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‘After Earth’ an uninspiring father-son vanity project

Truth be told, “After Earth” wouldn’t exist had Will Smith not cooked it up as yet another star vehicle for his son Jaden. But since buying your kid a movie credit is a tradition that dates back to the beginnings of Hollywood, you can’t hold that against him.

Formula obviously works for ‘Fast & Furious’ movies

Admittedly, I have not seen any of the “Fast & Furious” films. They’re just not my thing.

Sleepy ‘Hangover Part III’ pulls its punches

Slow, sentimental and somewhat sedated, the third “Hangover” movie isn’t so much exhausted of outrageous “Oh no, they DIDN’T!” ideas as it is spent of energy. And the filmmakers knew it, too. The only raunchy moment is stuffed into the closing credits, a “we forgot to do that” afterthought.

Latest ‘Fast & Furious’ full of souped-up fun

Bad movies are rarely as much fun as these “Fast and the Furious” pictures. And make no mistake about it: They’re bad.

Latest ‘Star Trek’ may be best Starfleet voyage yet

Director J.J. Abrams proved with 2009’s “Star Trek” that it is OK to boldly go where others had gone before, as long as the journey is exciting, original, entertaining and respectful to legions of loyal fans. His film, which found the balance between reprising and re-imagining, was a direct hit.

More violent ‘Iron Man 3’ full of bombs, bullets and bodies

The third “Iron Man” movie, the finale to this trilogy of Marvel marvels, is the jokiest and cutest of them all. Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) gets a kiddie sidekick, for Pete’s sake.

Emotion divorced from shallow ‘Wedding’

Writer-director Justin Zackham has one incredible asset at his disposal for “The Big Wedding”: an exceptional cast, which includes Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried and Robin Williams.

Handsomely compelling ‘Oblivion’ transcends its flaws

“Oblivion” is the Frankenstein of science-fiction movies.

Boyle has fun with the many twists and turns in ‘Trance’

Director Danny Boyle has an eclectic body of work, from the ferocious zombies in “28 Days Later” to the fumbling drug addicts of “Trainspotting” to the life-affirming “127 Days” to the buoyant “Slumdog Millionaire” (for which he won a directing Oscar).

‘42’ isn’t a home run, but the Jackie Robinson bio-pic does score some points

Earnest, righteous, historically accurate and often entertaining, writer-director Brian Helgeland’s “42” is pretty much all you could hope for in a Jackie Robinson film biography.

When it comes to Hollywood remakes, nothing is sacred

I think the new “Evil Dead” (which opened Friday) is the scariest movie ever — not because of the horror or the gore, but because it’s further proof that Hollywood is going to remake everything.

No need to resurrect ‘Evil Dead’

Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult indie-horror classic “The Evil Dead” and its smarter, cooler follow-up, “Evil Dead II” from 1987, are the Rosetta Stone for the hack-and-splatter crowd.

'G.I. Joe' nothing more than child's play

History says there are two ways for Hollywood to handle something like a G.I. Joe movie: Take a completely straight-forward approach, or make fun of the franchise with tongue-in-cheek satire.

Spring movie preview: Great expectations

The lines between Hollywood’s seasonal calendar are getting more blurred every year as summer blockbuster season starts earlier and earlier.

‘Admission’ focuses on honest, human comedy

Many comic film actors specialize in larger-than-life characters. Tina Fey has made her mark in roles that are agreeably human-scaled.

‘Wonderstone’ lacks comic magic

An all-star comedy that leans on its stars to conjure laughs out of thin air, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” is about veteran magicians who find themselves suddenly less relevant when Mr. New and Edgy shows up and upstages them on the Vegas Strip.

Lucas says ‘Star Wars’ cast will be back in new film

There was a strange disturbance in the Force this week, as more rumors swirled around the new “Star Wars” film that has the genius temporary title of “Episode VII.”

There’s no place like ‘Oz’ – although Raimi’s prequel comes close

In the movies’ version of March Madness, Sam Raimi turns out to be a much better Tim Burton than Bryan Singer. Unlike “Giant Slayer” Singer, Raimi’s got a sense of humor. Taking on a prequel to the fairy tale that frightened generations, Raimi does scary. And does it well.

No-fuss ‘Phantom’ showcases great cast in modest thriller

In sports and the military, “professionalism” describes people who go about their work with a calm, dispassionate efficiency – no fuss, no panic when things go wrong, few mistakes, little attention paid to the odds or the chance for glory.

‘21 and Over’ is crude, rude, sometimes funny

Oh, for those innocent days of yore, when “The Hangover” was a malady and not a movie.

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