When it comes to film franchises based on young-adult fiction, we have seen the supernatural trend (Harry Potter, Twilight) of the aughts gradually give way to the dystopian craze sweeping theatres today. The Hunger Games is obviously the genre standard-bearer with its enormous box office returns and great reviews (and ...

When we saw them last nearly 20 years ago, the Griswolds were getting themselves into one predicament after another during their trip to Las Vegas. But in the new film Vacation, time has passed, the kids have grown up, and young Rusty is now an airline pilot with a family ...

Hollywood is often nothing more than an assembly line that produces the same story again and again for mass audiences who are drawn to the comfort of familiarity. Invariably, any recent year’s top-grossing films will be composed mostly of sequels and comic-book adaptations. This year alone has already seen a ...