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The Oscar competition heats up...
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By:
Peter Hall
August 11, 2010 11:40am EST
A throat-slashing, elbow-dropping, grenade-throwing, trigger-pulling, and limb-dismembering good time
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By:
Thomas Leupp
January 28, 2010 6:13pm EST
The director of 'Ghost Rider' and 'Daredevil' tries to make us laugh on purpose for once -- and fails badly.
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By:
Pete Hammond
January 08, 2009 9:46pm EST
An amusing premise falls flat as this unfunny war turns ugly and silly.
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By:
Jenny Peters
September 14, 2007 7:31am EST
Anyone with a dysfunctional family (admit it, that’s every one of us) will find something to laugh--and maybe cry--about in the quirky comedy King of California.
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By:
Kit Bowen
August 17, 2007 10:41am EST
Even though it’s a retread, The Invasion’s point of view on body snatching still elicits the right kind of creepy paranoia.
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By:
Brian Marder
November 10, 2006 1:14pm EST
Stranger Than Fiction has the pedigree to be quirkily great. For some people, that will be enough to trick themselves into loving it. But the non-fiction here is that the greatness begins and ends with the movie's marvelous title.
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By:
Brian Marder
September 25, 2006 10:38am EST
Not a vomit voyeur? Fine. Cornea penetration not your fancy? Look away--you won’t be alone. But if you’re a Jackass fan, there’s plenty to love about Number Two. If you’re not a fan, get off your high horse and unleash your inner 15-year-old masochist!
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By:
Brian Marder
March 03, 2006 11:05am EST
Not a Dave Chappelle fan? Stay away from his Block Party, because it might force you to switch teams. The other 99.9 percent of the world will be in Chappelle heaven: the musical dream team is sublime, with an even better MC---that is, Master of Charisma... If only the film was longer!
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By:
Kit Bowen
February 21, 2003 4:39am EST
Stay far away from the three hour-plus Gods and Generals--unless, of course, you need a good nap.