From directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders (“Lilo and Stitch”), “How to Train Your Dragon” is an animation triumph. Heartfelt, thrilling and visually stunning, it’s near-perfect family entertainment. If you’re…
If you have a strong aversion to watching open heart surgery, then you’ll probably want to avoid “Repo Men.” Along with showing several graphic surgical procedures, it also contains a…
Imagine that you were locked in a dark room for a month, forced to watch nothing but news stories about gang violence and street crime, and then asked to write…
In the opening minutes of “Cop Out,” star Tracy Morgan spouts off more movie quotes than I could count. Among them is the famous “Yippeeki- yay…” line from “Die Hard.”
I was starting to get worried that I’d never get a chance to see Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island.” Originally slated for an October release, Paramount Pictures decided to delay it…
The tagline for director Scott Cooper’s “Crazy Heart” reads, “The harder the life, the sweeter the song.” No doubt about it, Bad Blake has lived a hard life. Once a…
Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language, it sounded like director Pierre Morel’s “From Paris with Love” had everything I was looking for in an action movie.
Considering its premise, director Martin Campbell’s revenge thriller “Edge of Darkness” should have been a satisfying experience. Revenge is a common cinematic theme, primarily because it is so fundamentally enjoyable…
