Horror
Mama

Message to everyone who has ever thought their mother was controlling or overprotective: At least she’s human. At least she …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Broken City

Broken City? Try Broken Movie.

Drama
Fair Game

In 2003, CIA operative Valerie Plame had her cover blown in the pages of The Washington Post—payback, some suggest, for …

Action/Adventure, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Spy Kids

Director Robert Rodriguez’s intelligent, thrill-a-minute script features a stylish mix of James Bond intrigue and gadgetry, plus impressive visual effects …

Drama, Kids
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Nearly 15 million American Girl dolls have been sold since 1986. Three movies have already been made about them: ‘Samantha,’ …

Drama, Kids
Gordy

“Gordy” is the heartwarming tale of a piglet determined to keep his family from becoming part of a Denny’s Grand …

Documentary, Musical
Shine a Light

The Rolling Stones predate iPods, CDs, cassette tapes and even 8-tracks. Now Martin Scorsese is putting Mick Jagger and Co. …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Cellular

A jury-rigged phone is Jessica’s only lifeline when she’s kidnapped. And when she uses it to call for help, she …

Drama
Light It Up

The students of Lincoln High lack books, chairs, heat and hope. The only teacher who genuinely cares about them just …

Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Elf

The elf-reared Buddy has a heart as big as the arctic north. Does his movie match it?

Drama
Never Die Alone

Drug pusher King David learns too late that his lifestyle leads inevitably to one thing: the grave. Too bad so …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Open Season

The director of The Lion King smudges things up on the animated front. Maybe he felt like he had to …

Drama
Gangster Squad

It’s got the glitz, the retro glamour and the cinematic sheen. It’s ’40s cool, to say the least. So why …

Comedy, Drama, Musical
Quartet

A cinematic retirement home full of aging musicians isn’t always a pretty sight. But it still has a beautiful song …

Comedy
A Haunted House

This is a scary movie all right. It’s downright terrifying … for a whole host of reasons that have absolutely …