Broken Embraces (2009)

Drama Rated R

Pedro Almodovar reteams with Penelope Cruz, and you have your review right there. Actually, Broken Embraces isn’t quite at the same level as the pair’s Volver, mostly because Almodovar is playing a bunch of meta moviemaking games (as he did in Bad Education). His protagonist is a blind director (Lluis Homar) who recounts the tragic

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Family Rated PG

“…as fun and witty as its predecessors, but the movie has a completely different reason for being.

Invention of Lying, The (2009)

Comedy Rated PG-13

A wry case for atheism, The Invention of Lying would have sent many Americans into an uproar if anyone had bothered to see it. Ricky Gervais, who not only stars but also serves as co-writer and co-director, envisions a world much like ours, except for the fact that people are incapable of lying. One day

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

Comedy Rated R

“…a moving, surprisingly traditional ‘women’s picture’ in ridiculous, overpriced clothing.

Splice (2010)

Horror Rated R

“The mad scientists of Splice make Victor Frankenstein look like a reasonable man.

Survival of the Dead (2010)

Horror Rated R

“…has at least one great image: a zombie woman on horseback endlessly galloping around the island like some Gothic, Bronte-inspired ghost.

Please Give (2010)

Drama Rated R

“Holofcener explores the contemporary female experience with a camera that is at once empathetic and merciless.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…an exhilarating burst of adolescence, a youth movement of wit, energy, ingenuity and sweetness.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Family Rated PG

“There are only a couple of quiet moments … but the movie makes the occasional calmness count.

Date Night (2010)

Comedy Rated PG-13

Date Night, in which Steve Carell and Tina Fey play harried parents whose romantic evening goes horribly awry, is as carefully crafted to appeal to its target market as any Twilight film. In other words, if you’re closer in age to the baby sitter in the movie, I wouldn’t bother. But if you’re married with