Should a cartoon have an agenda? Put another way, should a kid’s film, aimed at a demographic far removed from an understanding of subjects like political Read More

In form, Dallas Buyers Club would appear a rollicking, globe-hopping ride, complete with a compelling kingpin figure and a sprawling mega-heist at its center. In execution, Read More

Irony of ironies – the much-anticipated “WikiLeaks Movie,” which dramatizes the inception of an organization responsible for some the most incendiary and controversial information leaks in Read More

For a film that opens on a bloody head wound and proceeds to follow a wife turned escort, Concussion settles in as a rather benign drama Read More

No doubt there will be countless people that describe Last Vegas as “The Hangover for the AARP crowd,” or something similar. I suppose it’s an easy Read More

Considering the original arrived with zero expectations (it wasn’t from Disney, or Pixar, or Blue Sky, or Dreamworks Animation) and was met with a largely favorable Read More

Ron Howard doesn’t make “classics.” He’s a journeyman with an artist’s ambitions. He owns an Oscar (and many more-deserving individuals don’t) and has shown a slick Read More

Though it takes a good 45 minutes or so to get going, Machete Kills is a gonzo, guilty pleasure sequel that few outside of Messageboard Nation Read More

Voice actors might not be the unsung heroes of the movie world but they are partly responsible for why many people go to see one movie Read More

Woody Allen knows that sometimes it’s best just to throw characters into the deep end and see if audiences want to swim with them. By the Read More

With measured satisfaction, I can report Captain Phillips is a solid thriller. Satisfaction is “measured” because, with the filmmaking talent behind the film, it could’ve been Read More

Presenting a slice of impoverished life, Sunlight Jr. illuminates the ongoing struggles of a couple just trying to get by. To the film’s credit it feels Read More

It’s about time Latinos had their own Tyler Perry. What the self-made entertainment juggernaut did for the underserved African-American community (and cross dressing community), Mexican superstar Read More

For those raised on The West Wing and stories about the Cuban Missile Crisis, the most surprising thing about President-focused documentary footage is always how good-natured Read More

A dysfunctional family sits down to celebrate the parent’s anniversary. Dad (Rob Moran) has just retired and is spending his windfall on refurbishing an old country Read More

The struggle for civil rights recognition among America’s minority population is one of epic and exceedingly awful proportions. Just a scant few decades ago we were Read More

Carrie is a conundrum. On the one hand, it’s an attempt to bring Stephen King’s novel, and by extension, Brian DePalma’s landmark adaptation, into the new Read More

Riddick is the result of one thing — the success of the international box office juggernaut known as the Fast and Furious franchise. Previously DOA as Read More

It’s hard being a teenager. Life quickly goes from the carefree days of your youth to the impending horrors of adulthood. It’s a time when little Read More