Derrick Bang on Film

Fast Five  (2011) •  View trailer for Fast Five Three stars (out of five). Rating: PG-13, and much too generously, for profanity, sexual co...

Fantasy came in all sorts of flavors this month, but the summer's undisputed hit — and deservedly so — was director Christopher Nolan...

Water for Elephants  (2011) •  View trailer for Water for Elephants 3.5 stars (out of five). Rating: PG-13, for violence, dramatic intensit...

This month's pleasant surprise was unexpected, to say the least: a two-year-old French thriller, finally making its way to the States, a...

The Conspirator  (2011) •  View trailer for The Conspirator Four stars (out of five). Rating: PG-13, and much too harshly, for brief violen...

Rio  (2011) •  View trailer for Rio Four stars (out of five). Rating: G, and suitable for all ages By  Derrick Bang I haven’t had this ...

September can be a cruel month. Summer is over, at least as far as Hollywood is concerned. We're therefore often stuck with leftovers ...