Letters to Juliet
One-time indie ace Gary Winick’s Letters to Juliet, typical of his Hollywood efforts, features a down-the-middle, batting-practice speed pitch just …
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The Secret of Kells
Today, animation is all about photorealism and three-dimensional effects. It’s a visual medium, of course, and its target audience is …
A Nightmare on Elm Street
If you’re going to remake a classic of the teen-slasher genre, especially one with a villain sporting a broadly wicked …
The Back-Up Plan
As things stand now, it would appear that Jennifer Lopez needs a back-up plan for her career. In my estimation, …
Death at a Funeral
Neil LaBute earned a Tony Award in 2009 for Reasons to Be Pretty (Best Play), which came after his remake …
The Runaways
Music video director Floria Sigismondi trains her eye on the early days of punkish girl rockers as Cherie Currie (Dakota …
Why Did I Get Married Too
When last we visited the Tyler Perry world of marriage (a world intriguingly devoid of Perry’s signature creation, Madea), Sheila …
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
I might be the only critic to compare Diary of a Wimpy Kid to Sex and the City, but bear …
Last Song
Dear John Takes a Walk to Remember is the mash-up title that best defines this latest Nicholas Sparks adaptation supposedly …
Clash of the Titans
Once the Kraken is unleashed, Louis Leterrier’s retrofitted 3-D remake of the campy myth classic of the early 1980s is …
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