A better way to seize the day would be to do something other than sitting through the sitcomedic Last Holiday.

That's the problem with this well-intentioned celebration of the spirit of Title IX: it wants so badly to be liked that it tries to blend into the crowd.

A celebration of unrealistic lifestyles, which makes it exactly the wrong film for our times.

Willing to settle for all-around competency instead of excavating history for deeper insights, leaving audiences with another undemanding genre placeholder.

The comic voice of Ricky Gervais comes through loud and clear, and Koepp's vision of a classical Hollywood comedy creates a confluence not only of great performers but of considerable wit and heart.

An unofficial "sideways sequel" to Top Gun...except with national treasure Robert Duvall in the role of crusty mentor.

An unqualified populist success...works because it evinces a sincerity rarely felt in today's cinema.

Farley and Spade have a definite chemistry, and they do their best to pick up the slack.

Sour candy...redeemed by its humor and its clever construction, harkening back to the relatively optimistic crime comedy Fargo.

Almost worth seeing just for Faris' spot-on work...Shelley becomes an endearing character in Faris' nonjudgmental hands.

The sort of bad movie that constantly threatens to turn into something good, mostly on the strength of a few talented actors.

Though flawed, Bottle Rocket is full of buried treasures and holds up to repeated viewings, as any cult film should. [Criterion Collection Blu-ray]

Complete fluff, and proud of it...Once you adjust your senses, however, you're bound to submit to this vacation of a movie.

Joyless spectacle: it has a certain epic sweep...but it also has tacky CGI Yeti.

Gleefully silly...plays like an extension of a Ben Stiller Show sketch (but a pretty good one, at that).

The Farrellys' knack for stupid, Three Stooges-esque comedy writ larger by an infusion of heart excels with the complementary screen teaming of manic Jim Carrey and consummate screen actor Jeff Daniels.

Particularly in the strike-shortened fourth season, the writers propelled their plot aggressively...

A surprisingly engaging entry in the stupid comedy sweepstakes, and sure to become a minor cult favorite.

Though the film teases questions that would spark a child’s imagination, they’re all dropped like hot potatoes in favor of cheap infusions of dancing, slapstick, and...cartoon sound effects.

Grindhouse isn't great cinema, but it is a genuine event picture, a rare good reason to venture out on a Friday night with a big crowd and the necessary wad of cash.

If this is Li's epic swan song, it's a reasonably graceful exit.

Ledger slips into the purple suit as if it were an animal skin for a primal, archetypal dance...Nolan's richly realized adaptation of a modern American mythology fulfills our faith in the material and its interpreters.

For fans, it's the equivalent of a "very special episode," with a beefed up budget and an imperative to advance the storyline at least a little

A fantasy, so it's not obligated to be logical, but it should at least have internal logic and follow its own set of rules. A failure to do so untethers the film.

Interesting enough as a symbolic drama of conflicting and conflicted beliefs. But this is also supposed to be a spooky movie, right?

A Discovery Channel production about Antarctica that breaks the mold with Herzog's eccentric musings and auteur's eye.

The movie's crackpot message—'To make something special, you just have to believe it's special'—may best be proven by the existence of this funny, unpretentious crowd-pleaser.

Adamson is willing to jettison Lewis' 'quaint' (I'd say loveable) whimsy and mythical acumen in favor of more martial sequences that'll sucker in the Lord of the Rings crowd.

Delivers slam-bang action entertainment, and does it while putting a surprising twist on the archetypal heroic journey.

In the hands of Will Ferrell, Elf beats a hackneyed script into submission and cajoles smiles and chuckles from obvious material.

The show can be summed up in a single exchange between the flirty Captain Jack and audience surrogate Gwen. 'I'm getting tired of following you,' says Gwen. 'No you're not,' Jack replies. 'And you never will.'

Lazarus' cliched idea of a black man is funny in itself...but Downey's immersive take on the immersive actor is pure genius.

The film's only fatal failing is its inability to make any of the characters seem real. Most of them are downright creepy in their doll-like inexpressiveness.

Provides a strong showcase for four deserving actresses and healthy lessons for an underserved audience of girls and young women.

It's best not to ask too many questions...Take the film's outstretched hand and go with it. That's the best way to enjoy a film that's as charming as a tale of two robots falling in love can be.

Redundant, boring, and not terribly attractive in telling a story more suited for the Junior Fiction shelves of your local library than the screens of your local multiplex.

A typical studio cast-off...[not] enough to justify letting go of your own hard-earned cash.

The line from special effects whiz Ray Harryhausen to director Guillermo del Toro has never been so clearly visible...

For the summer months, it'll do nicely, and we can all thank our lucky stars that we get Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart.

As TV timewasters go, Supernatural can be awfully entertaining.

In a Barbie world, American Girl Kit Kittredge is a hero, and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is heroic.

The young lads in your family will thank you for taking them, but I'm not sure about anyone else.

First-time director John Glen knows what's needed to create suspense...put the series' trademark wit, women, and song alongside the high-stakes adventure of a more brutal 007.

I know I probably shouldn't like Live and Let Die, but I do. This crackpot entry, the eighth, in the long-running James Bond series, is figuratively all over the map...

Sean Connery's fourth Bond film, Thunderball, slips from the peak of From Russia with Love and Goldfinger, but still provides plenty of thrills of the brand only 007 can provide.

Sean Connery's second outing as James Bond became his personal favorite, and that of many Bond fans around the world.

The Bond series developed a winning formula, and this prototypical adventure featured many elements that stuck...

For most of Die Another Day's incorrigible 132 minutes, I had a bloody good time.

George Lucas adopted a new mantra: 'It's only a movie, it's only a movie, it's only a movie.' And he's right. It'll certainly do for a Friday night. But to...fans, the 1980s films are more than movies.

A deathless comedy classic.