The Film Yap

This spare, tightly-wound thriller is less about a man who kills for a living than what that life has extracted from his soul.

Joe and Chris yap about Danny Trejo and other background actors who occasionally step into the spotlight.

An opinionated but illuminating glimpse at the issue of charter schools, seen as saviors by some and job-killing interlopers by others.

James Cameron’s suspenseful follow-up to Ridley Scott’s atmospheric horror-film-in-space remains the perfect summer movie.

“Going the Distance” is hipper, edgier and about 40 I.Q. points smarter than the average romantic comedy.

In this week’s show, Joe and Chris look at the best — and worst — that summer 2010 had to offer.

Despite frustrating years of ups and downs, “Lost” was a groundbreaking TV show with an ambitious and sprawling narrative.

The movie about the most horrifying crime in Indianapolis history drew some infamy of its own.

Just when you think all kiddie movies have puny ambitions, Nanny McPhee returns to recapture a little magic.

Fifty years ago, Robert Duvall broke into movies playing recluse Boo Radley. “Get Low” brings him full circle.