Review: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Wavers Between Fantasy and Reality

Ben Stiller is not your father's Danny Kaye.

Review: ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ Never Stops to Plant Its Feet

Idris Elba is terrific in a bio-pic that is all too conventional.

Reviews: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ and ‘American Hustle,’ Two Sides of a Uniquely American Coin

A folk singer, two con artists, and an FBI agent provide a study in contrasts.

Review: ‘Philomena,’ The Transformative Power Of Raw Anger And Anguish

Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in the true-life story of a woman's decades-long search for the son she gave up for adoption.

Review: ‘Homefront,’ An Action Exercise That’s Stronger Than It Looks

Jason Statham stars as a single parent dealing with his violent past in an action movie written by Sylvester Stallone.

Review: ‘The Book Thief’ Pleads for Tolerance, Leaves an Uneasy Feeling

The power of reading is put to the test in Nazi Germany.

Review: ‘Nebraska’ Opens a Window Into the Soul of the American Family

Bruce Dern and Will Forte star in the story of a father, a son, a road trip, and America.

Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Serves Up Connective Tissue Rather Than a Full-Bodied Meal

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson return in the second installment of the series, this time under the direction of Francis Lawrence.

Review: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Rests Entirely On Matthew McConaughey

The true-life story of Dallas' own Ron Woodruff, who was living live to the full in the mid-1980s when he was given 30 days to live.

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