All articles by Joe Lozito

Nominal sequel to "Bruce Almighty" finds Steve Carell assigned Noah’s job. Once you stop laughing at that, there’s not much left.

Small gem of a film about a struggling guitarist who finds love on the streets of Dublin is the most impressive reinvention of the musical genre since "Moulin Rouge".

The titular metallic flier adds some much-needed awe to the otherwise cheesy superhero series.

After the rollickingly puerile "40 Year Old Virgin", writer-director Judd Apatow set us up for another go ’round with this schlub-gets-hot-girl-pregnant comedy. Instead, he gives us a surprisingly sincere look at male-female Mars-Venusness in these 00s. It’s funny alright, but not in the way you might think.

Sadly bland update of everyone’s favorite girl detective series never rises above its "Scooby Doo"-level plot.

Earnest but misguided attempt to generate political allegory from the horrific Mountain Meadows Massacre of 9/11/1857 would have benefited from a more straightforward retelling.

Third time’s a charm for the Soderbergh-Clooney heist series, with this extended caper flick that never stops long enough for anything but a knowing wink.

This amusing animated "documentary" about the penguin surfing community (yep, you read that right) is more than just a "Happy Feet with surfing" rip-off.