Horror Rated PG-13
“…generates enough low-key creepiness to make Shyamalan once more worthy of discussion.”
Drama Rated R
“Only slightly less religiously tortured than First Reformed…”
Comedy Rated PG-13
This excruciating would-be comedy, about a French knight (Jean Reno) from the 12th century who’s transported to modern-day Chicago, is so stale it actually featured a joke about the once-ubiquitous dance song “Macarena” long after the song had been thankfully forgotten. Just Visiting overstays its welcome about three minutes in.
“…a squirmy exploration of masculinity come undone.”
Drama Rated PG-13
“…honest enough not to deliver that climactic, ‘breakthrough’ moment.
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
“…baldly trades on its predecessors, but with enough artfulness and genuine affection to count as its own unique experience.”
Family Rated PG
This animated feature scorns both McMansions and suburban sprawl, and mostly will be enjoyed by McMansion-residing suburban sprawlers. That irony is not lost on the filmmakers. As it details the adventures of a pack of woodland creatures (the likes of Garry Shandling, Steve Carell and Wanda Sykes provide pitch-perfect vocals for the rich character animation)
Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13
“…so bland, lifeless and unimaginative I wanted to poke the screen to make sure it was really there.
Junior James Bond Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) sets out to rescue his sister (Alexa Vega), who has been trapped inside a virtual-reality video game in the third installment in the endlessly inventive family action series from Robert Rodriguez. This one’s in 3-D, but it didn’t need to be: The awkward glasses and washed out colors
Comedy Rated R
“…conjures up the surreal adolescent daydreams of stuffy high-school classrooms. You might as well be watching the doodling in some kid’s otherwise unused notebook come to life.