Reviews

Good Cast Can't Salvage Shoddy "Twilight" Wannabe

Contemporary Riff On "Chinatown" That Isn't In Its League

A cobbled mess of images stolen wholesale from its betters, this watery, meandering science fiction thriller manages even at its best moments to merely be hollow and soulless.

Powerful and awe-inspiring, this tale of childhood wonder and the painful lessons of growing up manages to sidestep preachiness to achieve true cinematic magic.

A charming if anachronistic fairy tale, Brave manages to be a good step towards post-Cars recovery for Pixar. But it’s purportedly fresh feminist heroine manages to feel like retread of many of the ideas we’ve seen plenty of times before.

Watch a "Transformers" DVD instead

Evan Glodell's debut film is at once a gorgeous, searing portrait of misspent male rage, and a dreadfully scattered, borderline misogynistic relationship drama.

Bad Teacher isn't nearly as bad as it thinks it is, nor is it as funny as it tries oh so hard to be.

Bridesmaids is a smart, salacious, surprisingly heartfelt comedy that consistently entertains, even when it occasionally misfires.

Animals Being Adorable: The Movie.

It soullessly goes through the motions like the drones it kills hundreds of, but there's enough solid action in Battle: LA to entertain.

This sallow and suffocating character drama would be wholly insufferable were its central character not so impressively portrayed by Javier Bardem.

Blue Valentine is a harrowing journey through the birth and death of a relationship, carried through to perfection by its remarkable lead performers.

Darren Aronofsky's ballet world psychodrama is a trashy, mesmerizing delight.

An endearingly sincere tone and wonderful dance numbers make this much more enjoyable than it has any right to be.