The action in the new kids flick "Planet 51" takes place on an alternate-universe version of Earth...
Cold-blooded reptiles are lurking everywhere in the slick new noir "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New...
Watching "The Blind Side" is like watching your favorite football team; you'll cheer when things...
"This is the last time you'll ever see me," Edward Cullen says to Bella Swan. As if.
Bodies in motion tend to remain in motion, but almost never with the heart-stirring beauty and grace...
For too long, life for Army Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery has been all about death. On the Iraqi...
"Everybody who plays leaves with something," says retired New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson in...
The painstaking process known as stop-motion animation has brought all kinds of things to life, from...
As far as the new disaster film "2012" is concerned, the world will end with both a bang and a...
"Pirate Radio," the new rock-saturated comedy that proves life really is better when it's set to a...
Sebastian Gutierrez's entertaining and determinedly racy "Women in Trouble" has a lot going for it,...
"The Little Traitor," set in 1947 Palestine during the final throes of the British occupation before...
As a documentary-portraiture complement to this weekend's release of the end-times blockbuster...
Nothing quite prepares you for the rough-cut diamond that is "Precious." A rare blend of pure...
Have you ever wanted to strangle a ghost?
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" sounds like some ethnographic documentary about the bushmen of the...
"Turning Green," an amusing Irish coming-of-age comedy set in 1979, takes its title from the...
Have you ever actually tried watching paint dry? A sloth walk? Grass grow? You can have all...
The vogue for verité spooks continues with "The Fourth Kind," but unlike the understated...
"Araya" has been hidden in plain sight for decades, which is especially ironic for a film whose...
Although "Died Young, Stayed Pretty," a documentary about the underground rock poster movement,...
Watching "Gentlemen Broncos" sparks the pressing question: "Is it worse to be clueless or self-...
There is a pivotal scene in "Skin," a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story plucked out of the mess...
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and with "The House of the Devil," a baby-sitter-meets-evil...
Troy Duffy went from a bartending screenwriter to Harvey Weinstein's golden boy in the '90s with his...
Boy, six installments into a crunch-and-splatter series like "Saw," and you think you know a guy....
History can weigh heavily on a filmmaker, and that is what happens with "Amelia," a disappointing...
"Astro Boy" plays like "Transformers" for tots, a "Pinocchio" story that stays true to its source...
Tony Jaa's graceful moves are the big attraction. The story, which begins in 1431, not so much.
As in the best movie satires, there's a solid core of truth informing director Jonathan Parker's "(...
Every once in awhile -- not often, but it happens -- a film appears out of nowhere that doesn't go...
In the bizarre world of "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," there's a war brewing over,...
In Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," less -- 10 sentences, 37 pages, 338 words --...
Invariably funny and inexpressibly moving in the way it looks at a young girl's journey from...
Hair -- short, long, curly, straight -- if it happens to be on a woman's head, those tresses come...
Having the skill to bring authentic stories to forceful and persuasive dramatic life is a gift not...
For 20 years, Claire Denis has been among France's foremost filmmakers with her acute yet subtle...
"If not now, when?" the Jewish sage Hillel famously asked, and with "A Serious Man" the Coen...
Poet John Keats fell in love with the girl next door, but it all ended too soon, and badly.
A hopelessly clich¿¿d love story starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart plays it too safe every...
When food falls from the sky, fun ensues.
In exploring a class-action suit by 30,000 citizens of Ecuador against Chevron, the documentary...
Though there's likely a stronger documentary than "American Casino" to be made about the recent Wall...
"Girlie heaven!" actress Sienna Miller exclaims, stepping into the Times Square digs of Vogue for...
The murky, pretentious and self-indulgent "Orgies and the Meaning of Life's" writer-director-star...
The film takes an exploitation approach to a socially conscious subject.
"(500) Days of Summer" is something seldom seen: an original romantic comedy.
"I Love You, Beth Cooper" is not a remake -- it just feels like one. A flat, tired rehash of teen...
Documentaries often start out as one thing but, through recalibration or serendipity, move in...
Zac Efron, looking cool, is movie enough for the makers of "17 Again," a halfhearted fantasy that...
Balanced at the point where conceptual brilliance and pure stupidity meet, "Crank: High Voltage"...
It's a bit heavy on the metaphors, a few fun supporting players prematurely vanish and there are...
Those passionate about ballet will need no encouragement to experience the new documentary...
"The Song of Sparrows" is a fitting name for the new film from Iranian writer-director Majid Majidi....
Is she or isn't she? Even after you've seen "Forbidden Lie$," the dizzying, drop-dead fascinating...
