Bradley Cooper stars as a carny con man in this visually rich but thematically muddled update of the William Lindsay Gresham novel
This latest film from director Guillermo Del Toro is gorgeously staged, but its artificial world lacks any internal logic
Boston Globe reporters uncover Catholic Church cover-ups in this standout production, Oscar winner for 2015’s Best Picture
Roland Emmerich’s goofy White House Down fares a little better than its serious-minded predecessor, Olympus Has Fallen
Can’t-miss premise, intelligent script, taut direction, outstanding cast…where did Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep go wrong?
Jack Reacher is an especially solid ride that deserves a lot more credit than it has received
The Rum Diary is a revealing and affectionate look into a creative mind not yet fully formed
Friends with Benefits is a surprisingly smart and funny romantic comedy for people who may not like romantic comedies
Eat Pray Love is one of the most excruciatingly torturous cinematic experience in recent memory
Dear John is a little different the the usual Nicholas Sparks adaptation, but only in the details: the schmaltz is poured on even thicker, to even less effect
There are a lot of good things about The Visitor, but one of the best may be the emergence of Jenkins
Beautifully drawn, imaginatively composed, I like a whole lot of The Tale of Despereaux but left wanting a whole lot more
Burn After Reading is a goofy spy comedy that has to live up to last year’s Oscar-winning drama No Country for Old Men.
The Kingdom, with Jason Bateman and Jamie Foxx, works quite nicely as a war movie meets police procedural