Despite the drug scenes, Topher Grace’s new film, Take Me Home Tonight, is faithful to the John Hughes classics of another era, complete with a nostalgic kindness for its teen protagonists
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On Oscar Night, The King’s Speech Reigns Supreme
There were precious few surprises at the 83rd Oscars on the night the Academy tried to appeal to a younger demographic. But a movie set in the 1930s was the big winner
The 25 Best and Worst Oscar Gowns of All-TIME
TIME’s Feifei Sun and Claire Suddath pick the most unforgettable dresses ever to appear at the Academy Awards
Unknown: Liam Neeson Gets Re-Taken
Unknown, Liam Neeson’s standard-issue conspiracy thriller, hopes to be mistaken for a Jason Bourne film — or, better yet, a sequel to Neeson’s 2009 hit Taken
Why I’m So Glad I Am Not Number Four
Despite Alex Pettyfer’s sexy smolder, this sloppy, cynical attempt to build a young-adult film franchise never catches fire
Gnomeo & Juliet: Garden-Variety Shakespeare
The derivative, gag-filled take on Romeo and Juliet set among warring gnomes in neighboring backyards fails to bloom
Just Go with It? Jennifer Aniston Runs Away with It
What could have been another crude Adam Sandler comedy is redeemed by the former Friend’s best work in years
The Roommate: Single White Female, the College Years
Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly deserve better than this by-the-numbers girl-meets-girl psycho thriller
“James Cameron’s” Sanctum: All Wet
While the film tantalizes viewers with the Avatar auteur’s name, James Cameron wisely had little to do with this underground misadventure
The Other Woman: Natalie Portman’s Best Performance
As a homewrecking second wife struggling to win over her new stepson, Natalie Portman may have found her most intimate, sympathetic role yet
Kevin Smith: Why He’s Going Rogue with Red State
The director talks to TIME about his new movie, thumbing his nose at the Hollywood studio system and why he’s serious about leaving film
The SAG Signal: Why the Oscar Race Is Already Over
Cancel the office pool and forget the Vegas bookmakers, because a certain movie about a stammering monarch looks set to be the big winner at the 83rd Academy Awards
The Rite: Anthony Hopkins Speaks of the Devil
As an old exorcist teaching a young seminarian a few new tricks, Anthony Hopkins does his best to animate the latest entrant in an already swollen film subgenre