Comedy, Drama
Julie & Julia

Julia Child’s most famous cookbook was published in 1961. In 2002 Julie Powell cooks her way through it.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
A Perfect Getaway

They say you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover. But what about predictably unpredictable slasher flicks?

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
The Collector

A couple of the ‘Saw’ screenwriters rip off their own franchise with a slightly different villain—but the same torturous results.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Aliens in the Attic

Vacations rarely go as planned. Sometimes someone gets sick. Sometimes your ocean-view room faces the parking lot. And sometimes aliens …

Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Ugly Truth

After trying on ’27 Dresses,’ Katherine Heigl is back to tell us ‘The Ugly Truth’ in her new, crass, romantic …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
G-Force

What happens when guinea pigs fly … to the rescue? Well, they save the world, that’s what.

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Orphan

If you want a pithy summary of ‘Orphan,’ here it is: Normal family adopts evil girl. Mayhem and murder ensue.

Comedy
Brüno

What’s an Alabama youth pastor doing in a Hollywood sleazefest like this? We decided to find out.

Comedy
I Love You, Beth Cooper

As Ms. Turner once sang, “What’s love got to do with it?” This sorry film has no business at all …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Public Enemies

Johnny Depp trades in his pirate hat for a bank robber’s, swaggering onto the screen as John Dillinger, one of …

Drama
My Sister’s Keeper

Loosely based on Jodi Piccoult’s novel, this film poignantly plumbs the depths of a family’s journey through cancer and loss, …

Drama
The Stoning of Soraya M.

In this movie based on the nonfiction book, a lone journalist in Iran is tasked with sharing a message of …

Drama, War
The Hurt Locker

War is … an adrenaline rush for some soldiers. Set in Iraq, this movie wants to know why.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The robots think they’re in battle-ready disguise. But really they’re just in a crass, sexualized sequel.

Comedy
Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera engage in some serious B.C. blasphemy in this crude, crass summertime mess.