When it comes to judging the merits of a road trip movie — and there are so many of these that it’s basically a legitimate sub-genre of cinema by this point — the most logical way to proceed is on a scale of Crossroads (dismal failure) to National Lampoon’s Vacation ...

If ever there was a film that existed only as a Hollywood vanity project, it would be After Earth. Indeed, this new science fiction adventure thriller stars the real-life father and son team of Will Smith and Jaden Smith, who — beyond a brief prologue and the occasional flashback — ...