I cringe whenever a movie starts by putting the audience on notice: Its either based on a true story or inspired by a true story or, my favorite, based on actual events. The warning always makes me t…
Everything Guardians of the Galaxy gets right with its mix of action and comedy, Hercules botches. OK, Im biased. I never needed to see another Hercules epic, especially after Twilight s Kellan Lut…
Sometimes an explosion of eye candy can hit the sweet spot, like it mostly did in the Tim Burton 2010 blockbuster Alice in Wonderland. But the magic is missing in this sequel, as is Burton, replaced…
An aging,hard-drinking hardassgets reformed by the sweet innocence of the kid next door. I know, I wanted to gag too. But hold on. St. Vincent will dodge your impulse to projectile vomit. For that, …
James Ponsoldts funny and touching coming-of-age tale covers old ground with disarming freshness. Shailene Woodley ( The Descendants ) and Miles Teller ( Rabbit Hole ) shared the acting prize at Sund…