The fabulous foursome – Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) – become Ugly Americans when screenwriter/director Michael Patrick King plops them in Abu Dhabi, breaking Muslim laws and abusing Arabic hospitality. Read more

Though it’s jumped on the 3D bandwagon, the fourth Shrek is almost surprisingly clunky and old. a href=”http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125942-shrek-forever-after” target=”new”>Read more>>

While the fabled concept of Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” has been re-interpreted in many different venues, who thought it would make its way into the fantasy realm of Shrek? Obviously, screenwriters Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke and director Mike Mitchell did, because the plot finds thoroughly domesticated Shrek in the midst of a midlife crisis, grumpy and frustrated about the mundane monotony that his life has become minding three screaming ogre youngsters. Read more

Is Q’orianka Kilcher doomed to play the bridge between indigenous and colonial peoples? Read more>>

This potentially fascinating tale of how the Hawaiian Islands lost their independence and were annexed to the United States, coupled with the romantic saga of a beloved half-Hawaiian, half-Scottish princess who battled injustice, is ripe with potential. But British filmmaker Marc Forby drains the inherent drama out of the true story, rendering it a one-dimensional period piece more suitable for the History Channel. Read more

Bollywood mashup stale as yesterday’s mashed potatoes. Read more>>

Over her dazzling five-decade career, Lena Horne soared from Cotton Club showgirl to the screen’s “bronze bombshell” to one of Broadway’s grandest dames. She made her remarkable flight while toting the expectations of two races on a thrush’s fragile wings. Lena Horne passed away on May 9, 2010 at the age of 92. Read Carrie Rickey’s obituary and commentary, and watch Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice to celebrate and honor the strong and spirited artist who will be so sorely missed.

Astute and engaging, Marshall Curry’s film shapes the kids’ experiences on the racetrack into an increasingly complicated story — about how they grow up and how adults affect them. Read more>>

Marshall Curry’s fast-paced documentary is fueled by a straight away formula one storyline. From start to finish, you watch three talented kids putting pedal to metal on the go kart race track and in their personal lives. They’re all winners! So is the film. Read more>>

Why do I love thee, Juliet? Let me count the ways: there are no decapitations, no car crashes, no gun fights, no pratfalls, no terminal diseases, no talking animals and no aliens – just one beautiful love story, two captivating romances and oodles of picturesque Northern Italian scenery. Read more