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'Step Brothers' review

'Step Brothers' review

Will Ferrell delivers laughs without the aid of any sporting equipment
'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' review

'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' review

Worth the wait? The truth is finally here
'Brideshead Revisited' review

'Brideshead Revisited' review

Unfortunately this isn’t a horror movie, but it’s still not so bad
'CSNY: Deja Vu' review

'CSNY: Deja Vu' review

Many compare the Iraq war to Vietnam and, well, this band does too
'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' review

'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' review

Celebrity scandal in the days before TMZ and Perez
'Mamma Mia!' review

'Mamma Mia!' review

My, my, it's easy to resist this
'The Dark Knight' review

'The Dark Knight' review

Holy hyperbole, Batman! The best superhero movie ever is also the best movie of the year so far
'The Dark Knight' review

'The Dark Knight' review

The Caped Crusader scales new heights—and yes, Heath Ledger deserves an Oscar
The Last Mistress

The Last Mistress

Asia Argento heats up a cool romance
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

A vision of hell that could use more freshening
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D

Awesome, a dinosaur drooled on me!
Meet Dave

Meet Dave

Surprisingly, Eddie Murphy earns a few hours out of the doghouse
The Wackness

The Wackness

Another less-than-enjoyable tale of people trying to numb the pain
Tell No One

Tell No One

Actually, tell everyone about this thriller good enough to make Hollywood consider French lessons
Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World

You meet the oddest folks in Antarctica...
Hancock

Hancock

For anyone who thinks 'Spider-Man 3' needed more superhero angst
Wanted

Wanted

Please do not try any of this at home
WALL-E

WALL-E

Pixar's latest is out of this world
The Love Guru

The Love Guru

More painful than sitting next to an Austin Powers impersonator during a 12-hour flight
Get Smart

Get Smart

A smart comedy or just KAOS?
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Why don’t family movies give their audiences more credit?
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Not quite incredible, but still a ragin' good time
The Happening

The Happening

It's scary how (unintentionally) funny this one is
You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Recommended for the drunken college guy in all of us
Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

The only time Jack Black will ever be a credible martial artist