of T.D. Jakes, the controversial preacher who last made a dent at the multiplex...
Review: “The Spirit”
An adaptation of the Will Eisner comic book series that launched over 60 years ago, "The Spirit" has been groomed for big screen dominance...
Review: “Punisher: War Zone”
One of the many complaints that greeted the 2004 adaptation of the Marvel Comics bruiser "The Punisher" was the lack of...ya know, punishing. Well,...
Review: “Australia”
A brassy melodramatic spin on period romances in harsh lands like "Gone with the Wind" and "Out of Africa," Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" proves to...
Review: “Four Christmases”
OK, it's obvious to me now that Vince Vaughn shouldn't be let anywhere near screenplays that revolve around Christmas. Perhaps the seasonal fumes cloud...
Review: “Transporter 3”
Since James Bond is currently clogging the pop culture air, allow me this comparison: "Transporter 3" is like watching "Casino Royale" right after heartily...