At 158 minutes, David Fincher’s Americanized version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is six minutes longer than the Swedish version but shorter than the sprawling Swedish TV version. I find that
Some people never grow up. You've heard the phrase often enough, and it's among the primary themes in 2011's dark comedy "Young Adult. " Only it isn't a comedy about delayed adolescence in the sense
Has HBO set a new standard in television with its new series “Game of Thrones”? With the huge success of “Six Feet Under,” “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood,” and “Rome,” HBO remained synonymous with the best
Greek mythology is confusing. It can be dizzying trying to trace the lineage and exploits of just one of the gods, demigods, or half-mortal bastards of the gods. So what do writers Charley and Vlas P
“Tooth Fairy 2” is the direct-to-video sequel to “Tooth Fairy” (2010), which starred Dwayne Johnson. And you have to give The Rock credit. He made sure he was busy when they decided to make “Tooth Fai
Penguins were big in 2006 when Warners made their first "Happy Feet" movie. In fact, that earlier movie did so well, it not only earned a ton of money, it won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film o
What do you do to revive a once-proud franchise that’s been on life-support for at least a decade? How do you breathe life into a brand that hasn’t produced anything really respectable since “Muppets
“A Lonely Place to Die” is a high-concept film with a low budget—one that begins like “127 Hours” but turns into “Deliverance. " That
"Great snakes! " We're living in interesting times, indeed, when directors like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are making 3-D extravaganzas and animated features. Yet such was the case in 2011
It's been fascinating to watch Demi Moore's metamorphosis over the years, from sweet, innocent little thing to full-fledged sexpot. Here, in 1996's "Striptease," she's in all-out hottie mode, aided an
My teenage son wanted to stay up later after the family went to bed, because we had just watched “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride” and he was hot to see “The Lion King 1 ½.” But the movie wasn’t on
Back in 1999, John J. Puccio posted one of the first DVD reviews of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” calling it “one of Python’s wackiest films, while being one of their most wildly uneven, too.