The beloved characters created by Beatrix Potter in her series of children’s books stray even further from their amiable roots.

Pleasantly silly escapist fun.

Since the tone of the narrative is one of amoral detachment, moreover, mature viewers need to bring careful discernment to bear as they watch Balram’s story unfold.

Unfortunately, The Dig buries itself.

It relies on the familiar formula of a megalomaniac seeking global domination and the superhero determined to stop him in escapist fun.

This femme fatale is in Sin City for what she calls a “therapeutic getaway,” a fancy name for having sex with a stranger.

You may never eat bacon again.

“The Croods: A New Age” is a barrel of laughs as it mines the culture clash between the families, who gradually come to understand and respect each other.

An intriguing if slightly schizophrenic fairy tale.

His habit of inserting old movie clips to advance the story and adding Italian pop songs to the soundtrack is somewhat jarring, albeit effective and entertaining as well.

No threat to Hitchcock’s classic.

It’s a solid, entertaining action thriller.

Think James Bond on Red Bull, only this time the villain is pursued in the past as well as in real time.

Josh Boone serves up a distasteful and derivative horror thriller.

Compared to other Scorsese mafia hits, its tone is quieter, even hushed.

Gone is the profound, searing tale of man's inhumanity, not to mention the extreme violence of life on the frontier