This throwback to sleazy 1980s sex thrillers has plenty of visual appeal and scene-stealing work by Halsey and Kevin Bacon, but a lackluster narrative sinks it.
Paul Rudd is back in action in this fast, loose, and engaging comic book sequel that reduces the stakes and comes out ahead
It’s stepdad Will Ferrell vs. bad dad Mark Wahlberg in this amiable comedy
Marvel’s Ant-Man is a fast, funny, often flippant comic book outing that, refreshingly, dials things back a bit from recent studio outings
Danny Collins is light in plot, offers few surprises, and moves at what could charitably be called a leisurely pace
Melissa McCarthy plays it surprisingly straight in the blandy-titled James Bond spoof Spy as a whip-smart but socially awkward CIA office drone
Lovelace is a biography of Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace from directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Howl)
Blue Jasmine is the best film Woody Allen has made since 2005’s Match Point – or even 1989’s Crimes and Misdemeanors
Movie 43, a parade of Saturday Night Live-style skits that intends to shock you with poor taste, is missing just one thing: the jokes
Win Win is an engaging, likable comedy-drama that does one thing especially right: it never takes the easy way out
The Other Guys succeeds where many others have recently failed as a ribald spoof of an oft-spoofed genre