"Valentino: The Last Emperor," the title of a new documentary about the icon of haute couture, may...
The mysterious Bart and the mythology of the senior prom as the defining moment in the life of a...
Sports is life writ large, the place where everything -- the triumph, the boredom, the despair --...
There is a sweet sincerity to "Alien Trespass," a sometimes too reverential homage to the sci-fi B-...
There is much strange beauty in the poverty and desperation captured by "Sin Nombre," an evocative...
In "The Secrets," filmmaker Avi Nesher takes us into the emotional heart of young Israeli women...
Directed and co-written by Daniel Myrick, one of the creators of "The Blair Witch Project," "The...
Alan Moore was right. There isn't a movie in his landmark graphic novel "Watchmen" -- at least not a...
Love affairs with married men are always messy, entangling more people in the web of fictions than...
For Kyle (Simon Miller) and Marcel (Justin Tensen), it's love at first sight and soon they're...
If you've ever wondered where Mario got his bow tie, or why Inky, Blinky and Clyde are so intent...
Younger audiences, perhaps accustomed to the adopted personas of online realities, seem less...
" Scott Walker: 30 Century Man" chronicles the career of musician Scott Walker, an enigmatic...
Tyler Perry offers something for everyone, whether it fits together or not. "Madea Goes to Jail,"...
The teen romp comedy "Fired Up!" can be viewed much like a Wal-Mart, in that its consumers pretty...
While Dylan Reynolds deserves credit for his confident, singular approach to crafting the stark...
The team behind the latest installment in the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise has decided to...
Set during a gray Brighton Beach winter, "Two Lovers" begins with the solid shape of Joaquin Phoenix...
Having already seen "Deep Sea 3-D" and "Into the Deep 3-D," you could be forgiven for thinking...
The third dimension comes of age with "Coraline." The first contemporary film in which the 3-D...
"Blessed Is the Match" is not only the title of a solemn, respectful documentary about Israeli...
The image of a glittering downtown Los Angeles skyline turned upside down, which opens Stacy...
Time was people looked to the cool kids for guidance, but nowadays, everyone wants to be like the...
"Of Time and the City" is a difficult film to describe but a distinct pleasure to experience. A...
"The Secret of the Grain" is a film with a lot on its mind. Intense and realistic, equally...
Michael Sheen has made his name playing famous people in films -- British Prime Minister Tony...
In the fashionably medieval-tinged fantasy adventure "Inkheart," contemporary people known as...
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is as sticky and gooey as a Cinnabon cinnamon roll, a snack the movie's title...
Think of "Hotel for Dogs" as a sort of "Mission: Impossible" with canines . . . without Tom Cruise,...
There are many things that can be said about Biggie Smalls, the rapper officially known as the...
A Russian partisan commander looks dismissively at the Bielski brothers, eyeing tough Zus (Liev...
When an actor reaches a summit of unparalleled global popularity, it is probably hard to resist...
Director Peyton Reed is used to working in italics. His "Down With Love" (2003) was an entirely...
Lovable rodents and a fussy French chef -- there's a soupçon of "Ratatouille" in "The Tale of...
Pete Hamill's Reader's Digest story "The Yellow Handkerchief" inspired Yôji Yamada's...
Well into the fourth hour of "Che," the extraordinary and challenging new work by director Steven...
At this point in his career, when Clint Eastwood stars in and directs a film, all bets are off....
Like most films that crisscross among a handful of city dwellers to mull contemporary ennui, "$9.99"...
Set in a dystopian metropolis bathed in shades of amber and blue, Rachel Samuels' retro-noir "Dark...
It's possible to think of Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy and Lucy" as the anti-"Slumdog Millionaire."...
Though it never actually happened, just imagine this assemblage of talent in a room together:...
Fans of musical dramas may experience some deja vu while watching "Cadillac Records"; the story is...
It was partly an accident of history that made Harvey Milk the first openly gay man elected to major...
In the Indian feature "Dostana," two straight men pretend to be a gay couple to live in a...
Outside of its title, "Quantum of Solace" offers little solace for fans of the venerable James...
"Fear is a powerful emotion," says a guidance counselor to troubled high schooler Molly Hartley...
The bane of documentaries on creative people is that they're often little more than a fan's note, of...
" Synecdoche, New York," screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's wildly ambitious directorial debut,... |
One of the most enduring franchises in entertainment history gets a big, enjoyable reboot with...
Sacha Baron Cohen is at it again, immersing himself in another persona a la "Borat," in this...
Jodi Picoult's novel, about a youngster conceived to help cure her sister's leukemia, becomes a...
