Beverley Cleary is one of those rare authors whose works can transcend generations without seeming dated or archaic. Her books? messages, be it about the importance of family, individualism or friendship, are universal, which explains why you?ve never met a person who has never read one of her books.

Review in a Hurry: You’d hope an action thriller called Salt might at least have some kick to it and raise your blood pressure a bit. But this muddle, starring Angelina Jolie as a maybe,…

Review in a Hurry: You’d hope an action thriller called Salt might at least have some kick to it and raise your blood pressure a bit. But this muddle, starring Angelina Jolie as a maybe,…

Review in a Hurry: Ramona and Beezus is really more about Ramona, but since star Selena Gomez plays Beezus, her marquee mention must have been a requirement from the suits in the corner…

Review in a Hurry: Ramona and Beezus is really more about Ramona, but since star Selena Gomez plays Beezus, her marquee mention must have been a requirement from the suits in the corner…

Salt was famously rewritten to star a male protagonist, and it was Jolie’s influence that kept the character from ever abusing her sex appeal, and allowed her to become increasingly dirty and disheveled as the movie reaches its action climax. We’re a long way from Tomb Raider, and its encouraging to see Jolie use her immense starpower to create a female heroine who successfully exists apart from the male-dominated world she must struggle against.

Review in a Hurry: It’s tough to review a movie when everyone you mention the title to sticks their fingers in their ears and goes “LALALALA! No spoilers!” So all we’ll say to…

While the expensive CGI effects and lavish action sequences are getting all the attention in the trailers, it’s actually Nic Cage who provides the most magic, playing sorcerer Balthazar Blake as a thinly-disguised version of the real-life crazy Nic Cage, with a few added powers and only slightly flashier fashion.

Watching Inception is like striking a match and setting your brain on fire. The movie?s tagline, your mind is the scene of the crime, is so much more than a reference to what happens in the film.

Review in a Hurry: It’s some kind of magic. Against many odds, a big-budget Jerry Bruckheimer remake—of a story best known with Mickey Mouse in the lead!—manages to hit every mark…