A huge, harmful, insidious, attractive lie.

Heroes like this one are unlikely and unlikable and just like us.

What are our critics watching this fall?

More of a marshmallow than a cheeseburger.

When it's good, it's very very good, and when it's bad it's perfunctory.

The buddy comedy feels a bit recycled the second time around - and it knows it.

It's plenty of fun for kids, but it ends up being a good time without ever really being a good movie.

Spielberg and Hanks are captivating and likable, though the film still comes up a little empty.

Snyder's Superman reboot is visually stunning and well-acted, but lacks the humanity of The Kings of Summer, a little coming-of-age movie with a big heart.

Less Rambo, more Die Hard, in the best way.

Schlock B-movie sci-fi fantasy, in the best kind of way.

Can we really appreciate what's at stake if there's no risk involved?

Hollywood is fighting its own Loudness War, and this movie definitely isn’t helping.

What do you do when a movie says something itself better than you could ever hope to say it?

A bloody roller coaster with unappealing hills and underwhelming drops.

What if the self-made man wakes up one day and hates himself?

The movie about Wikileaks is a mess, and a giant missed opportunity.

A movie that's both distinctly American and a bit troubling.

Movies about family and coming of age, and one that will make you jump.