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(It's space aliens versus the US Navy in "Battleship.")

Movie Review: ‘Battleship’

“Battleship” doesn’t exactly stink and therefore doesn’t exactly sink. But it doesn’t soar or score either.

2012/05/18

Movie Review: ‘The Dictator’

Sorry, Sacha Baron Cohen fans, but “The Dictator” is more Bruno than Borat.

2012/05/18

(Elizabeth Banks, left, and Brooklyn Decker are among the stars of "What to Expect When You're Expecting.")

Movie Review: ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’

When all is said and done, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” boasts about as much depth as a slick commercial aimed at a well-defined demographic.

2012/05/17

(Kevin Kline is part of the strong cast trapped in a movie about a lost dog, in "Darling Companion.")

Movie Review: ‘Darling Companion’

The problem is that looking for a missing canine, no matter how obvious it is as a metaphor for two-legged characters finding themselves as well, represents a rather flimsy spine for a feature screenplay.

2012/05/11

Movie Review: ‘God Bless America’

Ultimately, God Bless America is just an extended rant. And it becomes tediously repetitious in the late going.

2012/05/10

(Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins in this campy big-screen version of the campy television series, "Dark Shadows.")

Movie Reviews: ‘Dark Shadows’

With all due respect to director Tim Burton as a unique visual stylist, it’s Johnny Depp who makes this movie work.

2012/05/10

Movie Review: ‘The Avengers’

Is six superheroes too much, or not enough? Either way, it’s breezily entertaining.

2012/05/04

(Judi Dench and Penelope Wilton are part of the powerhouse cast in this somewhat lackluster movie.)

Movie Reviews: ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’

You’d have to travel quite a ways, metaphorically speaking, to find an acting quartet more skilled than Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith, and Bill Nighy. But the film sacrifices a degree of focus and intensity.

2012/05/04

(Kate Hudson, right, and Gael Garcia Bernal star in "A Little Bit of Heaven." Photo provided by Earthbound LLC.)

Movie Review: ‘A Little Bit of Heaven’

Somewhere inside this huge miscalculation there’s a sincere attempt to wrestle with the serious issue of grief, and the film represents an opportunity for viewers seeking a “good cry.”

2012/05/03

(Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star in "The Five-Year Engagement.")

Movie Reviews: ‘The Five-Year Engagement’

“The Five-Year Engagement” is a charmer that aims for sustained amusement rather than knee-slapping hysteria and amounts to two hours of smart, agreeable entertainment.

2012/04/27

(Hugh Grant is the voice of the Pirate Captain in this animated feature.)

Movie Review: ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’

It’s a funny high-seas adventure, a nonsensical piratical quirkfest in stop-action 3-D.

2012/04/27

(Actor John Cusack stars as struggling, self-pitying poet and author Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Raven') (credit: Rogue)

Movie Review: ‘The Raven’

The Raven flies in with an unabashedly farfetched and fanciful theory, a fictional account of what might have happened to Poe at life’s end.

2012/04/26

(Zac Efron stars as a former US Marine in "The Lucky One.")

Movie Review: ‘The Lucky One’

This is an adaptation of the 2008 novel of the same name, a comfort-food romantic drama that may be formulaic but that delivers dependably for its target audience.

2012/04/20