Jonathan Curiel

The film is a damning look at a key Bush operative.

A special film.

Through a simple story line, dramatic acting and National Geographic-like shots of the city's rough and pristine edges -- creates cinematic magic.

A wonderful French offering whose jumping-off point is a bullfight.

A minimalist film, Ten looks and feels like a documentary. At the end, there is no big denouement, but a profound realization that the people we see on camera are all aching for answers -- and struggling to come to terms with their lives.

Dramatic, funny, fun, silly, musical, stylish, romantic and redemptive -- a film worth telling your friends and neighbors about.

A remarkable documentary.

An engrossing tale of class differences that reveals tiny details of one man’s descent into hell.

An intense, powerful film.

An unforgettable film.

The best movie of 2008? The most revealing war film ever made? The greatest animated feature to come out of Israel? All these descriptions could apply to Waltz With Bashir.

Sweet, funny, sad and profound -- the sort of film that becomes more remarkable when you realize it's based on someone's real life.

An important new documentary that cites countless examples of self-censorship, under-reporting of serious issues, and -- worse than this -- deliberate neglect and outright conflicts of interest.

A breathtaking story of defiance and triumph that has to be considered one of the year's most sublime films.

Ghobadi infuses his movie with a humor that can almost be called Seinfeldian, and it's this mix of laughter with tears that gives Marooned in Iraq its big impact.

Potent.

From the standpoint of humanizing Sudan's continuing refugee problem, Lost Boys is a gem. It doesn't preach. It doesn't prettify.

A riveting works of humanism.

A larger-than-life resonance.

One of 2005's must-see documentaries.

Funny, riveting look at the music scene that ruled Manchester, England, from 1976 to 1992.

Full of drama, poignancy and some heartbreaking moments.

So original, so funny, so alive with drama, intrigue, mystery and colors that you want to see it again and again.

The experiences of this family from Fairfield will resonate with moviegoers around the country.

More than worthwhile.

A beautiful film.

Exceptional.

A documentary that is as thoughtful and inspiring as the music it celebrates.