With each picture, Robert Zemeckis’s motion-capture animation technology is getting stronger. You’ll hear fewer complaints about “soulless eyes” or “creepy mannerisms” and more people wowing over how lifelike the animation is looking. In fact, we’ve gotten to a point where the animation is looking lifelike enough that animated stories need to evolve along with the technology. The more... 

We’re far too busy to continue talking about Charlie Sheen this week, despite Tim’s best efforts to kick us off in that direction. Instead we have reviews of the much-debated Battle: Los Angeles and the somewhat less debated Mars Needs Moms. We look at Sigourney Weaver’s comedies with Heartbreakers, Galaxy Quest, and Ghostbusters for our Artist of the Month selections. Finally, we... 

I’m not going to lie to you, last weekend was one of the most fun I’ve had in theaters in a couple of months. If this first barrage of movies is any indicator (and it’s probably not, but we can all hope, right?), this is going to be a heck of a year for movies. At the very least, I’m excited for the next couple of weeks, which continues to offer some fun looking adventures in film. Will they...