Among the finest films made in the Middle East. This small, subtle gem offers a vivid portrait of life in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, presenting its message with an intelligence and vibrancy that celebrates the human spirit in an environment where humanity is routinely crushed and assaulted.

A mesmerizing documentary that shows the vulnerability -– and brutality -– that emerge when one is showered in recognition, only to have such fame pulled out from under him.

A movie so thoroughly cretinous the people who made it couldn't get even the punctuation in the title right.

While imperfect, it does provide an intriguing glimpse into a subculture, which many people will be surprised to learn, still exists.

This isn't a new spin on Bret Easton Ellis, it's more like a 90-minute "Saved By The Bell" episode with better music.

Visually imaginative and energetic.

Though it has many moments of sarcasm and humor, the overall tone, like the comics themselves, is a depressing one.

Open Range gets better the deeper you get into the story.

Grind is an answer to the question that has been on the minds of many this summer: “Is there anything worse than Gigli?” The answer to this question is a resounding “YES!”

The one thing that keeps this movie from being an instant classic is its tendency towards childishly goofy humor. I guess it all depends on how you like your funny.

Yumiko Shaku as Yuki is small, beautiful, and stunningly sexy while she plies her deadly skill like a dancer. Her self-assured poise and large expressive eyes say everything that the minimal dialogue doesn’t.

One of those guilty pleasures of the summer. It’s also one of those action movies that could have been ruined if Jerry Bruckheimer had taken charge of it.

Post-personality switch, the picture does come to life somewhat but proves a one trick pony.

This isn’t exploitation; this is a look at how things may have been with Harris and Klebold, and how something like this could easily happen again.

Though it has a tendency to leave characters undeveloped and storylines empty, the overall portrait is significant.

Winds up being enjoyable, even though the only character I really liked was the main one, played by David Paymer. Everyone else I wanted to whack in the ass with a tire iron.

Works because it pays tribute to these characters. I knew that American Wedding couldn’t be as funny as "American Pie 2" just as that film wasn’t as funny as "American Pie."

Has no story, no redeeming characters that anyone could care about, and the actors are all on autopilot, completely soaked with their own vanity.

The script’s extremely well written, the direction flawless, and the performances -- especially by the fantastic Joaquin Phoenix, gobsmacking.

Despite the bits that work brilliantly, the movie as a whole really only works as an experimental curiosity.

Not an incredible disappointment, but it could have used some more work in making us remain curious about these characters and what their next course of action would be.

There are no boring, expository sequences; no depressing, grown-up politics. Instead, Rodriguez gifts us with a kaleidoscope of energy and invention.

Even in the final battle over life and death, the only injury she suffers is a slight scratch on the face. It’s too much like a video game.

More than "Rocky" on a horse track. It's a moving story about people and how their lives intersect at just the right time. It's also a simple story about second chances.

This is the kind of film you can watch over and over again on several levels, especially as you mine the script for knowing jokes about the theatre (it's packed with them).

A nearly complete and total disaster.

An ambitious, smartly edited documentary epic by a pair of journalists who tenaciously followed their subjects over the course of seven years, the film is both intimate and sweeping.

A romance wrapped in a mystery wrapped in a tale of redemption or something like that. To be honest, I'm not sure what the film really is as far as a genre goes. One thing is for sure, it's a damn fine film.