Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman are dueling Gods of Thunder in this sick and entertaining – but ultimately hollow – MCU adventure
All-female, much-derided remake is neither flop nor flawless, with a fun cast failing to bust routine script
Melissa McCarthy plays it surprisingly straight in the blandy-titled James Bond spoof Spy as a whip-smart but socially awkward CIA office drone
St. Vincent is an effective if overly familiar-feeling comedy-drama that, like its lead character, is careful never to get too schmaltzy
The buddy cop genre is given a minor twist in The Heat, which pits a pair of mismatched cops against a mysterious Boston drug lord
Great premise, good performers, solid direction from Seth Gordon… where did Identity Thief go wrong?
Bridesmaids teams producer Judd Apatow with Freaks and Geeks co-creator Paul Feig for a female-centric take on his usual rowdy antics
The Back-up Plan is a formula romantic comedy, more transparent than most and usually offensively so
