Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, and Maggie Smith co-star in the adaptation of the Matt Haig novel from director Gil Kenan
These aren’t your parents animated food products, but the one-joke premise of naughty hot dogs and buns soon wears thin
All-female, much-derided remake is neither flop nor flawless, with a fun cast failing to bust routine script
Blue Steel is back, but this good-looking sequel can’t sustain the original’s ridiculous charm
The Martian has a great cast, and a great cast of characters, and every angle here is carefully explained and understood
Her treats its lead character’s relationship with his operating system not as a strange or comic premise, but as an entirely realistic
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty reaches for far more than it actually delivers, and contradicts the theme of the original story in the process
Bridesmaids teams producer Judd Apatow with Freaks and Geeks co-creator Paul Feig for a female-centric take on his usual rowdy antics
There are a lot of endearing qualities in Paul, a spoofy alien comedy that parodies ComiCon culture and pop sci-fi
Whip It is a touching and surprisingly effective coming-of-age tale with a wonderful sense of female camaraderie
Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up is wildly overpraised but still entertaining