Action/Adventure, Drama
Syriana

A mosaic-like imagining of the titanic yet mostly unseen struggle to control the most precious resource on our planet—oil.

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

“If you’re looking for meaning, for depth, for signs of intelligence, look somewhere else.” How does one effectively criticize a …

Comedy
Mr. Woodcock

A guy. His mom. And a crude, rude, socially unacceptable gym teacher. That equals comedy, Billy Bob Thornton-style.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids
Walking With Dinosaurs

So think of Walking With Dinosaurs as a souped-up 5th-grade science class filmstrip, with just enough drama to keep kids …

Comedy, Romance
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Lola thinks her life is over when her family moves to New Jersey. She REALLY thinks it’s over when she …

Drama
Running With Scissors

From the creator (Ryan Murphy) of one of TV’s most repugnant series (Nip/Tuck) comes one of the year’s most repugnant …

Comedy, Romance
27 Dresses

See Jane. See Jane go to a wedding. And another. And another. See Kevin. See Kevin make fun of Jane. …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sports
Rollerball

Aimed at the same undemanding audience that ate up 1987’s ‘The Running Man,’ this PG-13 flick is an ear-splitting cinematic …

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Her

Those are vastly important lessons for all of us as we nudge our way ever deeper into more and more …

Comedy
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Pics like Anchorman 2 feel more like a Gatling gun barrage of joke-a-second absurdities and crude nonsense.

Comedy, Kids
Daddy Day Care

The main message of Daddy Day Care is that kids shouldn’t be forced to behave like miniature adults.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Haunting in Connecticut

This supposedly true story about restless spirits is based on a cable-channel docudrama which was based on a book which …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Rush Hour 2

The action picks up where the first movie left off. That might seem an obvious thing to say, but these …

Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the Land of Women

Melancholy and moral messes dog Adam Brody ‘In the Land of Women’ as he journeys from ‘The O.C.’ to Michigan—to …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Transporter 2

It’s another silly, incoherent action movie, but with an odd twist of integrity.