‘War Dogs’ Review: Miles Teller and Jonah Hill Shoot Blanks
Director Todd Phillips doesn’t know if his tale of 20-something arms dealers is a satire, a cautionary tale or a rags-to-riches saga. It winds up being nothing
Director Todd Phillips doesn’t know if his tale of 20-something arms dealers is a satire, a cautionary tale or a rags-to-riches saga. It winds up being nothing
This adults-only animation earns its R rating, but it’s never outrageous, inventive or funny enough to satisfy
This latest DC Comics adaptation tries to stuff 10 pounds of supervillain backstory into a five-pound bag
This surprisingly hilarious comedy marries R-rated laughs of the Judd Apatow-Will Ferrell school with Erma Bombeck’s observational hausfrau humor
The thrills are thrilling, and there’s even a compelling idea or two, but the script for this Internet adventure could have used a version 2.0
An estranged wife must cover up the dodgy details of a political hit job before the press finds out, over one tense evening
Writer-director of “Anomalisa” and “Synecdoche, New York” explores his options after making two critically acclaimed box-office disappointments
Director Elisa Miller and her two leads are fearless in portraying the rise and fall of a sexual relationship, even when it comes to on-screen erections
Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”) stars as an anti-materialist monk who does nothing but sermonize and receive exposition dumps
This sleazy, satisfying fugitive revenge drama balances blood, guts and explosions with interesting characters and sharp banter
Dornan and Cillian Murphy star as two real-life Czech resistance fighters — but a fascinating real-life story doesn’t guarantee an interesting movie
Action saga feels like another by-the-numbers attempt at reviving a familiar hero (see “Carter, John” and “Ranger, Lone”)
Director Jaume Collet-Serra cements his action chops with this suspenseful lady-in-the-water tale
This series is so blandly forgettable that parents could probably show an earlier entry to their kids and pretend it’s the new one
This sequel to “Finding Nemo” is less of an assault on the tear ducts, but the laughs and thrills more than compensate
This sequel might lack the delightful jolts of its predecessor, but it nonetheless maintains a slow boil of terror that’s consistently unnerving
The laughs come steadily in this rock-doc spoof from Samberg and Lonely Island, but ultimately this comedy has all the heft of a summer jam
Imagine “Battlefield Earth” without the verve and you get this sludgy, tedious fantasy adventure, a fun-starved dud that’s not even unintentionally hilarious
For a romance that’s about infirmity and right-to-die issues, this adaptation of the best-selling novel is overloaded with artificial adorableness
Shane Black‘s latest take on the buddy-detective comedy is a blast — except for a misanthropic streak that might make the laughs stick in your throat
This return to an effects-heavy Wonderland improves on its predecessor — but honestly, what wouldn’t?
Without an interesting villain to hold the story together, this sixth adventure of the super-powered mutant team fails to engage
Jason Sudeikis leads an all-star cast through a movie that hits every square on the Lazily Conceived Family Cartoon bingo card
For a fairly outrageous gross-out comedy, “Sorority Rising” seems strangely skittish about female sexuality, even with Zac Efron around the house
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, like many sketch comics before them, score laughs and suffer lags in their big-screen outing
Laugh-free and witless, this blandfest seemingly has no idea how human beings speak or behave (or what computers do)
Despite some tragic underpinnings to her character’s interference in the lives of others, the movie paints her buttinsky behavior as welcome and helpful
The writer-director behind “Once” and “Begin Again” works his old-fashioned magic for this tale of Irish kids in the 1980s forming a rock band
Ensemble piece attempts to balance gags with an examination of the ills of Chicago’s South Side, and mostly pulls it off
Norwegian filmmaker makes a smooth transition with this wrenching but hopeful tale of a family confronting its secrets