Drama
Angela’s Ashes

Based on Frank McCourt’s best-selling autobiography, “Angela’s Ashes” presents the dismal and rain-drenched story of a poor Irish-Catholic family living …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Gift

This spine-tingling thriller isn’t fully in horror territory, yet it’s deeply disturbing nonetheless.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Arnold Schwarzenegger in his final pre-politics action flick.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Happy-Go-Lucky

A below-the-radar Brit flick that’s supposed to ‘put a smile on your face.’ In a filmscape dominated by the likes …

Comedy
Vacation

The word letdown isn’t even strong enough to encapsulate the tired, predictable nastiness that ensues in the latest Griswold family …

Drama, Sports
Southpaw

Jab after jab of harsh profanity and bloody boxing imagery mean this movie ultimately takes the same kind of beating …

Comedy, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Romance
Irrational Man

Mr. Allen’s cinematic efforts aren’t so much irrational as they are incongruous as he deftly uncovers the folly of postmodernism’s …

Comedy
Trainwreck

Trainwreck, at least in terms of content, is just that—a careening, cataclysmic disaster loaded with stuff that no one should …

Comedy
Soul Plane

Marijuana. Alcohol. Perverse sex. Racial stereotyping. A jumbo-jet load of profanities. This is “How High” and “Next Friday” aboard a …

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Order

This supernatural thriller could have been called CSI: The Vatican.

Drama, Horror
The Gallows

Let’s be clear: Just because a horror flick is modestly better, content-wise, than its restrictive rating suggests, that doesn’t make …

Comedy, Drama
Young Adult

What becomes of a high school beauty queen who never really grew up and can’t quite reconcile her thirtysomething unhappy …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Rambo

Rambo was last seen running shirtless around the deserts of Afghanistan 19 years ago. Now he emerges from retirement to …

Comedy
30 Minutes or Less

How long will you be in the theater before you wished you’d read this review first? How about 30 seconds …

Drama
Hustle & Flow

This gritty story of a pimp pursuing his hip-hop dream pulls no punches in the telling.