There is a wealth of smaller dramatic triumphs of sly gestures, body language working at odds with spoken words, and minor goofiness (such as repeatedly blowing the rim of an opened beer bottle to create a rough whistle) which makes Home more humane (not to mention more human) than the vast majority of today's movies.

If the fascinating, if disconcerting Our Brand Is Crisis teaches us one thing, it's that consultants, handlers, lawyers, and middlemen can always find a job.

Tsotsi emerges as being among the finest films ever to come out of Africa. It is a brilliant, jolting and altogether powerful blast of energy and emotion.

All the while Madea's wit, which is refreshing on the stage, feels spurious and often misfires.

An overly ambitious guilty pleasure with enough action and violence to keep you interested, it just doesn’t have much else.

The production values on Dirty are so painfully amateurish that it is often hard to determine what is happening. The cinematography is murky and shaky, the editing is dull and clumsy, and the sound recording isn't exactly pristine. Not that any of this matters when you have a script where every third word is scatological.

In terms of "narrative," the film keeps excellent pace, maintains your attention, and educates you on psychological ramifications of memory.

While Trudell has a few interesting and emotional moments in its second half, from the start it is badly hobbled by its worshipful tone.

Elapsed time before I walked out: 29 minutes Total laughs (in that period): 0

What, a white woman can’t take an innocent drive through the ghetto without arousing suspicion? What’s this world coming to?

There is an interesting set-up here for something great but Battle In Heaven never lives up to the expectations.

There are a lot of good messages in The Second Chance about how Christianity is a mix of love, both gentle and tough. Some of those, unfortunately, are lost in the uneven performances.

It's a simple and sweet-natured movie, and one that seems appropriate even for the very young.

We are here for the gore – which this film has plenty of. Too bad it doesn't have much else.

Firewall’s predictable second half betrays the film's early promise.

Sellers' comic mastery is completely fumbled by Martin and director Shawn Levy.

London is the independent film world's equivalent of a fiasco.

This immaculate filmmaking creates an engaging documentary that makes you forget that you're missing the energy of a live show because it's a completely cinematic experience with its own special energy.

Through the Fire is a fraud masquerading as a documentary.

A pleasant diversion which mixes snatches of Wilde's waspish humor with a stylish Art Deco environment. The result is amusing to the ears and easy on the eyes.

It's an inferior remake (of a movie that wasn't that great to begin with), it's poorly acted, and it's yet another in an unending string of PG-13 "horror" movies that do nothing to build even the most rudimentary sense of real dread.

It'll appeal to that segment of the population that goes to movies like this on Valentine's Day, but other than that, Something New feels pretty worn.

You've seen it in "Carrie", you've seen it in "Prom Night 2", and you've seen it in "Urban Legends 2: Bloody Mary". Oh, you haven't seen that one? Well, join the club. Tamara is a hybrid of all three films.

A well-done, oft-times entertaining documentary as it presents this unique brand of matchmaking that may or may not be the ideal situation for both parties.

One of the greatest art documentaries ever made. Through an imaginative mixture of rare footage, audio recordings and contemporary interviews with the living legends of modern art, Rosen has created a cinematic portrait which is, in itself, a work of art.

Bubble is among his (Soderbergh) worst films. What in the world was he thinking with this?

If you hated "Dogville" because of the overage of narration or the length of time it took to finally get to a point, you'll be pleased to know that von Trier has lessened both those elements. With that said, it still has some of the same flaws.

Unfortunately, Brooks errs badly by having his film centered in India. Yes, India - which, as most people know, is not a predominantly Muslim country. Rather than look for comedy in the Muslim world, Brooks uses this film to make fun of contemporary Indian society.