Connie Ogle

You don't believe Celeste for a minute when she tells a new guy that she needs to be alone for awhile. You know he's coming back in short order to provide the happy ending. Here's hoping she doesn't want him to get a job, too.

As it spins along at a reasonably good clip - no one is going to mistake it for the slicker, more action-packed "Salt" - The Double unravels its secrets, which prove to be its undoing.

Riveting.

If it's not quite as funny as you want it to be, it's still more than enough to keep you entertained.

McGrath has managed to turn Dickens into a cozy date movie. When was the last time anybody could make that claim?

A decent thriller made better by good performances and an intriguing setting.

The film never allows any of its characters to fall into stereotype; they are complex creatures, full of anger and disappointment and passion, and even the weakest among them is not bereft of honor.

If you need proof that the British are different from the rest of us, look no farther than the thought-provoking Separate Lies, a chilly, intelligent and absorbing drama about infidelity, ethics and forgiveness.

The overwhelming sensation of deja vu is exhausting and disorienting. You really HAVE seen it all before.

A one-joke movie, but it’s a pretty good joke, and the fact that it’s based on a true story only makes the gag more delicious.

The concert scenes in this biographical picture are some of its best moments — you’ll wonder just how long the actor had to practice to perfect all those splits — and Boseman’s charisma is irresistible.

Never has the sight of naked women been so innocent.

Sometimes the film feels as if it's trying too hard to include every possible horror a teenager could sample.

Not exactly a tour de force, but the film succeeds on the wattage of its stars.

The Lady in the Van doesn’t give in to platitudes. It’s unnervingly honest about its subject.

One of the problems with Rampart is that we've seen guys like Dave in movies and on TV for years now. The bad cop psyche has been delved into pretty deeply on all fronts, most notably in FX's brilliant series "The Shield."

Contagion may be the most expensive public-service ad ever filmed, but it's also a surprisingly light-on-its-feet action thriller.

A tired and unnecessary sequel.

On the plus side, if you're flummoxed by the twisty plot or its occasional holes, you can always gaze contentedly at Clive Owen and be wholly entertained.

Norton isn't the first guy who comes to mind when you think ''period piece,'' but he's starred in two such films this year (in addition to The Painted Veil, he stars in "The Illusionist"), and he is terrific in both.

Wonderfully energetic.

Whether you'll enjoy this loud and rowdy remake of a 1974 Burt Reynolds film depends on your tolerance for three things: football, Adam Sandler and unabashed product placement.

Unfortunately, the film's climactic finale grows repetitive and goes on a little too long; once you've seen bodies flying and crashing through buildings once, you've seen it plenty.

What The Bank Job ends up stealing is all your precious time.

It's more amusing than not, but some scenes outlast the humor in them.

Talk to Me is a welcome reminder of a time when radio truly listened to the people instead of just shouted at them.

Best of all, the film never makes its characters into stoic or tragic heroes, choosing instead to highlight what makes them human — their hopes, their fears, their anger, the way they learn to live with knowing they’re going to die.

The film remains relatively entertaining, simply because the scenario hits so close to home, no matter where you work.