'District 9,' '500 Days of Summer,' 'All About Steve' and more are available for home viewing today. ...more

December 22, 2009

'Angels & Demons,' 'Four Christmases,' 'Funny People' and more are out on DVD today. ...more

November 24, 2009

'The Ugly Truth,' 'Up,' 'Spread' and more are out on DVD today. ...more

November 10, 2009

'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,' 'Nothing Like the Holidays,' 'Whatever Works' and more are out on DVD today. ...more

October 27, 2009

Appaloosa ** Ed Harris directs and co-stars in this old-fashioned Western, based on the book by Robert B. Parker, about a pair of law-and-order types (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) who stand up to Jeremy Irons' evil tyrant of a rancher in spite of overwhelming odds. Renee Zellwegger is the squinty new widow in town, whose "charm" threatens to drive a wedge between Harris and Mortensen. ...more

January 16, 2009

HANCOCK ** Will Smith plays partially against type in this twist on the superhero movie. As the title character, Smith is as tough as ever but replaces his cocky grin with drinking binges, at least until he meets PR guy Jason Bateman, who promises to give him an image makeover. In keeping with the bipolar hero, the movie mixes action sequences with dollops of tragedy and pathos. ...more

November 27, 2008

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY *** ...more

November 13, 2008

The Happening ** If Mark Wahlberg can pass for a science teacher, and audiences can forget "Lady in the Water," then perhaps incredulity can be stretched even farther to accommodate M. Night Shyamalan's latest plotline, a murky tale of mass suicides, urban flight and eco-disaster. The good news is that he is now working with an R rating, which means he can be melodramatic and gross. ...more

October 10, 2008