Robot & Frank (2012)

Robot & Frank (2012)

[7] In this movie set in the not-too-distant future, Frank Langella stars as an aging ex-burglar whose grown son (James Marsden) buys him a caretaker robot. At first Frank isn't too fond of his mechanical companion, but when he learns…
The Notebook (2004)

The Notebook (2004)

[7] Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams star as young lovers from different social backgrounds whose relationship is torn apart by interfering parents and World War II. When they reunite many years later, she's engaged to another (James Marsden), but their…
The Box (2009)

The Box (2009)

[7] The Box is weird, anachronistic, and indulgent, but I'd be lying to say I didn't dig it. This is the third film from writer/director Richard Kelly, who created a cult phenomenon with Donnie Darko, but then flopped big time…
Death at a Funeral (2010)

Death at a Funeral (2010)

[7] In this remake of a British original, all hell breaks loose at a funeral where volatile secrets are revealed. There are a few raunchy moments in the remake --directed by Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) -- but…
Heights (2004)

Heights (2004)

[7] Director Chris Terrio tackles a New York City slice of life flick that follows five different characters through the course of 24 hours. There's a pretentiousness about the way in which the characters end up being related, but it's…
Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)

Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)

[3] James Marsden, Thomas Jane, and Piper Perabo star in this wannabe animal attack movie that's really just an overwrought drama about estranged brothers burying the hatchet. The squabbling between the two men (all the men in the movie, actually)…
Straw Dogs (2011)

Straw Dogs (2011)

[7] [SPOILER REVIEW] Sue me, but I like both the Peckinpah original and this remake. Straw Dogs is a home invasion thriller that is either a tragedy about a pacifist man (James Marsden) who must turn violent to survive, or…
Hairspray (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

[8] This version of Hairspray disarms you from the very beginning notes of "Good Morning, Baltimore" and builds to one of the most joyful finales of any movie in recent memory. The musical numbers are all superbly choreographed and staged…
The D Train (2015)

The D Train (2015)

[6] On one hand, The D Train is a conventional buddy comedy of sorts, about a loser who tries to redeem himself by convincing a popular former classmate to come to their twenty-year high school reunion. On the other hand,…
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

[6] This is certainly the most action-packed of the X-Men movies, but it's also the most disrespectful and emotionally hollow. There are some great set pieces, including the free-for-all at Jean Grey's childhood home, the Golden Gate bridge raising, and…