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Before one assumes that Invincible follows all the sports movie cliches, it doesn't. Instead, the movie is the true story of the rather unlikely...

Eleven-year-old Luke Benward plays the lead role in How to Eat Fried Worms, but he still hasn't eaten one yet. But the Nashville sixth-grader, a...

Not all it could be, but it has one big trick up its sleeve — and it’s a doozy. Is it magic, manipulation, or a little of both? If it’s judged to...

Immediately following September 11, 2001, it was difficult to imagine how filmmakers might render the event in years to come. Would they bring...

Much about this independent film is formulaic and clichéd. But brilliant acting by a colorful cast has deservedly won the film high marks from...

Several recent movies, such as “Chicken Little” and “Curious George,” highlighted issues related to the need for good fathering. In the same vein,...

Ultimately kind to its simpleminded characters, and all demographics represented. Unfortunately, the movie has decided that you can’t be funny...

There is something mechanical about "The Ant Bully," and the writers seem to rely heavily on scatological humor to juice up their formulaic script....

There is no lack of "spoof-worthy" material in television's Miami Vice. The show's '80s outfits and décor are generally remembered by most with a...

Although not quite on par with some of M. Night Shyamalan's earlier work, Lady in the Water is the only one of this director's films that might be...

It’s somewhat surprising to discover that Allen has followed the triumph of "Match Point" with yet another light, dialogue-heavy comedy that runs...

John Davis, director of The Ant Bully, was bitten by the animation bug when he saw a stop-motion movie as a kid. He's since gone digital, and...

In terms of pure laughs, it seems that family films are prevailing at the box office this summer. Now, for those who’ve already test-driven “Cars”...

You, Me and Dupree

Open up Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and what do you find? A few pearls of laughter and some gem performances amid the rot of a...