Next Friday, Prometheus opens, and it promises to be this summer's big sci-fi film. The ad campaign has been…

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One of the knocks on Battleship is that it plays like a ripoff of a Michael Bay movie, but frankly, I wish any of…

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One of the surest signs you've become a successful comedian is that a lot of people absolutely can't stand your…

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Bobcat Goldthwait, in almost every possible fashion, belongs on the list of those creatures who could only have come…

In January, Bingham Ray died. A lot of moviegoers probably wouldn't have recognized his name, but if they loved…

1. The Avengers is a superhero movie so fun, full of so much pure fanboy-wank joy wrapped up in an accessible,…

Somewhere in the world, maybe in a dusty old rotting liberal-arts faculty lounge, maybe in the office where they…

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John Cusack is one of those actors whom everybody likes. He was a consistently enjoyable presence in '80s films like …

There is a moment, I think, when an actor's persona becomes so chiseled and locked-in that it's impossible to accept…

1. There are several long stretches in which The Five-Year Engagement is the polar opposite of what anyone would…