17 Dec 2008
Based on Kate DiCamillo's children's book about a chivalrous mouse, The Tale of Despereaux looks like an illuminated manuscript brought to life. The screen .. read more
10 Dec 2008
There are plenty of movies like Nothing Like the Holidays, a broad, warm, aspirational 'tis-the-season concoction about a raucous family — mom, dad, three .. read more
16 Oct 2008
Movies based on videogames, like the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider or Resident Evil franchises, tend to be hollow, hyperactive FX-laden blowouts. Max Payne has .. read more
15 Oct 2008
In the '80s, if you went to see a jovial piece of horndogus comedicus like Losin' It or License to Drive, it was product, pure and simple. In our era, films .. read more
10 Oct 2008
The sunshiny primary-school teacher nicknamed Poppy (Sally Hawkins) in Mike Leigh's exuberant comedy Happy-Go-Lucky is the kind of relentless optimist one .. read more
10 Oct 2008
In this remake of the oddly titled 2007 Spanish horror movie [Rec], a TV reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) accompanies firefighters on a routine nighttime call. .. read more
10 Oct 2008
Body of Lies is a terrible title for a globe-trotting espionage drama — it sounds more like a cable-ready ''erotic'' thriller starring Colin Farrell and .. read more
3 Sep 2008
Bill Maher, with his wryly contemptuous gleam (a look that says, to almost everything, ''You've got to be kidding me!''), is only too happy to be the skunk .. read more
3 Oct 2008
Remember how shocking (not) it was when The Devil Wears Prada taught us how insane the workplace is at a high-gloss fashion magazine very much like Vogue? .. read more
3 Oct 2008
The true-story premise of Flash of Genius peddles inspiration in our time of giant, bullying corporations and despairing little guys: A despairing little .. read more