Remake of "Sparkle" has soul, drive and visual flair, but Jordin Sparks’ blandness keeps the excitement in check

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis bring the wacky election antics, but the film’s desire not to offend neuters the satire

Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones’ performances as an older married couple in crisis anchor this sweet and witty relationship drama

Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins and company plumb the shallow depths in this umpteenth reworking of “La Ronde”

For every good idea in this exhilaratingly dopey flash-mob musical, there’s an equal and opposite terrible one

Screenwriter Zoe Kazan plays the ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Girl in this slumpy sophomore effort from the “Little Miss Sunshine” directors

"Dark Knight Rises" fans flood the comments section with threatening, rude or misogynistic remarks on two negative reviews of the film, prompting the site to disable the commenting feature altogether

Frieda Pinto embodies Thomas Hardy’s put-upon heroine, but some of the story updates deflate the dramatic tension

This kiddie cartoon may be all about “Continental Drift,” but ultimately, there’s no there there

Concert doc "Katy Perry: Part of Me" hits all the usual world-tour beats — without ever giving us an unexpurgated, uninterrupted pop song

The writer-producer-director-star follows up the hilarious “Madea’s Big Happy Family” with one of his sloppiest and laziest movies ever

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane's debut film is as erratic as you might think, but the hilarious hits more than compensate for the muddled misses