Sometimes, movie stars make all the difference. There’s a reason Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Clint Eastwood command top dollar to appear on the screen and have a large, loyal f

I’m of the opinion that the best horror films are low-budget affairs. In the past, cheap black and white film stock shot on the fly gave movies like Night of the Living Dead a cheap aesthetic th

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One of the best things about being a film critic is stumbling upon a movie that genuinely surprises you. Such is the case with The Switch, the new dramedy with Jennifer Aniston that’s being prom