At its best, Star Trek Into Darkness is majestic and thrilling. At its worst, it is conventional and repetitive.

Director J.J. Abrams takes us on a rowdy thrill ride through bumpy space.

I went into a dark tavern after I saw Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. I wanted to get over the stilted, garish glitz - the 1920s embalmed in bloated bronze.

I want my 4D.

I'm an American, and I should have 4D.

I've got 3D, but I want 4D. And 5D when it is concocted.

Who do the Asians think they are?

Mud deserves more than a single viewing.

In fact, I think it demands - and will reward - continued attention.

Who is Adam M. Stone?

He represents the essence of The Company You Keep.

Is he the director? No, that's Robert Redford.

Is he the screenplay writer? No, that's Lem Dobbs.

Listen to the audio interview with Andrew Sarris: (MP3 format, approximately 55 minutes.)

Scientologists, forget wives.

Get Tom Cruise some actresses. Please.

Cruise's forte, as an actor, is his solid credibility. But in Oblivion he has more chemistry with drones than with his two love interests.

Listen to the audio interview with Gena Rowlands: (MP3 format, approximately 35 minutes.)

Trance is an elaborate tease.

It's like playing strip poker with a deck of all wild cards.

There are no violins in baseball.

At least that's what I thought.

In the movie 42, there are more violins than baseball bats. I never realized Jackie Robinson played baseball in the middle of an orchestra.