Nathan Fillion

Whedon's smart, densely plotted, fast-paced story provides ample opportunities for characterization, revealing the pain beneath the characters' defensive humor.

A fast-paced feature sure to satisfy fans and win a generation of new ones.

The cosmic equivalent of hearing a Homeric epic in ancient times: we thrill to the battles, we wait with bated breath for the appearance of our favorite characters, and we root for noble, righteous warriors.

Whedon goes for a kind of radical naturalism, an understated approach that suggests the characters could be your friends and neighbors.

For all its apocalyptic fate-of-the-world theatrics, this...[adaptation of] the 2011 graphic novel Flashpoint by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert...has an emotional core to give purpose to its crazy amounts of mayhem.

Yes, Percy faces his Charybdis, but...Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters not surprisingly feels more dutiful than creatively energized.

'Blackout comedy' for the Comic-Con set, the nerd's Laugh-In...all in good fun.

Gets the franchise back on track with a story that U-turns to the heart of the 2006 original.