For 50 years James Bond’s thrilling escapades have stirred imaginations and kept audiences glued to the edge of their theater seats eager to discover what was going to happen next. Based on Skyfall, it wouldn’t surprise me if the British spy keeps on doing it better than anyone else for 50 more.

Smashed tells a familiar story with subtle simplicity, never beating the audience over the head with its themes or ideas.

The Bay is a disgustingly suspenseful yarn that got under my skin, and I kept shivering long after I left the theatre.

Flight isn’t an easy sit. It doesn’t offer up comforting answers to the many questions it raises or deal in exaggerated platitudes an audience might find simplistically comforting.

Wreck-It Ralph is a ton of fun. It is a total delight, immersing me right into the center of its inspired video game world with confident ease.

Chasing Mavericks comes amazingly close to being a very good film.

Fun Size does not work.

I was hypnotized by Cloud Atlas.

Alex Cross is a bad film, and that’s all there is to say on the matter.