Contributor: Paul Asay

Clint Eastwood turns his laser-like focus toward a real-life war hero named Chris Kyle—and the price he paid to become one.

Kirk, Spock, Bones, Sulu, Chekov and Uhura go back to the future (or is it forward to the past?) as the Federation gets repainted, retooled and rebooted.

In 1977, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man to win a major elected office in the United States. The next year he was killed.

The Cheetahs show their spots in this third franchise movie from Disney Channel. There’s no sex, no drugs and no cursing. But there is an attitude problem … and an elephant-headed god named Ganesh.

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson join forces in this throwaway romantic comedy/adventure, once and for all proving the old adage: Not all that glitters is gold.

God’s message to us can take many forms: a burning bush, a talking donkey, a still small voice. But a stucco stain?

Inherent Vice is a whacked-out, confused, incoherent mess of a movie—and intentionally so.

Too bad this serious Chris Rock comedy won’t even make our Top 500.

It’s not how God looks that’s the most troubling thing: It’s how He acts in Exodus: Gods and Kings.

Oh, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, wherefore art thou, Shakespeare? Art thou truly the writer we thinkest, creating works of majesty and grace from thine artful brow?

The Imitation Game is a well-made, well-acted, thought-provoking film. Certainly its subject matter makes it a difficult one, and its snide dismissals of God don’t help.

Despite the title, Katniss’ struggle now is no game. There is no arena, there are no tributes. What we’re left with is a bitter war and a dim vision of a better tomorrow.

Based on a true story about Olympic-level wrestling, Foxcatcher looks for love and affirmation but finds only anger and jealousy.

Earth is dying, and mankind throws a Hail Mary pass through a providential wormhole in this grandly scientific, often confusing Christopher Nolan space epic.

Self-made journalist Louis Bloom is a bad person doing bad things … to make a good point? Does that make for a good movie?