We’ve all heard that old cliché about the character actor trapped inside a leading man’s body. But that doesn’t quite apply to Brad Pitt. He’s something rarer: For most of his career, Pitt’s...
Everything about I Don’t Know How She Does feels slightly off. There’s the ungainly title, which sounds like something you’d find in the self-help section of a bookstore (it’s actually based...
In Contagion, every doorknob, every elevator button, every handshake poses an insidious, unseen threat. Director Steven Soderbergh cannily shoots these things as though they are the artifacts...
If a horror film needs to pass the smell test—that is, be grounded in some sort of credible reality—in order for you to enjoy it, steer clear of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. It’s filled with...
I’m not really a full-on Gleek, maybe just a touch Gleek-ish. Yes, I watch the show, but I feel it has gone markedly downhill since its first stellar half-season. The episodes are seriously...
When you love a book—I mean really love it—you approach its screen adaptation with a curious mix of hopefulness and combativeness: “Oh, I hope they do it justice” blended with “they better not...
In this so-so comedy, already nicknamed “Freaky Friday with dudes,” Jason Bateman plays Dave Lockwood, over-worked lawyer/family man and Ryan Reynolds plays his childhood pal Mitch Planko,...
From the Horrible Bosses, Bad Teacher, and Snakes on a Plane school of title-giving, we now have Cowboys & Aliens, which is about, well . . .yeah. I must say, though, two bold choices by...
I had a major movie crush on the Crazy, Stupid, Love trailer, so when I say the film disappointed me, you should take that with a grain of salt. No, I won’t be ripping its posters off my...
I think I would’ve liked Friends With Benefits a bit more if it weren’t quite so smug. It makes fun of, among other things, John Mayer, chick flicks, Third Eye Blind, and Katherine Heigl. But...
