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While the originals in The Pink Panther series were fueled by comic inspiration, invention and wit, the contemporary rip-offs are barely even...

In light of Oscar nominee Viola Davis' soaring reputation, it's no surprise that the actress takes Tyler Perry's latest tale, Tyler Perry’s Madea...

Clint Eastwood’s performance as Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino is the film’s highlight—an update on the tough-guy persona he perfected as “Dirty...

Literary thrillers are a staple of airplane rides and beachside vacations. The International is their cinematic equivalent, and though it’s as...

Considering that the source material was a relatively short, best-selling self-help book, He's Just Not That into You serves as an insightful yet...

Revolutionary Road juxtaposes the idyllic image of the American Dream with the deterioration of a marriage that has become a nightmare—via an...

Edward Zwick’s films feel like they’re more interested in making $100 million than anything else. Defiance is no different as it reduces life’s...

Valkyrie is a surprisingly factual narrative about one of the most celebrated of attempts (by conspirators from within the Nazi ranks) to kill...

With echoes of Harrison Ford’s 1988 Frantic, where he searched for his wife through Parisian back alleys, Taken is a decent thriller. It could...

This story is extremely timely in these recessionary times, as well, and the message is one of compassion. Wendy’s plight is largely a result of...

Attention, all nerds. If you can’t get enough of the Star Wars franchise, if you’ve ever pretended to be Luke Skywalker, if you’ve ever acted like...

Writer/director Joel Hopkins infuses Last Chance Harvey with a gentle urgency that portrays love in a realistic, very credible way. Starring...

Kevin James can take the most standard comic scenarios and spin them into comedy. He can make anything funny and anyone laugh—and he does just...

Always lovely to look at, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from director David Fincher, written by Eric Roth, provides so many captivating...

Nothing But the Truth takes on a story ripped from the headlines: that of New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who was jailed after she refused...