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Details Make the Movie in New Wallace & Gromit Flick

"Details make the professional,” and this adage is certainly true in the new Wallace & Gromit animated family film. The third in the W&G series,...

Details Make the Movie in New Wallace & Gromit Flick

Charming Amateur Challenges Elitism in "The Greatest Game"

Just as audiences didn’t need to love boxing to love “A Cinderella Story,” or football to enjoy “Remember the Titans,” so they won’t need to love...

Charming Amateur Challenges Elitism in "The Greatest Game"

"Oliver Twist" - Polanski's Moral Victory

Acclaimed but notorious filmmaker Roman Polanski -- who resides outside the United States because of charges brought against him decades ago for...

"Oliver Twist" - Polanski's Moral Victory

White-Knuckle Suspense Marks This Thrilling "Flightplan"

Don’t even think about getting popcorn and making a bathroom run, or you could miss an important beat of this edge-of-your-seat, white-knuckle,...

White-Knuckle Suspense Marks This Thrilling "Flightplan"

Witherspoon Comedy Aims for "Heaven," Falls Short

Reese Witherspoon’s magnetic star-power in “Just Like Heaven” can’t overcome the movie’s fundamental, fatal flaw: a basic lack of chemistry between...

Witherspoon Comedy Aims for "Heaven," Falls Short

"Proof" Explores Thin Line Between Brilliance and Insanity

“Is that guy a super genius, or is he just crazy?” Quite likely, when someone watches a movie seeking to answer this question, he or she will...

"Proof" Explores Thin Line Between Brilliance and Insanity

"Emily Rose" Effectively Explores God's Existence

"Emily Rose" Effectively Explores God's Existence

Distracting Negatives Cloud "An Unfinished Life"

In “An Unfinished Life,” an abused woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged,...

Distracting Negatives Cloud "An Unfinished Life"

Only Grim and Unsettling Is "The Brothers Grimm"

Director Terry Gilliam is known for quirky movies including “Time Bandits,” “Brazil,” and “12 Monkeys.” Although he applies his same creativity to...

Only Grim and Unsettling Is "The Brothers Grimm"

Unlikely Pigeon Becomes a Hero in Delightful "Valiant"

This is the story of Valiant, an undersized pigeon who wants to join up with Britain’s esteemed Royal Carrier Pigeon Service during WWII. The RCPS...

Unlikely Pigeon Becomes a Hero in Delightful "Valiant"

First-Class Premise Bumps to Coach Idiocy in "Red Eye"

Considered a master of horror, director Wes Craven occasionally diverts to something different. “Red Eye” is one of those departures, although...

First-Class Premise Bumps to Coach Idiocy in "Red Eye"

"Four Brothers" = Gangsta Family Values

“Four Brothers” is meant to leave the audience with a sense of “justice wins” or a “brothers who stick together can do anything” uplifting sort of...

"Four Brothers" = Gangsta Family Values

"Dukes" Drives Into Hazardous Territory

The “good ol’ boys” of Hazzard County step up to the big screen in the film version of the CBS TV show on which the film is based, but fans should...

"Dukes" Drives Into Hazardous Territory

Mind-Numbing, By-the-Numbers "Stealth" Bombs

The Hollywood establishment is looking for the next big release that will bring masses back to theaters this summer. Unfortunately for them,...

Mind-Numbing, By-the-Numbers "Stealth" Bombs

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