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Never quite finds its footing—emotionally, comedically or otherwise. It's simply too ridiculous to be taken seriously.

A painfully slow pace plus amoral, self-obsessed teens behaving like idiots minus a good lesson equals a massive waste of time.

There's a trend in animated movies to overplay themes of self-esteem and impossible dreams. But does that condemn the entire genre?

May be lacking in many ways, but it does preach the Gospel and remind us that asking the tough questions is important to building faith.

It’s curious to think that just beyond the perfectly manicured lawns of the country’s most prestigious Ivy League schools, lies a thriving homeless...

There's enough action to enjoy it, but this new Star Trek installment continues to show unfulfilled promise and a lack of strong themes.

Elections matter, but a people’s imagination matters even more. And we’ve got some work to do there.

When a movie titled after a character's name is more interesting when that character isn't on screen, that's a problem.

Plays like a movie equivalent of a CBS procedural: high in concept, production artifice, and plot holes, while low in character depth.

Baz Luhrmann captures the opulent decor and backs it with a hip-hop soundtrack that should feel out of place but works surprisingly well.

Cate Blanchett's powerhouse performance as the titular character is what the accolade tour de force is reserved for.

With such a title, the bar is immediately set too high for what’s a fairly conventional good vs. evil battle with spectacular visuals.

February 26 would have been Johnny Cash’s 81st birthday. Unlike many celebrities whose name dies out with the obituaries of their fan base, Cash...

A captured fugitive says, "We made mistakes. But we were right." That’s the film’s view in a nutshell: sort of a Sympathy For Radicals.

Not bad, but not awesome, and definitely below Disney standards for quality. It's cute, funny, sweet, and forgettable.