Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ponyo

Well-known for his sometimes dark, always spiritually minded movies, Japanese anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki seems to be consciously downshifting here …

Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Time Traveler’s Wife

A poignant but occasionally sensual story about a woman’s love for a man who has no control over when he’s …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
District 9

South African director Neill Blomkamp ushers moviegoers into a brutal, ugly world that, for all the aliens running around, feels …

Comedy, Drama, Musical
Bandslam

How big is Bandslam? According to Sa5m (she says the 5 is silent), “Texas high school football big.” Why wouldn’t …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
A Perfect Getaway

They say you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover. But what about predictably unpredictable slasher flicks?

Comedy, Drama
Julie & Julia

Julia Child’s most famous cookbook was published in 1961. In 2002 Julie Powell cooks her way through it.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Aliens in the Attic

Vacations rarely go as planned. Sometimes someone gets sick. Sometimes your ocean-view room faces the parking lot. And sometimes aliens …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Collector

A couple of the ‘Saw’ screenwriters rip off their own franchise with a slightly different villain—but the same torturous results.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
G-Force

What happens when guinea pigs fly … to the rescue? Well, they save the world, that’s what.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Ugly Truth

After trying on ’27 Dresses,’ Katherine Heigl is back to tell us ‘The Ugly Truth’ in her new, crass, romantic …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Orphan

If you want a pithy summary of ‘Orphan,’ here it is: Normal family adopts evil girl. Mayhem and murder ensue.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Public Enemies

Johnny Depp trades in his pirate hat for a bank robber’s, swaggering onto the screen as John Dillinger, one of …

Drama
The Stoning of Soraya M.

In this movie based on the nonfiction book, a lone journalist in Iran is tasked with sharing a message of …

Drama
My Sister’s Keeper

Loosely based on Jodi Piccoult’s novel, this film poignantly plumbs the depths of a family’s journey through cancer and loss, …

Drama, War
The Hurt Locker

War is … an adrenaline rush for some soldiers. Set in Iraq, this movie wants to know why.