This generic action adventure about high-seas smuggling is a remake of a 2008 Islandic thriller, "Reykajavik-Rotterdam," which starred this film's director, Baltasar Kormakur ("101 Reykjavik"). When ...

Will there someday be a movie where the “one last job” goes off without a hitch? Not Contraband, anyway, which begins with that time-tested premise, then subjects its protagonist to a feature-length ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"Contraband" managed to steal the top slot from competitors at the weekend box office. The Universal action drama film starring Mark Wahlberg as a reformed smuggler debuted above expectations at No. 1 ...