"A tale of two conflicting stories, neither of which ever form any real cohesion."

Brothers has some very fine acting. Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tobey Maguire make you feel the scars of war, the trauma of sibling rivalry, and the dread of wounded relationships. If you…

"A grounded and sincere performance by Robert De Niro."

Everybody's Fine has cuteness and wholesome charm in its very DNA. It was written and directed by Kirk Jones, who made the twee Waking Ned Divine, and it's a remake of a 1990 Italian film by Giuseppe Tornatore, who also made…

Now that Boondocks Saints 2 is winding its way around the country in its limited, old-school style regional release pattern, fans of the original are getting to see the film. And while not everyone is happy with the film -- with fan reactions all over the map from loved it to hated it and everywhere…

While some people manage to take bad-sounding ideas and turn them into good films, it's comforting to know that some ideas are so bad they're beyond redemption. Like Jack, for instance. It's about a boy who's born with a rare condition that makes him age at four times the normal rate. When he's 10,…

When it comes to popcorn movies, boys tend to rule the box office. The Will Smiths and Tom Cruises of the world blast their way through blockbuster after blockbuster because they are the new action heroes, marquee names who will put millions of butts in seats by sending aliens, monsters, and various…

If we've learned anything from watching movies, it's that complicated robberies -- of banks, casinos, millionaires' mansions, the Library of Congress, whatever -- succeed about 98 percent of the time. This is no doubt due to the meticulous planning that goes into such heists, as well as the general…