Film takes a while to get going as it establishes all those characters and back stories, but once there, it seems to have nowhere to go

Filmmaker selectively leaves enough bad guys standing for no apparent reason other than the prospects of a sequel — no, please

You probably haven't been lying awake in bed at night wondering whatever became of Stifler and Oz and the rest of the horny kids from the original “American Pie” movie.

Stop reading this review right now. Go see “The Cabin in the Woods,” then come back and we can have a conversation about it. Just trust me on this. The less you know going into it, the better.

“Love in the Buff” (春嬌與志明) is a revelation on the sophistication of romantic relationships in urban Hong Kong and mainland China today.

Despite any irony behind the film's title, Marvel was right to play it safe with the moral twists and turns of “The Avengers.” But Joss Whedon, who both directed and wrote the film's screenplay, must have gotten a kick out of smashing up his hometown in the process.

The film speed of 24 frames-per-second barely outruns the relentless pace of pummeling that thumps through the Indonesian martial arts flick “The Raid: Redemption.”

Inspired by Hasbro's classic board game, “Battleship” is essentially a lavish but inconsequential diversion. For the film, the fact that aliens do exist, have responded to our radio signals, and have landed on Earth for possibly colonizing it is mainly an excuse for thrilling battleship action, and for slacker Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) to go through his coming-of-age.

There's nothing Hollywood likes better than a story with legs, even very short legs, and when the new live-action fairy tale “Mirror Mirror” opens Friday, it will be telling a tale that's been around for about 500 years — namely, “Snow White,” the story of a girl, some bad produce and love triumphant.

The only question looming over “Titanic 3D,” really, is: Does the 3D get in the way? The ever-canny James Cameron has wisely resisted the temptation to tweak the film's Oscar-winning special effects