Moviefone Pros and Cons

'Snitch': Pros and Cons

Moviefone | Eric Larnick | Posted 02.21.2013

This weekend, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson begins his season-long domination of the box office with "Snitch," a suspenseful crime thriller based on true ...

'A Good Day to Die Hard' Review

Moviefone | Alex Suskind | Posted 02.15.2013

This weekend, the fifth film in the “Die Hard” franchise, “A Good Day to Die Hard,” opens in theaters. This time around, Bruce Willis's charac...

How Good is Charlie Sheen's Comeback Movie?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 02.07.2013

If there's one train wreck America is more than willing to forgive, it seems to be Charlie Sheen. After a very public meltdown a couple of years ago -...

The Pros and Cons of Stallone's New Movie

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 02.01.2013

This weekend, the skull-shredding new Sylvester Stallone opus, "Bullet to the Head," explodes across theaters nationwide. A mismatched buddy movie tha...

The Pros And Cons Of 'Gangster Squad'

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 01.11.2013

So far, "Gangster Squad," Warner Bros.' flashy new throwback to the studio's series of successful gangster movies, has been more noted for something t...

Is 'Texas Chainsaw 3D' Really That Bad?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 01.04.2013

You can’t keep a good cannibalistic inbred serial killer down! This weekend sees the release of “Texas Chainsaw 3D” (yes, the word “Massacre...

Matt Damon Re-Unites With 'Good Will Hunting' Director

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.27.2012

While you probably wouldn't know it based on the minuscule amount of advertising done for the film (at least compared to headline-grabbing flicks like...

Does 'Les Mis' Live Up To The Original?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.20.2012

How has it taken this long to bring "Les Miserables," in its beloved musical form, to the big screen? Based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo and or...

The Pros And Cons Of 'Django Unchained'

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.18.2012

For some, a new Quentin Tarantino film isn't just another movie opening -- it's an experience that borders on the religious. The director has only rel...

Is 'This Is 40' Funnier Than 'Knocked Up'?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.14.2012

Judd Apatow is a seemingly omnipresent producer in the world of comedy, and a guiding light for those who are looking to break into the business of bi...

The Best Movie Of The Year?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.05.2012

This week, the New York Film Critics Circle named "Zero Dark Thirty" the best film of 2012, and Kathryn Bigelow, best director. Depicting the true sto...

How Is Bill Murray As FDR?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 12.05.2012

Oscar season is upon us, which means lots of prestigious biographies of powerful or famous people. After this weekend, there will be three such movies...

The Pros And Cons Of 'Anna Karenina'

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 11.16.2012

Yes, "Anna Karenina," Leo Tolstoy's beloved mega-novel of love and revolution, is being adapted once again (by our count this is the twelfth big-scree...

Should You Go See 'Lincoln'?

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 11.16.2012

Abraham Lincoln was a hell of a president, and this year he’s being treated as such. In 2012 alone he's had two movies dedicated to his life. The fi...

The Pros And Cons Of 'Iron Fists'

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 11.02.2012

This weekend, RZA, a talented member of the Wu-Tang Clan, a rap collective highly indebted to all things martial arts, unleashes his kung fu epic, "Th...

The Pros And Cons Of 'Paranormal Activity 4'

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 10.19.2012

Well, Fall is officially here. You can see it in the changing color of the leaves, the way the temperature has dropped sharply and the fact that there...

'Frankenweenie': Pros and Cons

The Huffington Post | Eric Larnick | Posted 10.07.2012

This weekend Tim Burton and Disney team-up for "Frankenweenie," a 3D stop-motion animation remake of the director's early short film. In the new movi...

'Taken 2': Pros and Cons

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 10.05.2012

Back in 2008 an unlikely action star was born in Liam Neeson, the stoic "very serious actor" (and occasional Jedi) who, with one film, transformed him...

'Hotel Transylvania': Pros and Cons

Moviefone | Eric Larnick | Posted 09.28.2012

In the new animated feature "Hotel Transylvania," Dracula trades in blood-sucking for some business entrepreneurship. As the proprietor of the number...

The Pros And Cons Of 'Pitch Perfect'

Moviefone | Drew Taylor | Posted 09.26.2012

There's nothing better than when a movie surprises you, and "Pitch Perfect," the giddy-good new competitive a cappella movie, is one of the year's big...