When the opening credits of Seoul Busters looked like something that would fit perfectly in the 90s, I was intrigued, because I imagined this would be something like the Reply series. Somehow, specifically, my mind went to the best of the lot in Reply 1988, and so I should’ve known I would be up for disappointment. Of course, the themes of the two shows are completely unrelated, but they’re both comedies, so I was hoping there’d be something that would keep me as addicted to this as that. I suppose Seoul Busters is an amalgamation of all things fun that are big today, a police procedural with misfit crops almost formulaically lifted from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, an underdog-to-superhero kind of vibe with an ensemble cast that has a character for everyone to adore or relate to. It does sound fun, and it is for the most part, but...

There is an amusing phenomenon, going back at least as long as I can remember, to underestimate the box office potential of films featuring actors of color. We don’t see it coming, we’re shocked when it happens, and then studios don’t actually factor this new information into their production slate. Anyway, The Call was the top new release of the weekend, earning $17.2 million. Yes the film played strongly among African Americans, at least partially because the movie bothered to feature a few (Halle Berry and Morris Chestnut among many others) in more than just token roles. Tracking this debut compared to Berry’s previous efforts is tough because she has had co-starring roles in stuff like Die Another Day ($47 million debut), The Flintstones ($29 million), and the X-Men trilogy ($54m, $85m, and $102m). In terms of starring vehicles, this is bigger than the likes of Catwoman ($16 million), and...

  After the dreadful performance of both "A Perfect Stranger" and "Things We Lost in the Fire," in 2007, Halle Berry is in talks to rejuvenate her movie career with a leading role in the new thriller "Surrogate."Based on Kathyrn Mackel's 2004 novel, the storyline centers on a couple so desperate to foster a child they mistakenly end up hiring an insane surrogate to carry their baby.  It's assumed Berry would play the wife of the couple, but this writer says she flexes her considerable acting skills and gets higher marks for playing the crazy surrogate (we can dream can't we?).According...