It’s not just the Force awakening in Episode VII. It’s the franchise’s charm. And maybe its life lessons, too.
While the surface story is pretty straightforward, there glides underneath (like the white whale itself) a spiritually tinged parable.
The spiritual ideas buried in this unsettling movie can be unearthed more easily in ways that don’t involve a goat …
Those who do decide to jump in this rambunctious and alternate-reality river will at least find a few kid-focused lessons.
A messy experience, any way you want to slice it.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is no more a nice movie than Katniss is a nice person. But …
Spectre’s conspicuous turn to the past also gives us a new opportunity to notice how Bond has changed over the …
The Last Witch Hunter never quite even makes it to bland.
I’m not as sanguine as the film’s star regarding the appropriate age to see a movie like Goosebumps.
This explosion of CGI color is a long way from that beloved story about a boy in green tights who …
An overlong frenetic freefall of a film that, for all its action, feels surprisingly bereft of drama.
The Transporter Refueled is more—which means less—than a piece of silly, late-summer theater filler. It’s a loathsome exercise in rationalization.
Immersive, driving, life-affirming, disturbingly ugly and white-knuckle terrifying, all in equal measure.
Tony Stark has a bigger brain than Einstein, a bigger bank account than Queen Elizabeth and a bigger ego than …
Will the talented trio of Danes, Epps and Ribisi return for a sequel? Unlikely. On-screen, each seems visibly chafed by …













