Before I Go to Sleep
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The cherished amnesia plot gets dusted off for the thriller "Before I Go to Sleep" (Clarius). Writer-director Rowan Joffe's adaptation of S.J. Watson's novel adeptly executes a few turns. But it [...]
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Beatles fans will be disappointed to learn that, apart from borrowing the title character's name, "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them" (Weinstein) has absolutely nothing to do with the band's 1966 [...]
This Is Where I Leave You
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Billed as a dramatic comedy, "This is Where I Leave You" (Warner Bros.) tries, unsuccessfully, to wring laughs and sentiment from one suburban family's dysfunction.A tagline reads, "Welcome Home. Get Uncomfortable." [...]
As Above, So Below
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Claustrophobics beware: Set mostly in the network of catacombs that lie beneath Paris, the second-rate chiller "As Above, So Below" (Universal) is not the film for you. Gory images and an [...]
Obvious Child
NEW YORK (CNS) -- If Satan were a movie critic -- and who can doubt he has the right temperament for the job? -- he'd likely give the abortion-themed romantic comedy "Obvious Child" (A24) an [...]
The Monuments Men
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Western civilization owes an incalculable debt to the real-life figures behind the fact-based World War II drama "The Monuments Men" (Columbia). Yet, despite honorable intentions and a cast of heavy hitters, [...]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The one-note joke of clueless Ron Burgundy in 2004's "Anchorman" goes all stale and moldy in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (Paramount).Will Ferrell's Burgundy, last seen in the 1970s heyday of [...]
Walking With Dinosaurs
NEW YORK (CNS) -- For those who can't tell a Gorgosaurus from a pterosaur, the 3-D, mostly animated adventure "Walking With Dinosaurs" (Fox) is out to set you straight.While undeniably educational on the subject of [...]
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Those who subscribe to the "great man" theory of history -- the idea that the optimum way to understand the past is to study the lives of key individuals -- won't [...]