This latest transition of a Disneyland ride into blockbuster motion picture hits all the right notes out of the gate, but sinks towards the finish
Variety calls the WWII spy thriller starring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti, which was shot in the Czech capital early last year, a ‘fact-based misfire’
The actors are now in Prague shooting The Catcher Was a Spy, which also stars Jeff Daniels and Paul Giamatti.
Straight Outta Compton covers the birth and early years of the rap group NWA and particularly members Eazy E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube
San Andreas offers few surprises but might offer enough unintentional (or are they?) laughs along the way to keep you entertained
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 plays it fast & loose, bright & colorful, and will certainly please undemanding fans, particularly younger viewers
Saving Mr. Banks tells the story of Disney’s film version of Mary Poppins and the relationship between Walt Disney and author P.L. Travers
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave is not just a bleak history lesson but a literate, engaging, and ultimately devastating film
The Congress is a dense, heady little piece of science fiction from the director of the Oscar-nominated Waltz with Bashir
David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis is timely, impeccably-produced, and thought-provoking; this is genuinely interesting stuff
A cynical, pessimistic tale, The Ides of March is an all-too pertinent reminder of the state of the political game
Win Win is an engaging, likable comedy-drama that does one thing especially right: it never takes the easy way out
The Hangover Part II is that it’s a carbon copy of the original film, with the setting changed from Las Vegas to Thailand
There’s only one problem with Tony Gilroy’s otherwise excellent Duplicity: the tone is all wrong, and it threatens to ruin the film
Michael Davis’ Shoot ‘Em Up is perfectly summarized by its title: 90 minutes of gunplay and dead bodies