It’s been a couple years since Tim Burton emerged from what we can only assume to be an isolated Gothic mansion to make a new movie. His past few films felt like regressions, and his last (‘Frankenweenie’) was qu...
In the wake of the hacking scandal and terror threats allegedly instigated by North Korea, Sony canceled its theatrical release of the James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy ‘The Interview’ and initially claimed that the film ...
Christmas is upon us. It’s time to gather with friends and family, eat candy out of socks, and watch sentimental holiday movie classics that allow us to believe in Santa and angels, and remind us to find the good in ourselve...
It turns out that moviegoers did want to visit Middle-Earth “one last time.”
Don’t get your hopes up for too many exciting new Blu-ray releases. It’s a holiday week – moreover, it’s the biggest holiday week of the year – and the studios have only let trickle out a handful of titles to be ...
Each year around this time, we use a Roundtable to drop some last-minute hints about the gifts we’d like to see under our trees come Christmas morning. What would you like Santa to bring you?
Studios certainly want to capitalize on moviegoers having a few work- and school-free days leading up to Christmas. This weekend, they’re piling on three major new movie releases, each debuting on more than 3,000 screens acr...
Mike Leigh’s career has been dedicated to creating delicate character studies of sad contemporary British people filled with warmth and humor amidst tragedy. Every now and then, he steps out of this mold for a period piece. ...
If this new version of ‘Annie’ had been made as a Will Smith/Willow Smith vehicle (and one glaring ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ reference remains in the script), the musical remake could have been a magical tr...
The ‘Night at the Museum’ series refuses to go away despite being a consistent punching bag. In this third title, the franchise is as charmingly mediocre as ever. These movies aren’t art, nor do they offer partic...
Syfy’s much-hyped three-part miniseries event ‘Ascension’ drew to a close last night. As I feared, this premise was difficult to sustain and the show failed to stick its landing. However, I’m still glad I w...
It’s the most stressful time of the year. Malls must be braved, cookies must be made, and elves must be moved daily and photographed for Facebook. For the week before Christmas, I like to pull out the Christmas comedies to r...
