The only thing scary about Monsters University is its inability to live up to its predecessor. It’s been a while since we were first introduced to good-guy monsters Mike Wazowski (voiced by...

5/5 stars In a world of Disney-fied Marvel films and a brooding Batman saga, only one man is a beacon of hope: HenryCavill’s Superman. Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel — a reboot of the classic...

3.5/5 stars When actors play themselves in movies, the audience expects to see how different the character of the actor is from their preconceived notion of the actor— a sort of highly polished...

4/5 stars They say that ignorance is bliss. But if you care about the truth, as Georgetown students usually do, Dirty Wars, which opens only in select theaters, is a must-see. A documentary that...

5/5 stars Close your eyes and imagine this unorthodox combination: The Hangover meetsMoonrise Kingdom. Throw in Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally — Ron Swanson and Tammy 2 on “Parks...

5/5 stars When J.J. Abrams released his Star Trek in 2009, many longtime fans of the iconic series wondered if the director would be able to find the right actors to bring the characters to life....

There are few better ways to escape the intense summer sun than to slip into an air-conditioned movie theater and lose yourself in someone else’s life. With the summer movie season upon us, it’s time...

When I saw Iron Man in May 2008, there seemed to be something revolutionary about it. At that point, superhero movies had been bright and slightly campy — thinkSpiderman and X-Men — until...

We like to think that we live in a world of perpetual connection. With our access to computers and phones, escape from loneliness appears to be only a click away, but in reality, technology has made...

4/5 stars Every so often, we hear some news story about a couple that has seemingly achieved the impossible and managed to birth children in unfathomable numbers. Such tales make us wonder about...

4/5 stars Gracing movie credits for the third time, the dynamic duo of Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderberghand screenwriter Scott Z. Burns shows how it can masterfully fool and baffle audiences...

2/5 Stars Expectations were high for the premier of Parker. Written by John McLaughlin, who has an impressive resume with blockbuster hits like Black Swan and Hitchcock, and directed by Taylor Hackford,...