Christa Banister

As unsatisfying as the conclusion is, the journey itself makes for a pretty fascinating morality tale... as far as action movies go.

Old-fashioned storytelling and cleverly staged action sequences remind you of old favorites like The Princess Bride and Indiana Jones.

Finally, dystopian fiction with a decidedly apocalyptic spin has gotten deliciously readable.

Like most people this time of year, the protagonist in Waiting For Spring, a new mother and recent widow Charlotte, is doing just that.

The premise is well-worn and far from original, but the execution of this family-focused story has a few flashes of brilliance.

The bulk of the film is nothing but elaborate nonsensical action sequences that don’t have any of the yippee-ki-yay of previous efforts.

No one will mistake The Last Stand for anything made in Schwarzenegger’s glory years, but it contains exactly what the audience expects.

Don't look for much in the food-for-thought department, but Gangster Squad keeps you interested in seeing how it'll play out.

As compelling as it has the potential to be, Promised Land is weighed down by a lack of subtlety and a heavy-handed agenda.

If Crowe and Jackman's characters were allowed to communicate through dialogue, rather than song, it probably would've worked better.

Tom Cruise plays yet another action hero with panache, but the timing is awful for a film with so many gun-related fatalities early on.

Unless your idea of a good time is watching a couple bicker, fight and whine about life not turning out right, this isn’t for you.

For anyone keeping track at home, The Guilt Trip is officially actor Seth Rogen’s first PG-13 comedy.

It's anything but a typical romantic comedy. Silver Linings Playbook is more like that genre's slightly unhinged cousin.

Rather than a straight reenactment of the grim Russian morality tale, the filmmakers decided to tell the story as if it happened on stage.

No stilted caricature, Spielberg humanizes this beloved leader without placing him on too high of a pedestal in the process.

Even those not interested in surfing won’t mind spending two hours in the company of these characters because they feel so true to life.

Whatever he’s doing, it’s always important to Kevin James to be part of something where audiences "can get away from the daily grind and walk away...