American feels foreign — in a bad way (Posted Sat 04:28 pm)
When I heard George Clooney was going to be in a movie that came out in early September I wondered if studios were trying to get a jump on Oscar season, or if it was just a dud the studios wanted to dump in the summer-movie graveyard month.   More...

Scott Pilgrim: 1, The World: 0 (Posted 8/26/2010 08:00 am)
I was getting a little tired of seeing Michael Cera in so many movies in the past couple of years before I saw “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”.   More...

Nothing despicable about it (Posted 7/12/2010 08:50 am)
Amongst the seemingly despicable summer movie lineup audiences have had to face these past few months, Steve Carell’s new cartoon is a ray of light — from a plasma cannon.   More...

A bright 'Day' for Cruise (Posted 6/26/2010 09:27 pm)
It has been a few years since Tom Cruise revealed himself to be just a wee bit crazy and almost destroy his entire career.   More...

Rock solid sequel for 'Iron' (Posted 5/14/2010 08:00 am)
There is a reason Iron Man 2 made more than $130 million at the box office this weekend.   More...

'Clash' filled with flash (Posted 4/8/2010 08:00 am)
Clash of the Titans is a perfect example of how a movie can be enjoyable, but not good.   More...

Crazy good suspense (Posted 3/2/2010 08:00 am)
February is turning out to not be such a bad month for movies in 2010.   More...

Holmes holds true with new twist (Posted 12/26/2009 01:01 pm)
Taking a classic character like Sherlock Holmes and giving him a facelift can be a dangerous move. But Guy Ritchie is no stranger to making dangerous moves.   More...

Another 'Titanic' hit (Posted 12/20/2009 08:00 am)
If I was going to guess that someone was going to take a $400 million gamble on a film, it would be James Cameron. If I was going to guess the same bet would actually pay off for someone, it would be James Cameron.   More...

Wildly imaginative film for adults, children (Posted 10/16/2009 12:05 pm)
I was not allowed to read Where the Wild Things Are as a child so my first experience with the book was as a college-student in the waiting room at a doctor’s office.   More...

'Zombieland' delivers killer laughs (Posted 10/6/2009 02:23 pm)
If zombies did exist, a good way to kill someone with laughter would be Zombieland.   More...

Spaced out horror (Posted 9/28/2009 10:19 am)
One of the scariest movies I have ever seen is Event Horizon, a horror film which takes place on a spaceship where strange things begin happening and crew members are slowly killed off in horrific ways.   More...

Not your kid's cartoon movie (Posted 9/18/2009 11:52 am)
Don’t be fooled by the cute little rag-doll men, the new animated film 9 has a target audience much older than that of the Toy Story franchise.   More...

Not your kid's cartoon movie (Posted 9/11/2009 02:05 pm)
Don’t be fooled by the cute little rag-doll men, the new animated film 9 has a target audience much older than that of the Toy Story franchise.   More...

'All about Steve' is all about the laughs (Posted 9/10/2009 08:32 am)
Sandra Bullock has, for the second time this summer, taken a new approach to the realm of romantic comedy.   More...