Ted Hoover

‘The Giver:’ Freedom’s Just Another Word for People to Act Like Fools

In the future you're going to be happy ... and you'll hate it!

‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’: A Spicy Tale of Food and Romance

Lasse Hallstrom cooks up a romantic comedy about two cultures clashing in the kitchen. Is it a full-course meal or just a lot of empty calories?

‘A Most Wanted Man’ Is a Most-Needed Kind of Movie

"A Most Wanted Man" is the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman's last movie. A smart suspense thriller that keeps the audience entertained without a gunfight every few minutes.

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’: Smart Start & a Smashmouth Finish

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," the second movie in this rebooted series, is much more intelligent than most summer blockbusters but has the same tendency to resort to

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Comes to the Edge of Greatness—Sometimes, Some Days

The world’s a hot mess! Quick, someone call Tom Cruise and see if he’s busy.

From Sci-Fi Spoof to Psychodrama, ‘Acting Out’ Delivers a Bold Bill of New One-Acts

There is nothing in theater quite like an evening of one-acts. If the plays are right you get a greatest-hits effect, a sampling of tightly honed short pieces in different

Critic vs. ‘Godzilla’: Movie Leaves Reviewer Longing for More Cheese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIu85WQTPRc&feature=youtu.be I have met my match. Over the last few millennia I’ve managed to eke out a meager living by commenting wittily on the passing entertainment scene. Thanks to my ability to

‘Spider-Man 2’: The Endurance Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCpZ63FF3qA I’d like to open with a question for the producers of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. “How much damned time do you think people have?” This isn’t a movie; it is a daytrip