During the first 30-minutes of “Saw III,” you see a cop bashing his foot, an ex-con ripping metal rings out from every appendage, and another cop having her chest ripped open. Needless to say, I spent that time, examining my lap. I’m not gore-a-phobic, but I’m not one to relish watching another human being tortured. [...]

Hollywood has had such a love affair with World War II that it seems almost inconceivable that filmmakers could find anything new to say. Then along comes Clint Eastwood, who has directed not one but two films about Iwo Jima. Filmed back to back, “Flags of Our Fathers,” is told from the American perspective; “Letters [...]

You knew there was a problem when Columbia Pictures moved back the release date of “The Grudge 2,” and then only let reviewers screen it at 10:30 p.m. the night before it opened nationwide. As “The Grudge” wasn’t very scary, I didn’t expect much from a sequel, but I certainly didn’t think it would be [...]