The sweeping HBO drama about politics – personal and otherwise – in ancient Italy now is available...
Two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine demonstrates his acting mastery again in this involving drama...
Emma Roberts, the screen's most recent "Nancy Drew" (and the niece of fellow actress Julia), grows...
The Disney- Pixar teaming scores yet again with this delightful, sometimes emotional fantasy about a...
Katherine Heigl's latest bid for success beyond "Grey's Anatomy" casts her as a television-show...
For four decades, a PBS program has invited youngsters to join in the fun and education as lovable...
Though it boasts such names as Uma Thurman, Colin Firth and director Griffin Dunne, this romantic...
Before Katie Holmes became Mrs. Tom Cruise, and before Michelle Williams made such acclaimed...
Inspired by the Oscar-winning movie "Stalag 17," this 1965-71 CBS sitcom – which was produced by...
Twenty-five years after John Godey's novel about a New York subway train hijacking first was filmed,...
After the success of "Transformers," Hasbro figured it was time to transfer another of its long-...
The title certainly tells you where the extraterrestrials are in this comedy-fantasy, which is...
After the title declaration is made by a nerdy high-school valedictorian (Paul Rust) during his...
It's been a long time coming to disc, and now, the first and second seasons of the Walt Disney-...
So many television shows are being released on disc now, not all of them necessarily deserve...
The third comedy-adventure in the animated series returns Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo...
Woody Allen, who knows something about older-man/younger-woman romances, makes such a relationship...
Damien of "The Omen" and the children of "Village of the Damned" have new company in the creepy-kids...
Christmas doesn't go smoothly for the family at the heart of this comedy-drama set in Chicago.
Just as the "Galactica" prequel "Caprica" made its debut on video before its Syfy telecast next...
Simon Baker hit television ratings gold last season with "The Mentalist," but he also had a...
The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages anew, with young Sam ( Shia LaBeouf) still...
Though the former NBC drama has been released in its entirety on DVD before, its reissue in a 35-...
Certainly one of the most adult drama series that television has offered to date, the Showtime...
Widely recalled as the most consistently controversial comedy-variety series ever aired on broadcast...
It's become much more common for a comedy talent to build a show around a slightly fictionalized...
Producer Aaron Spelling was one of the kings of television crime shows in the 1970s, and setting...
The kitschy, Krofft Brothers-produced Saturday-morning series from the 1970s gets an update that...
Sandra Bullock got back on the hit-comedy path with this tale of a driven publisher who learns her...
After spending recent years on such bigger-budgeted efforts as the " Spider-Man" movies, director...
Alarming information about his parents' car-crash deaths impacts a young man (Devon Bostick) in this...
A true-life drug raid, which ended up making a single mother (played by Nicole Beharie) a...
A Canadian-based series that proved popular enough in the U.S. to start American networks thinking...
On video, it doesn't have the 3-D aspect it did in theaters, but this animated fantasy still has...
Jennifer Aniston probably is used to being the object of many people's attention, but she's mostly...
John Krasinski ("The Office") and "Saturday Night Live" alumna Maya Rudolph make a delightful duo in...
Shortly after the DVD debut of the original British show comes the Americanized version, which had a...
After establishing herself as an award-caliber young star as Helen Keller in both the original stage...
Matthew McConaughey milks his well-established romantic-comedy persona yet again, within an...
Kevin James had bigger movie success in playing a shopping-mall cop recently, but Seth Rogen also...
Another animated adventure with an all-star voice cast, this sci-fi saga offered in 3-D flips the...
Certainly the top new drama hit offered by network television last year, this CBS show brought...
Jeff Goldblum has been a television presence lately on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," but he...
Largely on the court-and-spark teamwork of stars Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, this ABC mystery...
A potential scandal unites reporters from two schools of journalism in this well-acted drama,...
The title also is the description of this beautifully shot, Disney-sanctioned documentary about...
A major departure and an arrival just as big marked the most recent year of the CBS drama series.
There's more mystery on Wisteria Lane, thanks to an enigmatic fellow played by Neal McDonough (...
The search for a missing member of the Walker family helps drive this year of the ABC drama,...
The ventriloquist who made a national name for himself on "America's Got Talent" does his thing at...
Unless elopement is in the picture, every groom needs a best man – even the one played by Paul Rudd,...
The concept of someone returning to his or her youth has gotten many movie workouts, and this...
Before its second year begins on The CW, the update of "Beverly Hills, 90210" comes to video with...
A nominee for best foreign language film in the most recent Oscar race, plus the winner of the...
