First off, do not make the mistake of dismissing Charlie St. Cloud because of Zac Efron. If this movie proves anything, its that Zac Efron is a talented actor. The movie has it’s flaws, but Efron’s passionate performance is one of it’s strengths…

Dinner for Schmucks is essentially a morality play with one simple moral: be tolerant of idiots. Ironically, the film itself is an exercise in that kind of tolerance…

The American, yet another movie about an American assassin in Europe, opens September 21st. A lean George Clooney stars in his first role as an action hero since Batman & Robin… Ouch. I just felt the air go out of the room…

If you still enjoy getting happy meals at McDonald’s (get them while you still can!), then you will probably enjoy The Sorcerer’s Apprentice…

Ben Affleck directs and stars in The Town. Powerful trailer. David Fincher directs The Social Network, the story of how Facebook came about. Music by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.

For example, if your drinking buddy who claims American Pie 4 is his favorite movie tells you that The Sorcerer’s Apprentice rocks, you’re likely to nod, smile, and completely disregard his advice. But if your best friend…

This is the epiphany I experienced, that in the sci-fi genre, setting is king. The plot is a secondary vehicle to drive the audience through an imaginary universe. Insomuch as the setting is consistent, original, thought-provoking, and visually interesting, a science fiction film succeeds…

The latest Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe mash-up purports to be a realistic retelling of the Robin Hood legend. It really is just Gladiator 2 with Russell Crowe’s Roman general reincarnated as Robin Hood some thousand years later in feudal England…