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The cinematography in Jindabyne is stunning—one of the highlights. But its portent undertones simply do not work. They detract from the...

With its amazing special effects, this sequel to the 2005 summer blockbuster looks like it should be a hit. Sadly, problems involving lack of...

Should moviegoers check in to 1408? Only if you’re a little low on your claustrophobia, schizophrenia, acrophobia, and especially...

The TV Set’s message is about the way that networks ruin good television. It also shows us how vapid that world truly is. As a result, the film...

Knocked Up has some great comic appeal. It has many endearing emotional moments. It even has an uplifting pro-life message. Unfortunately, you will...

If you like Nicolas Cage, and if you’re into movies like Minority Report, The Lake House, and Memento - and you don’t mind engaging in a lot of...

Late in Evening, the protagonist, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), is reunited on her deathbed with her old friend Lila (Meryl Streep). The opportunity to...

Kids will find loads of role models in The Flying Scotsman. With his can-do attitude about his illness as well as his willingness to follow all...

Gracie is a family film all the way around. Produced by—and starring—Elisabeth Shue and her brother Andrew, it was financed by their brother and...

We Are Marshall isn’t terrible, but it fails to measure up to the more effective sports movies of recent years. Considering the powerful true story...

Actors Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana have both recently made People magazine’s “most beautiful” list. But in Lucky You, it is the performance of...

In Away from Her, the depiction of a 44-year marriage devastated by the onset of a degenerative condition may be smart...

This film could have easily been melodramatic, which would have relegated it to an “After School Special.” Instead, Stephanie Daley offers an...

Georgia Rule is a super-heavy downer with a high cringe factor and a steady infusion of crassness and perversion. Yes, there are important lessons...

Once again, Hollywood caters to its basest instinct with another uninspired, insulting and cheaply-made rip-off—Kickin’ It Old Skool. It’s Big...