NEW YORK - Though the fall movie season is traditionally the time of year when Hollywood gets serious, this fall is stuffed with spectacles. Alongside the seasonal biopics, true-life tales and…
Starring Antonio Banderas and the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence, Clancy Brown; directed by Paul Tibbitt; 90 minutes; PG for mild action and rude humorSpongebob Squarepants…
The Wachowskis cash their last blank check from Warner Brothers with "Jupiter Ascending," an excruciatingly empty chunk of eye candy that spends over two hours trying to convince us they're no…
hatever holiday joy and comfort you can muster this season, save it for the cinema. Besides a small offering of comedy and family flicks, it's looking a lot like Oscar season. Familiar epics f…
he Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1," the first installment in the last chapter of the popular franchise, is all coil and no release. It's a taut, dark portrait of a universe upended by revol…
A gaunt Jake Gyllenhaal rarely blinks in "Nightcrawler," turning himself into a chilling human special effect. As a focused but directionless petty thief who discovers the rewards of recording…
Starring Danny Glover, Cary Elwes, Monica Potter; directed by James Wan; 103 minutes; R for strong grisly violence and language(Editor's note: "Saw," which spawned several sequels, is returnin…
Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong; directed by Rowan Joffe; 92 minutes; R for some brutal violence and languageThree of the best actors in the business put on a master class in …
They also serve who pour and observe. That's Bob Saginowski's modus operandi. He's bartender- for-life at Cousin Marv's on the cruel side of Brooklyn, a 30-something loner living in the house …
You might have thought "Dolphin Tale," the sleeper hit kids' film of a few falls back, was a complete, compact and uplifting story that didn't really need a second act. And if so, you were on …
opening "Atlas Shrugged III: Who is John Galt?" - (Sci-fi drama, PG-13, running time not available). Not reviewed. The economy on the verge of collapse, one man has the answer to the crisis. S…
A musical mashup of Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis biography and myth, "The Identical" plays like a failed, faith-based "Inside Llewyn Davis." And that's the closest thing to a compliment it will g…
Will Father Lavelle die for our sins?That's the only question that matters in "Calvary," the latest parable of Irish faith and the violent foibles of humanity from Irish playwright and filmmak…
OPENINGNote: This list is sometimes trimmed for space."50 to 1" - (Drama adventure, PG-13, 110 minutes) Not reviewed. A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a l…
Starring Jim Caviezel, Alexander Ludwig, Michael Chiklis; directed by Thomas Carter; 115 minutes; PG for thematic material, a scene of violence and brief smoking "When the Game Stands Tall" is…
"Sin City" is back in all its lurid, gory glory, a vivid and visceral graphic novel come to life in the capable hands of Robert Rodriguez and co-director and comic book creator Frank Miller. I…
Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard, Stacy Keach; directed by R.J. Cutler; 103 minutes; PG-13 for thematic elements and some sexual material Chloe Grace …
Starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Rob Lowe, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper; directed by Jake Kasdan; R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use; 90 minutes The cinematic equi…
Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Zoe Soul, Kiele Sanchez; directed by James DeMonaco; 100 minutes; R for strong disturbing violence and for language The clever conceit behind…
Starring James Remar, Bruce Davison, Fred Dalton Thompson, Gretchen Carlson, Brad Stine; directed by Daniel Lusko; 91 minutes; PG-13 for violence and thematic elements The unholy bond between …
Starring Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Joanna Kulig, Dawid Ogrodnik; directed by Pawel Pawlikowski; 80 minutes; PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality and smoking; A For nearly a ye…
Starring Dan Kearney, Lamonta Caldwell, Santana Rueda, Jason Mace; directed by Sebastian Junger; 90 minutes; R for language throughout and brief nude images; B A sequel with an unusual provena…
"dawn of the planet of the apes" Stars: Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, Karin Konoval Director: Matt Reeves Running time: 130 minutes Rating: PG-13 for language, violence…
Starring Jennifer Pearson, Don Taylor, Russell W. Reed, Tina Fortune, John Koopman; directors Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan; running time 103 minutes; rated: PG-13 for some violent images; …
Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Munn, Edgar Ramirez, Joel McHale; director Scott Derrickson; running time 118 minutes; rated R for bloody violence, grisly images, terror throughout and language; D …