Review: ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler,’ A Civil Rights Allegory With Humor and Heart

Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey star in a movie inspired by real-life characters and events. Do they serve the material well?

Review: ‘Jobs,’ A Stiff Impersonation of the Real Thing

Ashton Kutcher stars as Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, an acknowledged visionary, But is the film version inspirational?

Review: ‘Blue Jasmine,’ Woody Allen’s Sometimes Brilliant, Sometimes Maddening 1% Movie

What do you do when you lose your fortune?

Review: ‘Lovelace’ Repels More Than It Reveals

Amanda Seyfried gives a sterling central performance as the notorious porn star Linda Lovelace in a movie that fools around with "the truth."

Review: ‘Elysium’ Fights Hard Without Scoring a Knockout

Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, and Sharlto Copley star in a new work of social science fiction by the director of 'District 9.'

Review: ‘The Wolverine’ Stands Tall, Thanks to Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman is The Man! Er, make that mutant ... Is the latest superhero picture worth a dime or two?

Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’ Reaches Deep Into the Heart

It's hard to be a saint in the city, and Oscar Grant ain't no saint.

Review: ‘Only God Forgives,’ All Others Pay in Pain

Ryan Gosling, as you've never seen him before, in a new movie from director Nicolas Winding Refn. Wanna fight?

Review: ‘The Conjuring’ Earns Its Scary Moments the Old-Fashioned Way

Things go bump in the night, terrifying a family of seven living in a big old Rhode Island house in 1971. Will you be scared?

Review: ‘Pacific Rim’ Seeks to Satisfy the Boy Inside the Giant Robot

Giant robots vs. giant monsters should equal blockbuster entertainment in Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction epic. Theoretically, that is ...

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