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It’s called The Big Wedding but it’s really not about a wedding. It’s about sex (and some very unhappy people).

Despite starring comedians Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, The Big Year is shockingly devoid of big laughs.

More than just the beginnings of arguably the world’s most well-known and respected evangelist, Billy: The Early Years is the story of two friends, of two roads taken and of two ways to make a biopic.

Kidman's performance can't overcome a poor script in Birthday Girl.

Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu's film starring Javier Bardem is a dark film about mortality and the struggle to exist in a harsh world.

Brilliantly executed action sequences and amazing battle scenes in Black Hawk Down don't overshadow several moments of human interest, exemplified by the men's willingness to literally lay down their lives for their fellow fighters.

Crude comedy has a few laughs but feels stale.

Depicting things in the Deep South as sordid and bizarre, Black Snake Moan, is definitely not for the masses—especially those who like their movies sanitized. But even if it doesn’t look particularly moral, this is actually a well-made morality tale.

Director Darren Aronofsky likes his darkness. This film about a ballet dancer stretched to the breaking point will further cement his reputation.

Blindness is the type of odious filmmaking that drives people who dare give it a shot right back to the refuge of mindless blockbusters. But films on the opposite end of the spectrum—like Blindness—are equally responsible.

The target audience for Blonde Ambition is a mystery. With such patently silly production values, it seems geared to young girls and fans of Jessica Simpson. But its language and sexuality make it only appropriate for older teens or adults.

Blood and Chocolate’s biggest problem, aside from the fact that it contains hardly any blood or chocolate, rendering the title meaningless, is its script. The pacing lags, the characters have little depth and the story lacks credibility.

Deliberately paced cop movie builds to an interesting twist.

A disappointing message about casual sex weighs down an otherwise entertaining movie.

Donald Miller’s story might strike you as an unsurprising entry among the tales told by Christians critical of the church.

"Bobby” is less concerned with its title character than it is with teaching 1960s history - presumably to those too young to have considered it previously. What we get is a “highlight reel” of late '60s turbulence set to the most obvious period songs imaginable.

Body of Lies is not up to Ridley Scott’s best work, but the performances—especially from Leonardo DiCaprio—are strong. The result is a film that seriously examines U.S. foreign policy while still managing to entertain.