Some horror satires have used the 1950s as a backdrop, since alien-invasion stories were so...
Once the DVD releases of a television series begin, it can take a while for the subsequent volumes...
The central cast of the original movie in the "Fast and the Furious" franchise – Vin Diesel, Paul...
Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore – members of the humor troupe known as "The Whitest Kids U'Know" – are...
This informative, emotional and clearly worthy HBO venture – about the illness that affects...
The concluding set of episodes from the science-fiction series' 21st-century reboot wraps up the...
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly" mentor Joss Whedon's latest FOX fantasy-adventure series...
The recent American remake will be coming to video soon, but in the meantime, the original British...
Whether they watch this in 3-D or 2-D (both versions are included) probably won't matter much to...
In her later appearances as Lana Lang on television's "Smallville," Kristin Kreuk showed...
When wrestling icon John Cena is a movie's headliner, you can pretty much bet you're not in for a...
Joaquin Phoenix wasn't exactly a big help in promoting this movie, as anyone who saw his decidedly...
As usual, just before the next round of the inside-Hollywood HBO comedy series begins, the...
Overlooked by many because a similar sitcom based on the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" debuted at...
Only in the movies – or in novels by Sophie Kinsella, on which this comedy is based – could...
Peter Sellers made numerous sequels to the original Inspector Clouseau comedy, but this is Steve...
Characters from a book wreak havoc on the real world in this adaptation of Cornelia Funk's novel,...
One of last year's most-discussed foreign films, this Oscar nominee details – through extensive...
The work of one of animation's master talents on one of its most enduring series is gathered in this...
A youngster with Tourette's syndrome vies for the title role in a school production of "Alice in...
With all the sequels there were to the original thriller, you might think there already had been a...
There's little doubt what happens to the title character – played again by Perry, also the writer,...
Two years elapsed between CBS' airings of the previous movie about the small-town police chief and...
It's been some time since the release of the first DVD set of the drama series seen on the former WB...
Oscar winner Holly Hunter continues her image-redefining role as a ferociously independent...
Miami-based former intelligence operative Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) gets closer to finding...
Clint Eastwood has said this excellent character study is his swan song to acting, but his fans...
As if banks weren't facing enough of an image challenge these days, this good-looking, big-scale...
What's gone around finally comes around for Los Angeles rogue cop Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) in...
Harrison Ford moves away from his typical big-budget dramas – and taps into the character-actor...
High-school athletes (Eric Christian Olsen, Nicholas D'Agosto) prefer another way to spend their...
A man's (Alan Rickman) receipt of the Nobel Prize makes his aimless son (Bryan Greenberg, "October...
Iconic together in "Titanic," Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet redefine their shared screen...
Daniel Craig demonstrates James Bond isn't the be-all and end-all for him, as he delivers a stirring...
Multiple stories explore modern foibles of romance in this comedy-drama based on a self-help book...
Given how specific the first-season setup was, it was no small feat that this recently ended Fox...
As a prelude to the Showtime series' new, soon-to-start fifth season, the video release of these...
With this Lifetime series also about to return, this set provides a recap of the characters'...
It's hardly the most sympathetic character she could play – especially these days – but this...
He received the most attention lately for his Oscar-nominated performance in " The Wrestler," but...
Four talented actresses got a terrific showcase for their talents with this sassy sitcom, which...
Kyra Sedgwick continues her acclaimed performance as police interrogator extraordinaire Brenda Leigh...
The successful NBC spinoff series hit a big milestone during this season – namely, its 200th episode...
A scheme to assassinate Adolf Hitler, hatched by some of those within his own party, fuels...
He had proven his track record on television in "The King of Queens," but Kevin James scored a major...
If your hope was to have the early-1980s thriller updated so weapons and limbs would seem to fly out...
Counterterrorism operative Jack Bauer ( Kiefer Sutherland) has to answer for past deeds – or, some...
After giving HBO one of its most successful series with "Six Feet Under," producer Alan Ball...
After Grace Metalious' racy best seller had yielded two hit movies, it went on to revolutionize...
Liam Neeson scored his biggest hit yet as principal star with this tense melodrama. He plays a...
Rhona Mitra ("Doomsday") takes over from Kate Beckinsale as the female lead in this chapter of the...
Comedy often has been her domain lately, but Anne Hathaway turns back to drama with director Rodrigo...
Fans of the cult hit "Donnie Darko" will be pleased to see the adventures of that character's sister...
Kevin Bacon gives a superb performance in this made-for-HBO drama, the true story of a Marine...
Though it didn't have much of a theatrical release, this drama boasts some major names in its cast.... |
