Christian Hamaker

Similar in notable ways to last year’s The Fighter, the well acted Warrior could find itself standing, arms raised, when awards season rolls...

Clocks in at a lean 83 minutes, but for viewers looking for admirable characters it’s a long sit.

The Whistleblower is almost unremittingly grim, and the effect is that of being struck repeatedly with a sledgehammer.

A morally troubling film that falls short even on the base level on which it tries to work.

Disney resisted modernizing the characters or A.A. Milne’s gentle storytelling style.

With Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne stands as an example of how star-driven vehicles can suffer from bloat.

The Art of Getting By has no right to work, but the film pays off with an ending that plays much more like a mainstream romantic comedy than the...

Green Lantern does have a lightness of spirit throughout much of it that makes it more fun than it might have been otherwise.

Beautiful Boy, from co-writer and director Shawn Ku, is about the furthest thing from a summer blockbuster that could be imagined. It’s the “feel...

The Hangover Part II aims for the upper decks but is, instead, a major whiff—unnecessary, witless and inferior in every way to the highly overrated...

Starring Michelle Williams, Meek’s Cutoff is an exploration of suspicion, mistrust and the American spirit. Base instincts keep the characters...

Will Ferrell takes a large step on the career-path transition from riotous comedies to heavier material.

Thor has a few moments of excitement, but does nothing to ease concerns that these stories are getting a bit long in the tooth.

After the recent success of Rio, filmmakers are betting there’s enough demand for Hoodwinked Too! to join the fun.

If it’s big, dumb and loud, it must be a summer movie. But if it’s the fifth film in a series, like Fast Five, chances are it won’t be enjoyably...

“One generation’s tragedy is the next one’s joke,” says a law officer in Scream 4, the latest in the Wes Craven-directed franchise. But the joke’s...

Soul Surfer inspires in its depiction of overcoming setbacks and the role faith plays for surfer Bethany Hamilton.

Part anti-drug message movie, part paranoid thriller and part star vehicle, Limitless is only partly enjoyable.