Comedy, Drama
Magic Mike XXL

What Magic Mike XXL ultimately offers is shallow escapism—intended to be as sexy and as tawdry as its pretty-boy leads

Drama
A Walk in My Shoes

In the ongoing series of Family Movie Nights from NBC, Walmart and P&G, Trish lives another woman’s life for a …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, War
Max

It’s a matinee-style flick that harkens back to old TV shows like Lassie and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.

Comedy, Drama
Madea’s Family Reunion

Tyler Perry’s plus-sized matriarch returns to deal more of her trademark blend of physical comedy and wisecracking wisdom to family …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Safe House

Sometimes, apparently, the most dangerous place to be is in a safe house. It’s certainly not a movie theater. Is …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
88 Minutes

Not even Al Pacino—with 88 days on his hands instead of only an hour and a half—can drag this depraved …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
Straw Dogs

This remake of a violent 1971 “classic” serves up all the original’s rage and brutality with little of its reputed …

Drama
J. Edgar

The tangled tale of the FBI’s founding director gets a compassionate look from Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Golden Compass

Another wardrobe is taking center stage onscreen. But it’s Lyra instead of Lucy. And the lion has been traded in …

Drama
Thirteen Days

The threat of global nuclear catastrophe looms in October of 1962 when photographs from a U2 spy plane reveal military …

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

I can’t claim that Inside Out is the best yet – not with the bar already so high. But I …

Comedy, Drama, Sports
Stick It

Rebel teen Missy Peregrym tumbles back into the world of competitive gymnastics and has to decide whether she’ll ‘stick it’ …

Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Spiderwick Chronicles

In this movie version of the popular children’s book series, it’s as if ‘Gremlins’ gnaws its way into ‘Jumanji.’ The …

Comedy, Drama
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Makes for a compelling story – told in a way that we haven’t seen a dozen times already as we’re …

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hope Springs

Hope Springs is about sex. And it is (sometimes) a comedy. But it is also the story of an aging …