OPENING TODAY Step Brothers *½ Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star in this comedy about two grown men forced to live together after their single parents get married. Ferrell wrote the screenplay with director Andy McKay, who also directed "Anchorman" and "Talladega Nights," so you sort of know what you're getting into here. Review, Page 4. 112 minutes (R; crude and sexual content, and pervasive profanity) ...more

July 25, 2008

OPENING TODAY The Dark Knight **** It's hard to come up with a reason to not see this movie, unless sequences of "some menace" disturb you. It's one of Heath Ledger's last films. The creative team is the same as the one on the excellent "Batman Begins," with the exception that they've upgraded from Katie Holmes to Maggie Gyllenhaal. Just go. Review, Page 4. 150 minutes (PG-13; intense sequences of violence and some menace) ...more

July 18, 2008

OPENING TODAY Hellboy II: The Golden Army *** He's brash, crude, uncivilized and drinks beer in the shower. What do you expect from a demon from Hell? Good thing he's out to protect us from the boogie men and women (as well as the boogie-non-gender-specific). Stars Ron Perlman and Selma Blair, but the real star is director Guillermo del Toro and the effects team that creates a host of bizarre creatures. 110 minutes (PG-13; sci-fi action and violence, and some profanity) ...more

July 10, 2008

OPENED WEDNESDAY Hancock ** It's Independence Day. You know what that means - a new Will Smith movie. This time he plays Hancock, a hard-living superhero who's fallen from favor with the people he's supposed to help. Also stars Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. 92 minutes. (PG-13; some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence and language) ...more

July 4, 2008

OPENING Definitely, Maybe *** A thirtysomething Manhattan dad (Ryan Reynolds) tries to explain his impending divorce and other past relationships to his precocious 10-year-old daughter (Abigail Breslin). 111 minutes (PG-13; sexual content, profanity and smoking) ...more

February 14, 2008

OPENING The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Nominated for four Academy Awards, this movie tells the true story of a magazine editor (Mathieu Amalric) who suffered a stroke that left him completely paralyzed, except for one eye. In French with English subtitles. Review, Page 5. 112 minutes (PG-13; nudity, sexual content and profanity) ...more

January 31, 2008