Reviews — In Reel Deep

'World War Z'

Brad Pitt and director Marc Forster present a tough challenge for lovers of Max Brooks' book.

Action and Adventure, Horror, Mystery and Thrillers, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 27, 2013brad pitt, daniella kertesz, david morse, fana mokoena, james badge dale, marc forster, matthew fox, mireille enos

'Redemption'

We haven't seen Jason Statham like this before.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 24, 2013agata buzek, jason statham

Review: 'Pacific Rim'

From the man who brought you Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth, a movie where robots fight aliens. Sounds about right.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 22, 2013charlie day, charlie hunnam, guillermo del toro, idris elba, pacific rim

'Admission'

To enjoy Admission, you must come into it from the right perspective.

Comedy, Reviews, RomanceAndrew JohnsonJuly 22, 2013gloria reuben, lily tomlin, michael sheen, nat wolff, paul rudd, tina fey, wallace shawn

'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'

Steve Carell can't quite pull off the zany leading man that Will Ferrell and one of his fellow co-stars have in the past.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 15, 2013alan arkin, don scardino, james gandolfini, jim carrey, olivia wilde, steve buscemi, steve carell

'Generation Um ...'

Keanu Reeves nostalgia doesn't really carry a film very far, as we learn in Generation Um ...

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 14, 2013adelaide clemens, bojana novakovic, daniel sunjata, keanu reeves, mark mann

'A Band Called Death'

Ignore the similarities to Searching for Sugar Man and enjoy this for what it is.

Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 14, 2013bobby hackney, dannis hackney, david hackney, jeff howlett, mark christopher covino

'Man of Steel'

Superman is as interesting as he's been in a long time, thanks to director Zack Snyder.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 24, 2013amy adams, henry cavill, kevin costner, laurence fishburne, michael shannon, russell crowe, zack snyder

'Jack the Giant Slayer'

Another fairy tale adaptation from Hollywood brings the moviegoing masses another exercise in bloated mediocrity.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 23, 2013bill nighy, brian singer, eleanor tomlinson, ewan mcgregor, ian mcshane, john kassir, nicholas hoult, stanley tucci

'This Is the End'

Go see this silly, irreverent comedy soon, because it does have a limited shelf life.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 23, 2013craig robinson, danny mcbride, emma watson, evan goldberg, james franco, jay baruchel, michael cera, Rihanna, seth rogen

'Identity Thief'

The biggest caper in Identity Thief is all the time stolen from its viewers.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 18, 2013amanda peet, jason bateman, john cho, jon favreau, melissa mccarthy, seth gordon

'Not Fade Away'

David Chase tries to do a little bit too much in his directorial debut.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 18, 2013bella heathcote, david chase, jack huston, james gandolfini, john magaro, will brill

'Side Effects'

Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller is about more than the side effects of a very powerful drug.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 18, 2013catherine zeta-jones, channing tatum, jude law, rooney mara, steven soderbergh

'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'

It sets the right tone, but there isn't enough beyond the action sequences to sustain your interest here.

Action and Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Genres, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 13, 2013gemma arterton, Jeremy Renner, tommy wirkola

'The Kings of Summer'

Who wouldn't want to spend some time with the Kings of Summer -- Joe, Patrick and Biaggio -- runaways who set up shop (and house) in the woods to escape from their parents.

Comedy, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 11, 2013erin moriarty, gabriel basso, jordan vogt-roberts, marc evan jackson, megan mullally, moises arias, nick offerman, nick robinson

'Star Trek Into Darkness'

J.J. Abrams has injected a great deal of fun in to Star Trek. Whether that's too much of a good thing is another question for movie fans to answer.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonJune 7, 2013anton yelchin, benedict cumberbatch, chris pine, j-j- abrams, john cho, karl urban, simon pegg, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

'Stand Up Guys'

Three emperors of acting go about proving it's possible to have no clothes in the abominable Stand Up Guys.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2013al pacino, alan arkin, christopher walken, fisher stevens, julianna margulies, lucy punch, mark margolis, noah haidle

'Broken City'

Mark Wahlberg can't let a year pass without starring in a lousy, humorless action movie, can he?

Action and Adventure, Drama, Mystery and Thrillers, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2013allen hughes, barry pepper, catherine zeta-jones, kyle chandler, mark wahlberg, russell crowe

'Texas Chainsaw Unrated'

The latest installment in the iconic Texas Chainsaw franchise breaks what should be considered a cardinal rule of slasher flicks.

Horror, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 24, 2013alexandra daddario, dan yeager, john luessenhop, trey songz

'Mama'

Mama goes for quaintly creepy and ends up feeling dated -- but not necessarily in a bad way.

Horror, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 20, 2013andres muschietti, daniel kash, guillermo del toro, isabelle nelisse, jessica chastain, megan charpentier, nikolaj coster-waldau