All articles by Joe Lozito

Even Will Smith’s jerky superhero (and another winning supporting turn from Jason Bateman) can’t save the latter half of this film’s messy script.

Without characters to care about, this kinetic, violent shoot-em-up is merely a showcase for Russian director Timur Bekmambetov. But the violence on screen is nothing compared to the kind of bludgeoning given to your suspension of disbelief.

This half-baked attempt to create a feature film around a riff on Deepak Chopra finds Mike Myers lost in Powers.

Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s eco-thriller starts with a clever premise and degenerates into spooky atmospherics, portentous pacing and stiff dialogue.

Sticking to a tried-and-true formula (hapless underdog discovers he’s the Chosen One) still proves effective when it’s done with a snappy pace, eye-popping animation and a cast of game comedic vocal talents headed by Jack Black.

It’s back to Narnia in this second, and only slightly more meaty, adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy franchise.

The Wachowski brothers adapt the classic 60s cartoon as a candy-colored visual sugar-rush that, despite its name, takes a while to cross the finish line.

Saddled with a fairly typical superhero "origin story", director Jon Favreau compensates with some inspired choices: keeping the pace as fast as possible and casting Robert Downey Jr. as the man behind the mask.

Ill-conceived morality play set in the world of mixed martial arts is clearly a labor of love for writer-director David Mamet. It’s just a labor for the audience.