Christopher Orr

The Coen brothers' very funny and surprisingly sad new comedy. More »

Solving the riddle of how to make a Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz movie unsexy More »

This engrossing documentary relives the Twin Towers' most transcendent moment More »

Swing Vote stars Kevin Costner as a drunken loser who, thanks to a voting glitch, gets singlehandedly to decide the presidential election. Based on that brief description, you can probably determine whether or not this is a movie you'd like to see, as it is neither appreciably better nor dramatically worse than its hokey, please-describe-me-as-"Capraesque" premise. Indeed, a few more specific data points--the movie is set in New Mexico; Costner's character,… More »

A surprisingly sloppy retread that will leave most viewers wanting to go home More »

Christopher Nolan's ambitious, frustrating epic pushes Batman to the edge of high art More »

The incredible Guillermo del Toro comes down with a bad case of sequelitis More »

Will Smith's misbegotten would-be blockbuster is two bad movies stuffed into a single terrible one. More »

Pixar's funny, touching masterpiece may be their finest film yet More »

Visually stunning and ethically loathsome, for better or worse, 'Wanted' is one of the freshest action movies in years More »

Mike Myers's desperately unfunny return to the big screen traffics in dick jokes, silly accents, and not much else More »

This film is so bad that I feel compelled to make a spoiler-laden list of its most laughably terrible parts rather than review it More »

As this only slightly above-average superhero flick proves, it's not easy to make a movie about being green More »

Do you think hummus is hilarious? Then you'll love Adam Sandler's new comedy about an Israeli spy/hairstylist. Otherwise: Oy! More »

Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford deliver their familiar thrills--so why quibble that it's not quite as magical the fourth time around? More »

The fantasy franchise is growing up fast--making this sequel a better movie than its predecessor, but one with much less to say More »

Stop, 'Speed Racer,' Stop! Like George Lucas before them, the Wachowskis have become more interested in technology than characters. More »

An open letter to Hollywood More »

Robert Downey Jr. turns summer's first blockbuster into a fast, fun triumph More »

A stellar supporting cast lifts Tina Fey's low-key 'Odd Couple' update into the winner's circle. More »