Luke Y. Thompson

As neo-caveman Romulus Ledbetter, Samuel L. Jackson gets to play crazy.

A new French film has its heart in the right place, but its characters are a problem.

Worldwide pulp phenomenon known as Left Behind struggles free from video — but why?

If you really like Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey, don’t encourage movies like this.

Sam Raimi does what he can with familiar material in The Gift.

Spike Lee’s new racial satire starts out strong, but ends up wasting ammunition.

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye teaches us that garish televangelists have feelings, too.

What’s truly frightening about Scary Movie is that parts of it are funny.

The Patriot is a sentimental, overbearing, flag-waving crowd-pleaser — in the best possible sense

Disney-esque characters and anime stylings don’t mix, but the battles are cool