Father Knows Best takes on a whole new meaning when a teenage warrior - played by ethereal-looking Saoirse Ronan (“The Lovely Bones,” “Atonement”) - ventures out into the cold, cruel world, where she’s forced to fight for her life. Read more

You may best remember evil characters like Hannibal Lechter, Darth Vader or Cruella de Vil, but the corrupt and greedy corporation is frequently seen as the all powerful — and faceless — villian. See more>>

Movies opening in April showcase women’s superb directing, scripting and acting talents. Stories include a French woman’s obsession with chess, a soapy circus romance starring Reese Witherspoon and an extraoridnary documentary about an English dramatist who died young. Read more>>

Movie-goers are getting a double-dose of whiny British bad boy Russell Brand. Read more

Cleverly timed for the Easter holidays, this colorful combination live-action/animation comedy may divert youngsters, even though it is decidedly mediocre. Read more

While Sidney Lumet’s grand theme was the injustice of the social justice system, don’t forget that he also made of the best New York comedies ever….Read more>>

“This story is like a fairy tale, except it’s entirely true - and we don’t know how it will end,” narrator Morgan Freeman begins this uplifting IMAX documentary adventure that revolves around two real-life fairy godmothers. Read more

Charlotte Bronte’s 1847 novel has often been called the archetypal Victorian romance, so you have to give 33 year-old director Cary Joji Fukunaga (“Sin Nombre”) credit for breathing new life into a story that’s already been filmed at least 18 times, dating back to a 1910 silent movie, and nine made-for-television versions. Read more

As John Sayles is adapting Sheila Weller’s “Girls Like Us,” a lively chronicle of femme posters Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon, there’s three great roles for young actresses. Who would you cast to play them? Read more>>

Everyone is thinking it: Arthur, Dudley Moore’s 1981 comedy about a lonely billionaire, didn’t need to be remade. But to have comic/actor/all-around crazy guy Russell Brand fill Moore’s shoes and swap the character’s butler for a nanny — played by Helen Mirren! — and suddenly update the classic doesn’t sound like such a bad idea. Read more