The Film Yap

While it pales in comparison to the raunchy wit of the original, “The Hangover Part III” boasts enough laughs to remember why we liked the first film so much. Continue reading →

“Furious 6″ elevates the rejuvenated series into saga territory — an automotive “Avengers” as suffused with sincerity as it is bereft of pretenses. Strap in. Continue reading →

Rock solid summer entertainment, a good film with a solid sense both of what it is and what it is not. Continue reading →

Oversized and ambitious, “The Great Gatsby” better captures the passions and human conflict of Fitzgerald’s book than previous film adaptations. Continue reading →

Over time, superhero mythology gets junked up with tertiary characters and subplots. “Iron Man 3″ has taken this hardware as far as it can go. Continue reading →

Ken Loach’s newest glimpse at the U.K. underclass is like two jigsaw puzzles that got jumbled up together and don’t mesh. Continue reading →

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at last year’s Oscars, “No” is a political period piece that’s worthy of the hype. Continue reading →

A hard-to-watch parade of misfires, the ostensible comedy “Pain & Gain” ends up fetishizing the very warped muscle culture it set out to parody. Continue reading →

“Oblivion” makes some ill-advised narrative decisions and largely wastes Tom Cruise, but a curious combination of analog patience and digital prowess saves it. Continue reading →

There’s nothing particularly new or innovative about “42,” but it packs an emotional wallop just the same. Continue reading →