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Unlike in Conviction, where the protagonist places her hope in the law and becomes her brother's own defense counsel, in The Next Three Days...

The premise is simple, the execution is competent and the film delivers the requisite amount of crowd-pleasing thrills. And yet, the film feels a...

Based on the memoirs written by Joe Wilson and his CIA agent wife Valerie Plame, Fair Game showcases their side of a controversial story.

Much like 1987's Broadcast News, there's actually a deeper debate that elevates the light and sunny romantic comedy of Morning Glory into something...

Much like its R-rated Planes, Trains & Automobiles predecessor that starred Steve Martin and the late John Candy back in 1987, Due Date is also the...

Although it could have resulted in a unique hybrid of different styles, Monsters is unique more for its failure to generate any well-earned...

It's déjà vu all over again with Megamind, yet another superhero story in which super-villains go to great lengths to undermine the good guys....

Danny Boyle's 127 Hours takes you through the wringer, sure to elicit audible (and collective) gasps, groans and shrieks before concluding in one...

Is there a broader point here? The filmmakers may be saving it for yet another sequel (which is sure to come), although after two films with the...

While celebrated director Clint Eastwood certainly has a knack for choosing compelling thematic hooks for his films, Hereafter, like last year's...

Stone is about religion and Christianity on one level, but it's not entirely satisfying on those subjects, nor is it particularly revelatory. The...

Based on a true story, Conviction delivers a life-affirming message about the pursuit of truth and the love of family. It's a powerful story...

Like this past summer's surprise hit The Expendables, the bulk of Red's cast may qualify for AARP card-carrying status—Bruce Willis, Morgan...

Based on the book by acclaimed novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go is a genre-bending indie drama that blindsides with a shocking revelation...

Secretariat is a quintessential family film in this respect: there's nothing to complain about and nothing to rave about. It's safe, conventional,...