Family Rated G
"Ham is cocky, insulting and irresponsible. In other words, if you were looking for a break from your misbehaving kids by taking them to the theater, you won’t get one."
Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13
This Diane Lane vehicle, in which she plays a divorced woman whose nosy family pushes her into the world of online dating, offers enough doses of real life to elevate it above your average romantic-comedy fantasy. With strong support from John Cusack, Dermot Mulroney and Elizabeth Perkins, this is a pleasant enough romantic-comedy bubble, able
Drama Rated R
A wolf in pimp’s clothing. Super Fly is a movie of surprising political bite and emotional nuance, considering it is usually discussed in terms of its outrageously flashy cars and clothes. The outfits are something – in his patterned, full-length jackets, star Ron O’Neal often looks like he’s wrapped up in a carpet – but
“…strong performances all around—including a powerhouse one from Carrie Coon.”
Money, money money. That’s what everyone wants in Boiler Room, an often riveting update of 1987’s Wall Street set in the same New York stockbroker scene. You’ve seen this before, but the macho posturing, seductive language and breakneck energy that all go into the art of the sale still fascinate. With Ben Affleck and Vin
A stunning, stylistic depiction of addiction in which a son (Jared Leto) and his girlfriend (Jennifer Connelly) succumb to heroin and cocaine while his mother (a staggering Ellyn Burstyn) gets hooked on diet pills in a desperate attempt to lose weight. Writer-director Darren Aronofsky (Pi) has developed a cinematic shorthand of quick edits and frantic
Thriller Rated R
As long as it stays ambiguous and messy – much like the international espionage it depicts – Spy Game is a smart, scintillating consideration of the prices that are paid for the sake of American national security. As a 30-year CIA veteran and his protege, Robert Redford and Brad Pitt make a fine screen team;
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
Yet another one of those movies you thought you had to see until you actually saw it, this three-hour World War II epic is bloated with a silly romantic triangle (between Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale) and bolstered by a competent re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At its worst, this
Most romantic comedies bury the loneliness and disappointment that is inevitably a part of any romance in one tidy sequence, usually involving the hero or heroine walking despondently in the rain. Shopgirl – adapted from Steve Martin’s novella about a love triangle involving a drifting Los Angeles sales clerk (Claire Danes, sad and sweet), a
“It’s hard to choose the ickiest part of Perfect Stranger…