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Space: Where Robots and Milkshakes Are At

Wall-E has robots, cruise ships in space, weird future food and a message that isn't beating you on the brow. It's also really cute. What isn't awesome with that combination?

(7/13/2008)

'Kung Fu Panda' Kicks, Flails and Fails

It was no surprise that this kids' animation was a visual and contextual disappointment to our reviewer, because she is not a kid.

(6/10/2008)

'Sex and the City:' The Disappointment

'Sex and the City: The Movie' delivers the girl talk that made it famous but comes nowhere near the greatness it achieved on television.

(5/31/2008)

Welcome back, Robert Downey, Jr.

Great acting, witty reparte, lip-biting action and a generally
well-developed plot make for an interesting hour and a half in 'Iron Man.' More than
that, it explores a deeper issue about the role of weaponry and arms
races in civilization.

(5/21/2008)

High-Kicking Drama and Laughs

"The Forbidden Kingdom" will take you to exotic locales, meet strange new peoples and then beat you up. In a good way.

(5/17/2008)

'Baby Mama' Drama

Great performances by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey in 'Baby Mama' are dwarfed by a plot that is only disappointingly OK.

(5/6/2008)

Predictable Patrick Dempsey

Forced dialogue, wildly predictable plot and average performances make "Made of Honor" worthy of only one lone frybread. And that's being generous.

(5/2/2008)

Escapist Entertainment

Who would have ever thought that the guys who starred in the ridiculous-sounding movie about White Castle would bring laughs amid political and social undertones in 'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'?

(4/30/2008)

'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' Unforgettable

Judd Apatow scores again in a movie that has been number one for two weeks. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" pushes the envelope but is still just shy of the inappropriate mark -— just like 'Superbad.'

(4/23/2008)

Personalizing a Political Controversy

'Under the Same Moon' brings to the screen the humanity behind the immigration issue. It gave our reznet reviewer a greater appreciation for her own immigrant mother.

(4/14/2008)

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