Starring: Kal Penn, Zuleikha Robinson
Director: Mira Nair
Category: Drama
Rated: PG-13
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family’s unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: **** (out of four)
New York Post: ***1/2 (out of four)
Rolling Stone: *** (out of four)
USA Today: ***1/2 (out of four)
Overall: ***1/2 (out of four)
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori
Director: Satoshi Kon
Category: Anime & Animation
Rated: R
Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination – where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject’s dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device – before it falls into the hands of a “dream terrorist” in this gripping anime thriller from acclaimed director Satoshi Kon. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: *** (out of four)
Overall: *** (out of four)
Starring: Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13
Don’t miss writer/director Adrienne Shelly’s sweet, sassy comedy about the power of friendship, motherhood and second chances, starring the radiant Keri Russell who serves up “a hilarious and heartfelt performance” (Rolling Stone). (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: *** (out of four)
Overall: *** (out of four)
Starring: John Travolta, Queen Latifah
Director: Adam Shankman
Category: Musicals
Rated: PG
It’s 1962 and change is in the air in Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and big dreams, has only one passion in life – to dance on “The Corny Collins Show.” When her chance arrives, she grooves her way into instant stardom and the eyes of teen-dream Link Larkin (Zac Efron). But with the program’s scheming stage manager (Michelle Pfeiffer) against her, trend-setting Tracy will need the help of her best friend Penny (Amanda Bynes), her bighearted mother (John Travolta) and sassy co-host Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah) to show the world that all it takes to make a dream come true is a toe-tappin’ beat and a little “Hairspray!” (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: **** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: ***1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: *** (out of four)
Overall: ***1/2 (out of four)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant
Director: Len Wiseman
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: PG-13
“The best of the best is back and better than ever” (WNYW-TV) in the latest installment of the pulse-pounding, thrill-a-minute “Die Hard” action films. New York City detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) delivers old-school justice to a new breed of terrorists when a massive computer attack on the U.S. infrastructure threatens to shut down the entire country over Independence Day weekend. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: **1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: ** (out of four)
Overall: **1/2 (out of four)
