Movies

September may traditionally be a wasteland of half-baked films unfit to open in a proper month, but the lack of competition can actually be a good thing. Could 'Prisoners,' a film made specifically for an adult audience, have opened as well as it did if it was released in a busier month? Probably not.

If you're heading to the movies this weekend, at least one of the new releases looks pretty good. 'Prisoners' is a psychological thriller about a parent's desperate search for his missing child, and the other, 'Battle Of The Year' is the latest addition to the unlikely-dance-team-tries-to-win-the-dance-team-championship genre, so if you're into either of those things, you're in luck!

James Wan has done it again. For the second time this year, a horror film that he's directed has opened to over $40 million, securing his position as the reigning king of mainstream horror cinema. He may be taking a break from the genre to direct 'Fast and Furious 7,' but after the jaw-dropping success of 'The Conjuring' and now 'Insidious Chapter 2,' you just know he'll be back. No one is bringin

The argument about where and when it’s acceptable to use cell phones grew exponentially this week when a man called 911 to report someone was using a phone in a movie theater.

One of the things 'Riddick' has going for it is that it didn't cost too much. So while its opening weekend may be a little less than impressive, it doesn't have that far to go to make a profit. It's little victories like this that make this, one of the slowest most stagnant movie weekends of the year, more palatable.

You're moments into a three-hour flight when the captain comes on the intercom and explains that the use of approved electronics is now allowed. You don't feel like reading a book or a magazine -- there's WiFi on this flight -- and you feel like watching a movie.

If you're looking for a movie to see this weekend, I have good news and bad news. First the good-there's a pretty decent-looking action flick that features some slick driving in a badass Mustang, then the bad-a documentary about a cheesy teeny bop boy band.

A short film called 'Star Drunk' answers a question you didn't know you had: what would a movie look like if it was written by drunk people, directed by a drunk person and starred only drunk actors? Sorry, 'Sharknado.' You no longer hold the title for the most ridiculous movie to come out in 2013.

New at Cinemark 12 this week is a biopic about one of America's great innovators, the sequel to a surprise 2010 hit and an early Oscar hopeful with big-name cast.

If you're looking for a movie to see this weekend, it looks like there are a few good ones to choose from, including some sci-fi and comedy.

'We're the Millers' is a vexing film. It's just funny enough to keep from being truly bad, but too preposterous and predictable to be anything close to good. For every laugh there's something that will make you want to hurl an object at the screen. When it flubs, it flubs hard, allowing each of the four main characters a chance to embarrass themselves. And yet, if you wait 'til the next scene, the

The summer movie season rumbles into the month of August with the release of a cuple of movies that come in twos, so to speak. One is an animated sequel about essence-filled tiny blue creatures, the other an action-thriller starring two of Hollywood's biggest names. There's that number 2 again.