It's a big Tuesday when you can say you'll find a new Britney Spears CD and a new Harry Potter book (sort of) on the shelves. For good measure, we'll throw in a Will Ferrell movie. ...more

December 2, 2008

The title is "Step Brothers." You know, because there are two of them. But Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are essentially playing the same person, which is the movie's fundamental, irreparable flaw. ...more

July 25, 2008

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

THE LOVE GURU *½ Mike Myers plays Pitka, the world's second-best guru, who carries a chip on his shoulder from growing up in the shadow of top-seeded rival Deepak Chopra (who makes a brief appearance). He must learn to love himself when he falls for the Toronto Maple Leafs' owner (Jessica Alba) while counseling the team's lovesick star (Romany Malco), whose wife has run off with a rival goalie (Justin Timberlake). ...more

June 19, 2008

OPENING The Foot Fist Way ** Made on the cheap in just 19 days, this comedy tells the story of an inept, self-involved martial arts instructor (Danny McBride) trying to rebuild his life by fighting anyone who challenges him. Review, Page 5. 87 minutes (R; profanity and sexual content) ...more

June 19, 2008

Sequels! Reboots! Unnecessary adaptations of television shows! This summer - like most summers before it - is filled with brainless cinematic candy projected onto a giant screen for your viewing pleasure. ...more

May 8, 2008

Judd Apatow can do no wrong, apparently. Even in taking on a genre parody, an endeavor that would seem painfully hackneyed by now following "Scary Movie," "Epic Movie" and the like, the comic mastermind behind "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up" manages to find fresh laughs again and again. ...more

December 20, 2007

OPENING Charlie Wilson's War *** Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this movie is the "true" story of how Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson persuaded the CIA to arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. Review, Page 29. 97 minutes (R; profanity, nudity, sexual content and drug use) ...more

December 19, 2007