The movie version of "New Moon," the sequel to last year's "Twilight," opened in theaters on Friday, starring Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan. Gargoyle reporter Eleni Yannelis gives her take on the movie's clichéd version of romance that millions of girls can't help but adore.

The title of "the scariest movie of all time" has been thrown around with many great horror movies, and recently "Paranormal Activity" has been called just that while grossing more than $100 million. Reviewer Will Fernandez went to go see what goes bump in the night.

Spike Jonze's film adaptation of the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" was not what Revathi Maturi was expecting. "It was different from any other children's movie I've seen," she writes. "It's hard not to watch the movie without comparing it to your own life at least once."

In Michael Moore's latest documentary, he claims Wall Street has a "casino mentality," that Goldman Sachs has too much influence over Washington, D.C., and that "runaway greed" is essentially destroying the United States. Although Eleni Yannelis agrees that Moore raises important questions, she's unimpressed with the results.

"Fame" follows the lives of 10 students at the New York City High School for Performing Arts. This remake of the 1980 film of the same name is frustrating, according to Lilli Pearson, because the stories of these students could be very interesting if they were expanded.

The pieces of "Jennifer’s Body” don’t always seem to fit together, but they’re still completely deserving of your time. That's the verdict of critic Laura Dripps, who reviews the latest film written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody, who brings to the teen-horror genre the wit and verbal dexterity she displayed in "Juno."

"500 Days of Summer" has just replaced "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" as Laura Dripps' least favorite film of all time. "This movie is billed as a romantic comedy," she writes. "Here's my only problem with that: It's not funny. It's just boring. All you can do the whole time is stare at the male lead."

The director of "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction," and "Kill Bill" is back with an action-revenge film set in World War II. Brad Pitt leads a group of Jewish-American soldiers into Nazi-occupied France to spread terror among the enemy. Is this Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, as some critics have suggested, or just another exercise in over-the-top violence? Eleni Yannelis came away impressed despite the guts and gore.

As the film's name suggests, the familiar cast of Manny, Sid, Diego, and friends have to contend with prehistoric creatures far larger than the scrawny mammals in the first two "Ice Age" movies. The humor is as obvious as ever, according to Eric Chen, but the action and 3-D effects make up for the lack of subtle wit in this harmless romp. When the DVD comes out next month it's worth a look, especially if you have younger siblings.

After being disappointed by the fifth movie in the Harry Potter series, Revathi Maturi was cautious about the latest installment, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Nevertheless, on her third day in India this summer, she paid her 200 rupees and took a seat in the theater. Did she get her money's worth?

Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, and Tina Fey, "Ponyo" is the latest release from legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. As with any Miyazaki film, the visuals are stunning, but is that enough? Katherine Allen weighs in.

After 2006's "The Da Vinci Code" was widely regarded as a not-so-great film, hopes weren't too high for "Angels & Demons," the second attempt by actor Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard to bring a Dan Brown novel to the big screen. Turns out, it's not that bad, at least as far as Lauren Piester is concerned.

While she wasn't a "Star Trek" fan before, Lauren Piester may be one now after having seen the latest film in the venerable science fiction franchise. Check inside to find out what she thought of the modern reboot, directed by J.J. Abrams.

In 1920s Los Angeles, a little girl named Alexandria meets a man named Roy, who is paralyzed from the waist down. An unlikely friendship ensues based on the magic of storytelling. "The Fall," now available on DVD, was one of the featured movies at Ebertfest last week, and Eleni Yannelis was captivated by what she saw.

"Sita Sings the Blues," an animated film made by former Uni student Nina Paley, is the weirdest, most confusingly beautiful movie Lauren Piester has seen in a long time, and one that is definitely not to be missed on the big screen at Ebertfest this weekend. It plays 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Virginia Theatre. Get up to speed with Lauren's review.