Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor.Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan (Barbershop II, How Stella Got Her Groove Back)Starring Bernie Mac and Ashton KutcherGuess Who is a romantic comedy that keeps you laughing while touching on some serious issues.In 1967 America saw a young white girl (played by Katharine Houghton, Katharine Hepburn’s niece) bring home a young black man (played by...

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.Directed by Tim Story (Taxi, Barbershop…)Starring Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Michael ChiklisI don’t know if I could call the film “fantastic.” Maybe adequate or acceptable. Don’t get me wrong...I liked it, and it was entertaining. But not “fantastic.”Maybe that’s because in the last...

Rated PG-13 for sex references and languageDirected by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Win a Date with Tad . . .)Starring J-Lo, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda SykesThis film was about as likable as Jane Fonda during Vietnam. It’s been a long time since I was this bored in a film. Can you say cliché? The...

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, including intense/frightening sequences and disturbing images.Directed by Scott Derrickson (Hellraiser: Inferno)Starring Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott and Jennifer Carpenter“Are we alone in this life?” “Do God and the Devil exist?” It’s up to the courts to decide.And that’s what Christian director Scott Derrickson leaves us to decide in the fantastic new courtroom drama...

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.Directed by John Singleton (Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Rosewood, Higher Learning, Poetic Justice)Starring Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, and Garrett HedlundRated R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.Repeat after me, “imitatable behavior.”It’s hard for me to enjoy a movie when I know that kids...

Rated PG-13 for action violence Directed by Breck Eisner Starring Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, William H. Macy and Penelope CruzRental!Sahara was good fun, but it was no National Treasure.Mathew McConaughey plays Dirk Pitt, treasure hunter and pretty boy who searches for a legendary Civil War boat that Pitt believes is full of treasure. Along with his trusty...

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.Directed by Michael Bay (Armageddon, The Rock, Bad Boys)Starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean and Steve BuscemiThe Island is worth renting.Many of you know by now that I’ll label films either as “one you’ll see on my DVD shelf” (the best possible rating), “worth seeing in...