Movies & TV - April 3, 2013
Alien romance "The Host" is sci-fi at its smallest
"The Host" features a global alien invasion, the struggle for human survival and grand vistas of the American west, complete with gorgeous sandy dunes and massive rock formations. Yet somehow, despite all of that epic material, it feels small. There's no sense of the stakes at either a global or personal level. It's a fight for humanity with not too much fight and not a whole lot of humanity either.

Movies & TV - April 2, 2013
Five horror remakes that aren't terrifyingly awful
The upcoming remake of Sam Raimi's twisted cult classic "Evil Dead" - opening this Friday - is hoping to avoid joining the ranks of notorious bombs like "Prom Night" and "The Wicker Man." Instead, it hopes to be remembered alongside these five quality horror movie remakes that managed to break with convention and not be abysmal.

Movies & TV - April 2, 2013
Brainless "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" a real American zero
So far this year, all the big blockbuster action movies - like "A Good Day to Die Hard" and its slightly more tolerable cousin "Olympus Has Fallen" - act as though they have a license to kill brain cells. Worst of all, they only provide marginally diverting action to make up for it. Now there's the long awaited "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the most mind-numbing of the bunch.

Movies & TV - March 31, 2013
Say yes to the authentic Chilean political drama "No"
"No," director Pablo Larraín's Academy Award nominated Chilean film, isn't simply set in the late '80s. It feels like you've been just dropped into the '80s for two hours. The movie has a marvelous sense of place and time, while also telling a story about the mixing of politics and advertising that feels as relevant as ever.

Movies & TV - March 30, 2013
Film critic confessions: I walked out of "InAPPropriate Comedy"
This past weekend, I did something that I've never done before. It wasn't professional. I'm not proud of it. But simply put, it was something I felt I had to. I walked out of a movie.