Contributor: Paul Asay

This political rendering, headlined by Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, leads audiences into a dank, dark dungeon of pain—and never really lets them out.

You know what they say: “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” We’re all the way in the basement by now.

They’ve clashed. Now they’re full of wrath. Turns out you can’t keep good—or bad—Titans down … especially when they raked in half a billion dollars the first time a round.

She’s baaack. And while she has a new family to help and a new duty to perform, Madea’s still the same brash, foul-mouthed, slightly crazy woman she’s always been.

Can a violent MMA movie hold Christian values dear without strangling them in the cage?

We hear a lot about catharsis these days, be it the virtual mayhem of video games or primal scream therapy sessions. Getting it out of your system is a good thing, we’re told. But what if catharsis became a legitimate—legal—excuse to kill?

Joss Whedon’s rendering of Shakespeare’s classic comedy is both silly and sensual—just like the 1599 original.

Tina Turner once told us that ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero.’ Will Smith sets out to prove her right.

Dustin Hoffman’s Mr. Magorium is a silly mash-up of Willy Wonka and Mary Poppins’ Uncle Albert. But this movie is more than just a G-rated giggle.

Skip the politics. We look at what Oliver Stone says about how faith should (shouldn’t) inform leadership.

Jesse and Celine’s problematic relationship has survived 18 years and two Richard Linklater movies. But when the clock strikes midnight and the magic flees, will their love live up to all the hype?

Kirk, Spock, Bones and the rest of the original Enterprise crew are boldly at it again, facing one of their most daunting adversaries ever. And while the content may at times feel like a phaser blast set to stun, the messages are quite a bit more peaceful.

Angels have come to destroy the world by turning people into razor-toothed zombies. And they’re doing it on God’s orders.

No, this isn’t one of Ebenezer Scrooge’s spirits. The three ghosts of Christmas didn’t moonlight as masked vigilantes with a yen for nasty humor, violence and red ties.

Some will find that this fresh-faced Baz Luhrmann/Leonardo DiCaprio movie infuses the classic book with new life. That may be good. But is it a great Gatsby?