Simu Liu plays the Marvel superhero in this rich and evocative feature that combines western superheroes and Shaolin philosophy
The Walk will not go down as a classic, but the final act is as intense and nerve-wracking as it gets – especially when seen in IMAX and 3D
Self/Less, as written by Spanish filmmakers David and Àlex Pastor, is a pretty generic update of John Frankenheimer’s Seconds:
Stonehearst Asylum is an enjoyably old-fashioned piece of horror filmmaking, though it won’t hold many surprises for astute viewers
Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings is a misguided take on the Old Testament that succeeds in de-mythologizing the biblical story of Moses
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a bright and busy sequel that represents a step up from the previous installment
The Physician is a handsomely mounted period epic that represents a nice change-of-pace from action-oriented Hollywood films
Ender’s Game takes place in the not-so-distant future, years after an alien race called the Formics has attacked Earth
Marvel meets Shane Black in Iron Man 3, which eschews some of the more comic book elements of Marvel’s previous films
The Dictator is expectedly crude, offensive, and often enough, laugh-out-loud funny
Hugo, which is set in 1930s Paris, has been endlessly referred to as director Martin Scorsese’s “love letter to the movies”
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is probably the best video game adaptation to date, not that there’s been much competition
Shutter Island is a maddening film, an exquisitely made but frustratingly generic thriller that only eventually rises above its source material
Kari Skogland’s Fifty Dead Men Walking is entertaining enough to please mainstream audiences
Isabel Coixet’s Elegy is a leisurely paced but heartfelt exploration of its characters
The Last Legion is an awful mess concerning the journey of young Romulus Augustus, heir to the Roman throne