Andrew Lapin

Henry, a soft-spoken child prodigy who learns he was a "test-tube baby," goes on a quest to identify his biological father. Critic Andrew Lapin says the brilliant kid is compelling enough to sustain a film, but the filmmakers muddle the message with broad, often incoherent distractions.

The Lorax is a tale of saving the trees — which makes it a little surprising that one of the merchandising tie-ins for the new film is with Mazda SUVs.

Guy Ritchie deploys the ultimate Holmes villain — brilliant, malevolent Professor Moriarty — in an action-packed sequel to his 2009 hit.

A selfish slacker (Jonah Hill) finds himself baby-sitting some nightmare kids — on a night where he'd rather be out with a girl. Andrew Lapin says comedy, like baby-sitting, is clearly harder than it looks.

Martin Scorsese adapts the wildly popular kids' book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, deploying the visual-storytelling chops he has honed in nearly half a century of filmmaking. (Recommended)

A new book likens the reign of a football coach to a Greek tragedy — one filled with perils, flaws, and the burdens of expectations.