Possesses moments of fleeting grace, pathos and beauty, even if it ultimately doesn't amount to much.

Unwisely bills itself as a comedy.

Journey is weary, yet imaginative.

Liam's deck is stacked. It's too bleak and filled with abrasive characters who don't deserve our sympathy to reveal much new about the human condition.

Darger made art as if the lives of his subjects depended on it. That's how Yu has made her movie.

There's a persistent innocence to this movie that will work wonders on all but the most churlish.

This documentary (like the fact-based 2004 feature Miracle) demonstrates how powerful true sports stories can be when they delve into the mystery of leadership instead of falling back on nostalgia.

It was a time in history eminently worth celebrating on film.

Jewison's focus on the Canadians' dogged do-gooderism might have actually prevented a good movie from being a great one.

The performances of Bell, Walters and Lewis make this movie worth seeing - as long as you silence your cynical side and bring some Kleenex.

This movie leaves 'em laughing - and gasping.

Sparkling, believable performances by young actors, the steadying presence of veteran Maggie Smith, an elegant musical score by Zbigniew Preisner (including a song co-written with Linda Rondstadt) and, especially, an uncommon respect for the stately pace of the source combine to make a lovely movie.

In The History Boys, as in all of Bennett's work, irony is what the characters live and breathe - and I mean irony in its truest sense, of using language to present opposite and often sly alternatives to accepted wisdom.

A Mighty Heart has the surface tension of a first-rate docudrama but neither the passion nor the vision to encompass its powerhouse subject.

Though Them benefits from a well-motivated script, it suffers from the same hackneyed ingredients that characterize most films of the same genre. [22 Jun 1954, p.12]

Vanya's journey to find his mom is not easy or picturesque or heartwarming. But it's also never without hope.

The Duchess of Langeais is a romantic dance of death.

Because Bar-Lev fails to go the extra mile either as a filmmaker or a friend, My Kid Could Paint That is at best "documentary silver."

The movie is supremely nonjudgmental and balanced.

Sin City is a seedy tribute to rugged masculinity disguised as a rogue's gallery, all the better to please college boys who like their sentimentality slicked with grunge.

A film that immerses its audience in the Indian culture while telling a universally appealing story of grace under pressure.

Shower makes for a lovely and poignant journey.

You don't have to be a Metallica junkie to get this film.

The sensuousness of Lemon Tree is its glory.

In every important way, Breach isn't just a solid thriller; it's also an ambitious and engrossing piece of narrative journalism.

It's a zombie flick that moves -- no stumbling, staggering living dead here -- in an atmosphere that feels like a Gothic docudrama, and it's freaky beyond all reason.

The glory of Japanese Story is that even after a daringly abrupt plot turn, the cast maintains its empathy and lucidity without interruption.

Surprisingly moving and intellectually satisfying.