Thanks to a smart and exhilarating first half and powerful finale, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is the best action movie of the summer in a year of more than a few mind-numbing duds. Improving on some of the flaws of the intriguing reboot “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Dawn” digs

When the most unrealistic thing that happens in a movie isn’t the flying dinosaur robots, there’s likely a fundamental problem. Though director Michael Bay gives it his usual all-out effort, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” is another irredeemable mess of dimwitted dialog, soul-imploding action sequences and loud noises crammed together in an effort to beat audiences

The good news for director Clint Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys” is that the music works, elevating it from a tedious rehashing of familiar elements to an occasionally inspired movie that nearly overcomes its shortcomings. To be sure, the rise of Frankie Valli and the rest of his band, the Four Seasons, is an amazing success story.

By Jim Delmont The sci-fi action film, “Edge of Tomorrow,” starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, didn’t lead at the box office this weekend (second to the romantic “The Fault in Our Stars”) , but it did win on Rotten Tomatoes – a remarkable 92% approval from audiences and 90% from critics. Borrowing story elements

Hazel and Gus are two extraordinary teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them – and us – on an unforgettable journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that they met and fell in love at a cancer support group. THE FAULT IN OUR

The epic action of “Edge of Tomorrow” unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into

Even with a few funny moments, writer/director Seth MacFarlane’s latest comedy “A Million Ways to Die in the West” is a bumbling retelling of old jokes that hit far too many of the same notes to actually work. What starts as a promising comedic concept spins into familiar territory and overstays its welcome, hanging a

Convoluted third act and all, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is a fun and inventive rollercoaster of a superhero movie that uses a tremendous cast and a mostly excellent script to deliver an exciting entry in a familiar franchise. “Days of Future Past” may not be breaking new ground, but anyone willing to look past

Even with a clunky and rushed first act, Gareth Edwards’ remake of “Godzilla” is a masterful array of harrowing scenes that shows there is quite a bit more to making a monster movie than smashing things. With nearly seamless special effects and good performances all around, “Godzilla” is the type of movie that resists the

Mostly thanks to less toilet humor than many of its contemporaries, “The Other Woman” is a funny high-concept movie with some memorable moments from Leslie Mann and even Kate Upton, making for an entertaining little revenge fantasy about making a man pay for his unscrupulous lifestyle. Does it all work? Absolutely not. Yet, “The Other