In Theaters

There are few directors who can entertain me - a solidly heterosexual male - with a film about male strippers with impossible abs, toothy grins, and buns of steel.  Wait.  Now that I think about it, there’s only one. His name is Steven Soderbergh ...

In case of a fire, what would you grab on the way out the door? In the face of the world’s total annihilation, would you significantly change anything about your life?  These age-old questions form the themes in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which ...

About two years ago I read Seth Grahame-Smith’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and was immediately struck by its power and purpose in having a little fun with a historical figure, the mythology surrounding him, and giving a new interpretation on why the Civil War was ...

Ever wonder what becomes of the young schoolboys who end up in those real-life teacher/student forbidden relationships that seem to be happening with ever-increasing frequency these days?  Adam Sandler’s new film, That’s My Boy builds its plot around ...

“Are you ready for a good time!?” When AC/DC first asked the question in 1990 (after the 80’s had officially ended and real joy could be had), the response was immediate.  “Hell, yes,” and the crowd roared...

Miss the patchouli-scented days of tie-dyed tees, peasant skirts, and psychedelic magic busses? Then Peace, Love & Misunderstanding is for you. Then again, even the tuned-in and turned-out who lovingly call Woodstock home may find little more than overt clichés ...

Apologies to the horror hounds that have landed here by mistake, misled by the film’s title. This Hysteria is a period comedy about the invention of the vibrator, or more specifically, one of the first electrical appliances used to treat women diagnosed with hysteria ...

“Josh cut off his penis because something came out of my vagina,” screams actress Katrina Bowden (30 Rock) in director John Gulager’s Piranha 3DD.  That line alone should tell you all you need to know about the film.  Far less clever with its humor ...

The Men in Black franchise has largely survived on its singular trick: the premise that Earth-visiting aliens are walking our streets, disguised as everyday working stiffs. Granted, the popularity of Will Smith certainly has its own widespread appeal, but the idea ...

Since its publication in 1984, Heidi Merkoff’s best-selling pregnancy and parenting book series What to Expect When You’re Expecting has provided normal, everyday expectant parents with a witty, honest, and delightfully entertaining assessment of ...