Elizabeth Weitzman

The actors elevate what might have been fluff into a genuinely moving tale, and the action is so much fun that it doesn't even matter if you've seen Molière's plays before.

This sensitive drama will appeal to anyone who has strained against the confines of family - or basked happily in its comforts.

Hits so hard because it feels so real.

Hickenlooper does a nice job blending Bingenheimer's flashy past with his somewhat pathetic present, creating a genuinely compelling study in diminishing returns.

Must be the smartest -- and most disturbing -- movie about parenthood in ages.

Tapping into the basest fears of war while subverting all expectations, director Susanne Bier deftly reads between the headlines.

A charming little valentine to the mysteries of attraction.

It's a must for those who like thrills laced with a sense of humor.

Naive or wicked, idealist or egomaniac: Nothing in Ralph Nader's character is agreed upon by everyone in this fascinating biography - with one exception. And the title says it all.

It's no easy trick to invite viewers into an utterly bleak setting populated by the dissatisfied and small-minded. But a droll script and generally deft direction make the Icelandic chill surprisingly inviting.

A visually lush and eerily enigmatic parable of female sexuality, Lucile Hadzihalilovic's ominous fairy tale raises questions you'll be wondering about for days.

The result is both tragic and darkly comic - in this complex environment, blame and sorrow are locked in a partnership of absurdity.

If Michele Ohayon's absorbing documentary didn't provide the proof, you'd never believe the story she tells about Holocaust survivors Jack Polak and Ina Soep.

A funny and insightful exploration into identity issues we all can recognize.

As good as Nolte is, the relatively unknown Morgan matches him scene for scene. And he's not the only impressive newcomer. Remarkably, this confident indie is the first feature from writer-director Ponsoldt, who shuns any slickness to embrace the rough edges of his low-budget, bare-bones story.

This is a vital history lesson that many of us have missed but few are likely to forget.

It’s a shame that Lessin and Pildes don’t tell us what these amazing women went on to do after the Collective ended. But they all remain, half a century later, passionate and eloquent and thoughtful and fierce.

The real highlight is watching the dancers as they progress from their first, tentative improvisations to the final, complex performance.

If ever a movie could convince the masses to don communal shoes, this is the one.

It's a pleasure to watch a thinking-man's actor like Sinise adapt so easily to this challenge; he even keeps his dignity when forced to participate in the inevitable martial arts-inflected showdown.

It's the next best thing to being front and center.

Takashi is a master of the jagged quick cut and the shocker finish, and his head-spinning story is pumped up with almost more bravado than a single screen can handle.

Travels so deeply into the confusions of female adolescence that you'd never know this deceptively languid British film was directed by a Polish-born man.

The Invisibles is a powerful testament to the remarkable courage of those forced into heroism, and to the exceptional strength of those who chose it freely.

One of the most delightful movies to come along this year.

The town's entrenched racism is impossible to ignore, but the efforts toward change make a compelling history.

The actors seem exhilarated.

Overly polished, but deeply affecting, documentary.