As further proof of my theory that Larry the Cable Guy can ruin anything, here is Cars 2, which ends Pixar’s streak of smart, emotionally engrossing, often sublime kids’ movies by being merely a pleasant entertainment.

Nostalgia can often be a cheap shortcut to sentiment, but the new film Super 8, which purposely evokes the Spielberg mov

It’s always tough finding the money to film your movie, even the 20,000 bucks you need to make that micro-budget feature. A lot of filmmakers work crappy jobs, sell their bodies for medical experiments or beg their friends and family members for money.

Prequels are almost always a bad idea. Telling astory that has a pre-determined place where it mustwind up seems to be a surefire way to stifle creativity.The awful, artistically bankrupt Wolverinepre

Did you ever hear the one about the three guys who wake up in a hotel room with no memory of how they got there or what they did the night before? You have?

It makes sense that the plot in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides concerns the Fountain of Youth, because this film, the fourth in the series, tries and fails to keep a flagging franchise vital.

One of the great joys of the movie may be watching Paul Giamatti frown, and the warm new comedy Win Win gives us plenty of opportunities to see it. The movie gives us some wonderful, interesting characters, and shows us how generally decent people can make mistakes when the pressure is on.

The new superhero movie Thor, the latest in the long line of Marvel Comics movies leading to next year’s epic team-up The Avengers, is an exciting, funny and epic adventure that gives an appealing introduction to the character despite not necessarily having found the most cohesive or urgent story within which to do it.

One of the great joys of the movie may be watching Paul Giamatti frown, and the warm new comedy Win Win gives us plenty of opportunities to see it. The movie gives us some wonderful, interesting chara

Anyone wondering whether there was a burning creative urge that led the filmmakers of Scream 4 to take up the franchise again after 10 years can rest assured: There wasn’t.