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High school is a messy, shocking, and occasionally beautiful experience. So is 'Perks.'
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A rousing, imaginative sci-fi adventure that shoots for the mars...and almost gets there.
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By:
Thomas Leupp
February 04, 2010 4:28pm EST
This cheerfully over-the-top spy thriller only falters when Jonathan Rhys Meyers is on the screen. Which, unfortunately, is most of the time.
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By:
Thomas Leupp
December 09, 2009 5:23pm EST
Packed with stunning visuals but marred by storytelling deficiencies, Peter Jackson's manipulative adaptation of Alice Sebold's beloved novel is a deeply unsatisfying affair.
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By:
Robert Sims
March 10, 2008 6:06am EST
Master of disaster Roland Emmerich’s lumbering ahistorical farce 10,000 B.C. is just Apocalypto redux. If you thought Godzilla was bad...
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By:
Kit Bowen
August 08, 2007 1:10pm EST
Get ready to be Bourne again. Probably the best threequel of the summer, The Bourne Ultimatum keeps to the same seamlessly smart, hair-raising action of the first two installments.
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 03, 2006 7:25am EST
One downtrodden detective looking for redemption. One star witness set to testify against corrupt cops who are gunning for him. 16 Blocks to the courthouse. You get the picture.
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By:
Kit Bowen
November 12, 2003 8:58am EST
A breath of fresh air in a season full of downer dramas and horror films, Love Actually allows you to sit back and enjoy the romantic, comical and bittersweet consequences of being under Cupid's spell.
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 21, 2003 2:22pm EST
Thanks to strong performances from its main characters, Dreamcatcher initially catches your attention, but just when it should be at its scariest, it falls apart.
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By:
Kit Bowen
February 22, 2002 9:01am EST
With a killer performance by its leading vampire and a last appearance by the late Aaliyah, Queen of the Damned should appeal to the music video generation and rake in some healthy box office numbers.