
‘Thor: The Dark World’ movie review: Chris Hemsworth sulks through the MCU’s first misfire
Thor: The Dark World gets that mostly right, too, and exhibits (in spurts) the same goofy charm of the original
Thor: The Dark World gets that mostly right, too, and exhibits (in spurts) the same goofy charm of the original
If there’s one reason to see Machete Kills, it’s Mel Gibson’s loopy performance as a cult leader and supervillain
There’s one sequence any Carrie adaptation/remake needs to nail: the violent prom night climax
James DeMonaco’s The Purge starts out with an idiotic, far-fetched premise and continues to stretch our credibility
Red 2 is better written and staged than its predecessor, lighter and funnier, with more coherent action scenes and an expanded cast
Violet & Daisy is the kind of Tarantino-esque Pulp Fiction “cool” riff they just don’t make any more – and for good reason
The Last Temptation of Superman
The Hangover Part III opens with a showstopper that sets the tone for the rest of the film, but then dissolves into the usual
Great premise, good performers, solid direction from Seth Gordon… where did Identity Thief go wrong?
Dark Skies is the kind of cliché-ridden junk that has feels like it came straight form the assembly line, but its ending must be seen to be believed
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the cinematic equivalent of a boy mashing together his plastic action figure toys
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters takes roughly the same concept as The Brothers Grimm, aims lower, and hits a bullseye
Upside Down is the best kind of bad movie: it looks great, it’s never boring, and it wants you to like it
Great Expectations starts out just fine but soon devolves into a routine production that seems less vested in telling the Dickens story
Paranormal Activity 4 should reap the benefits of its predecessors’ success, and Joost & Schulman have returned to the director’s chair
The Words is a film that is simultaneously not as clever as it thinks it is, and too clever for its own good
Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth film in the series inspired by the Capcom survival horror video games
Step Up Revolution (AKA Step Up 4: Miami Heat) is a dizzyingly shot and edited South Beach street dance movie
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter presents its story of Honest Abe hunting down vamps straight-faced almost all the way
Stephan Elliott’s A Few Best Men attempts to push boundaries but its imagination is severely limited
Snow White and the Huntsman is a joyless, oh-so-serious slog through the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs fairy tale
Battleship features gung-ho patriotism, a simplistic save-the-world storyline, and a giant, morphing alien threat
Wrath of the Titans is a sequel to 2010’s Clash of the Titans, itself a remake of the 1981 film of the same name
The Vow, a tepid and unbelievable romance, hinges on a premise so thin it could have only been based on a true story