What to Watch at Home Archives

The story never quite comes together in the big-budget John Carter, leaving a dissatisfying sense of what might have been.

Why do you go to the movies? To have a good time? To escape? To forget the worries of the day? If so, skip Man on a Ledge.

Small people with big hopes make up The Secret Life of Arrietty. Give it a chance, and it will enhance your sense of wonder.

Things go as well as you might expect in this story of teen boys who have overwhelming powers. Which is to say, not well at all.

Being everything a good love story should be, this sweetheart of a movie released in theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Director Steven Soderbergh leaves the art house far behind for this well-executed action film of a private contractor wronged.

The story of a super smuggler who’s gone straight but is forced out of “retirement” to keep his family safe falls flat in a hurry.

There’s plenty of life left in the Mission: Impossible franchise, thanks to an inspired script and direction from Brad Bird.

There aren’t too many films that extol political conservatism these days, but those views are championed in The Iron Lady.

Though handsome to look at and featuring an impressive war sequence, Spielberg’s War Horse flags considerably as it wears on.

A considerable diversion from The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked is far less focused on Alvin and the Chipmunks’ career prospects.

The Muppets showcases how fascinating characters trump over-the-top stunts any day of the week—even when they’re puppets.

Moviegoers might think of Steven Spielberg’s great Raiders of the Lost Ark, a film with an adventurous spirit that Tintin also shares.

Besides the major theme (there’s no hurt too big for God), Robin Good shares valuable lessons on forgiveness and friendship.

One of the year’s best family movies, Hugo ends as an engaging film-history lesson but also taps into deeper human emotions.