Movie Review: The Proposal is Perky, Predictable

Sandra Bullock doesn’t want her latest movie to be called a romantic comedy. Actually, what the actress who is starring in the new film “The Proposal” says this is, is a comedy with romance elements sprinkled throughout.

Zach Efron Keeps ’17 Again’ Retread Afloat

“High School Musical” star Zac Efron graduates from Disney with a starring role that puts him in the big league.

Review: Holiday Turkey Arrives Early With ‘Four Christmases’

Every once in a while screenwriters will create a story that puts the cart before the horse, or shall we say sleigh before the reindeer. Such is the case with the most recent holiday offering “Four Christmases.”

As blatant as the red on Rudolph’s nose, you can almost see screenwriters Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson downing a couple of egg nogs while thinking up funny scenarios in which to place their characters, yet none of the situations ever reach the level of comic bliss.

Review: Far Away ‘Australia’ Suffers Ups, Downs

A cast of thousands with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman at the center makes this almost three hour long movie an epic, for sure, yet “Australia” also feels like you’re being taken hostage for the evening. “Australia” is a journey that visionary filmmaker Baz (“Moulin Rouge”) Luhrmann wanted to make, but would the expensive film [...]

Review: ‘Quantum of Solace’ Is Darkest Bond Film Yet

For all the detractors out there who didn’t believe Daniel Craig would make a good James Bond, if “Casino Royale” didn’t convince you, “Quantum of Solace” might. Still, Craig is a different kind of Bond. The first blonde Bond, his jagged face is more rugged than the pretty boy Bonds (Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan), but [...]

‘High School Musical Mania Continues

For anyone who wants to bash “High School Musical 3,” don’t even think about it. Released as a Disney Channel Original Movie on Jan. 20, 2006, the first “High School Musical” became the most successful television movie that Disney ever produced. And so the mania began. Ice shows, more television movies, merchandise — you name [...]

Stone Beats Around The Bush In “W.”

By Michelle Solomon (2 1/2 popcorn buckets out of four) There are a few things you’ll take away from Oliver Stone’s new biopic on the United States 43rd president. One is that George W. Bush was never really ready to be the leader of the free world, two that he was ill advised going into [...]

“Indiana Jones And The Crystal Skull”: Did Cate Have To Have That Haircut?

(Coming next week: “Sex and the City,” baby!) “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” is far and away a guy film. Women will enjoy it, too, but they may have to turn a blind eye to the fact that only two females appear in the film, and both have been painted into [...]