What is a dog’s purpose? In Lasse Hallström’s take on W. Bruce Cameron’s canine POV novel, it’s to distract you from a dizzying, at times painful array of contradictions by looking soulfully at the camera. At heart, it’s a Hindu saga, picking a doggie’s soul (gamely voiced by Josh Gad) …
Separated from her owner, Bella, a mixed-breed mistakenly labeled a pitbull by the mean old Denver dog catcher, travels 400 miles for the inevitable tearful reunion. Bryce Dallas Howard gives voice to Bella’s thoughts in a manner that’s bound to endear both young and old. Her director, Charles Martin Smith …
Three teenagers are grounded in an alternate world by their overprotective parents, when a female outsider bursts into their bizarre family bubble, with shocking and strangely amusing results. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
Directed by Stacy Peralta, this documentary details the exploits of fellow skateboarding pioneers of Venice, Ca., in the mid-Seventies.
Danish director Lars von Trier follows up Dancer in the Dark with another unrecognizable portrait of America. A pedantic or facetious moral tale, it takes place in Depression-period costume on a sparse and stylized stage set, which from overhead looks like a near life-sized blueprint of a tiny town in …
If you have to ask, chances are the answer is yes. That’s just one of the discoveries inherent in David Thorpe’s bustling documentary odyssey as he seeks to connect with — and come to terms with — the sound of his voice. It’s all about letting go of the nasality …
It’s the rare biopic that’s bound to leave a stronger impression on viewers than any of the subject’s actual offerings. It has also been a long time since an Eddie Murphy film had generated this much excitement. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have gifted Murphy with the film of …
Having grown up on Hugh Lofting’s novels, the prospect of Robert Downey hanging up his Marvel warrior vines long enough to play the legendary British physician and universal champion of animal rights piqued my curiosity. The miasmic universe that plays out is one that instead envisions Dr. John Dolittle as …
The worldwide fan event offers a first listen to selections from Dolly’s upcoming RockStar album, along with an exclusive interview with Dolly. The event will bring Dolly fans together for a musical preview of the album.
Those eager for a biopic on Bob Hope's long-suffering wife will have to settle for a documentary portrait of activist Dolores Huerta. But seriously folks, Huerta was a civil rights legend, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children who helped to establish a farmer's union, which later developed into …
The Stephen King industry clatters on, with a stretched-out little wisp whose main distinction in the canon of King adaptations is the attention to Maine accents: "Stawp thaht," etc. The story is a straightforward either/or proposition. Did the housekeeper kill the crotchety old widow or did she not? Did she, …