Zac Efron garnered solid reviews for his work in Me and Orson Welles and Hairspray, and he made the middling 17 Again actually watchable.  But can his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens shed her High School Musical persona and star in a good movie all by her lonesome (actually Bandslam wasn’t such a bad movie)?  The trailer [...]

The pairing of Steve Carell and Paul Rudd should equate to instant hilarity, correct?  Its a perfect pairing, kind of like hot apple pie and vanilla ice cream (a la mode goodness!!).  Plus doing a remake of the hilarious French film The Dinner Game is also a good idea with two talented leads.  The movie [...]

Has anyone actually seen Michael Cera’s last two films (Youth In Revolt, Year One)?  The lack of an audience should not be a problem for Cera’s next effort, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, which has our Arrested Development vet tacking on the seven evil exes of his true love (the lovely Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who [...]

The real question is if Will Ferrell still has what it takes, after the creative bumble known as Land of the Lost and Semi-Pro (Step Brothers was amusing but middling).  The Other Guys, which features Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell  as two low on the totem pole detectives, looks like a hilarious film.  Co-starring Samuel [...]

Actually, we thought Adam Sandler grew up last year with his overlooked performance in Funny People, but apparently doing comedies that appeal to his core fan base (dudes who love stupid comedies) is still a priority. Helping him dish out the alleged laughs in his film Grown Ups are Kevin James, Rob Schneider, David [...]

After taking on supporting parts in State of Play and Body of Lies, Russell Crowe takes on a rather epic role with Robin Hood, his umpteenth collaboration with director Ridley Scott.  Can the two recapture their Gladiator magic and rule this summers box-office wars?  The film comes out May 14th, a week after Iron Man [...]

The Expendables is Sylvester Stallone’s latest stab at cinematic relevance, and this time out he has Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, and Dolph Lundgren getting his back. Directed by Sly, the movie centers on a group of mercenaries who, you guessed it, go on a suicide mission for a greater cause!! Basically, if you’re a [...]

Sure, Adrien Brody has won an Oscar (The Pianist) and he’s been part of his share of first rate flicks (The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Summer of Sam). But once in a while, Brody needs to collect a paycheck, like he did back in 2005 for the overlooked Peter Jackson epic King Kong.  Unfortunately, [...]

Angelina Jolie returns to her actions roots with Salt, playing a rather mysterious woman who may be a Russian spy.  The good news is that the film is directed by Phillip Noyce, who has directed such top notch films as The Quiet American, Rabbit Proof Fence, the cult flick Blind Fury, and two Jack Ryan films (Clear [...]

Although it was a box-office flop, Vanilla Sky did garner an Oscar nod for Cameron Diaz, who had excellent chemistry with co-star Tom Cruise in the flick (unfortunately Cruise’s chemistry with then girlfriend Penelope Cruz didn’t translate onscreen). 

Now Diaz and Cruise are back with Knight And Day, an action comedy directed by James Mangold [...]