Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Oz the Great and Powerful

This is not your grandma’s Wizard of Oz! That’s the refrain being sung about this non-musical reimagining. But could there …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Incredibles

Everyone needs heroes. Except the good people of Metroville. They’ve had enough of ’em. So what’s a forcibly retired superhero …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Escape From Planet Earth

Two alien bros use brains and brawn to escape from Area 51. But the real question is, will you want …

Documentary
56 Up

Michael Apted continues his series of documentary movies revisiting an average group of Joes and Janes every seven years. He …

Comedy
Parental Guidance

Plugged In is all about parental guidance. Hollywood typically isn’t. So we were pretty curious about what would happen onscreen …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Rise of the Guardians

So, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost all walk onto a movie set and …

Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wreck-It Ralph

The level-ups in this animated arcade game send-up are messages encouraging friendship, love and self-sacrifice. But there are a few …

Drama, Sports
Chasing Mavericks

In Chasing Mavericks we’re introduced to a guy who’ll surf the biggest waves he can find—even if it kills him. …

Drama
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike

The second installment in the melodramatic adaptation of Ayn Rand’s most famous novel continues its searing philosophical attack on a …

Comedy, Sports
Here Comes the Boom

Kevin James gets pounded in this MMA-inspired comedy. But underneath all the flying feet and fists we see something else: …

Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Hotel Transylvania

Even Dracula longs to be a good daddy. Of course, you may want to think twice before you ask his …

Drama
Unconditional

Inspired by “Papa Joe” Bradford’s real life of service to at-risk kids in Tennessee, Unconditional asks the question, Is it …

Drama
Last Ounce of Courage

It’s “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays” in a film that uses melodrama to ponder the injustice of young soldiers sacrificing …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Brave

Pixar’s Brave is a quite good tale deftly told, filled with moments of insight, beauty and humor. And of course …

Comedy, Kids, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Teen Beach Movie

What happens when Disney loads up the Beach Party Woodie with passengers like West Side Story, Back to the Future …