An entertaining, well-made plea for tolerance told from the point of view of a 12-year-old.

Earthwork is best left to TV.

Heisenberg's thriller ends with a chase across highways and through woods that will give viewers adrenaline highs of their own.

A must-see for Miike's passionate legion of fans. But even action buffs who've never seen any of his films before will be drawn in by this masterful exercise in cinematic butchery.

Parents should take their children to Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil, if only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of a movie and demanding a refund.

As much a study of prehistoric art as archaeology, this documentary brings in experts to speculate about the mysterious artists who made these paintings, some quite elaborate and others intriguingly abstract.

So strenuously inoffensive it makes Disney's "High School Musical" look almost racy by comparison.

If you're wondering why this movie must stretch past two hours, it's because it takes that long to read every item in the cliché dictionary.

James Rasin's documentary is surprisingly the first to focus on one of Warhol's biggest attractions, the attractive male-to-female transsexual Candy Darling, best known for inspiring Lou Reed's song "A Walk on the Wild Side."

Too bad it lacks a substantial story to go along with the kick-ass combat scenes.

With Japan facing a new nuclear crisis, this beautifully composed and acted heart-wrencher -- couldn't be more timely.

This genre flat-lined a long time ago. Why won't it stay dead?

Seldom does The Bang Bang Club show much interest in the big picture of South Africa. When moral issues do come to the forefront, the big worry seems to be not questionable behavior but bad publicity.

If there's a fresh idea in When Harry Tries To Marry, I couldn't find it.

If I weren't already being paid to watch this movie, I'd feel entitled to compensation for having to sit through this many product plugs.

A kind name for this attitude is false moral equivalence, or perhaps post-imperial cringe. A less kind one is Western self-hatred, or an urgent plea to tolerate the intolerant.

Unpretentious, TV-style documentary.

Kids will love African Cats, which is full of "aw" moments. Their parents will appreciate that narrator Samuel L. Jackson keeps things from getting too schmaltzy in this true-life depiction of the circle of life.

Less fun than any circus movie I've ever seen - and I've seen lots. Maybe they should send in the clowns.

Fly Away is more situation than story, though, and the Germann character's welcoming, almost saintly vibe doesn't fit.

Relying heavily on old network newscasts, Corben introduces a collection of colorful characters who just want to get stoned.

There's little new in Armadillo.

Godardian title not withstanding, Zeina Durra's not-uninteresting slice of the downtown Manhattan demimonde is too concerned with being cool to work up much in the way of political outrage, much less narrative drive.

Though a bit stiff in the joints and acted by an undistinguished cast amid TV-movie trappings, this low-budget adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel nevertheless contains a fire and a fury that makes it more compelling than the average mass-produced studio item.

Peros probably intends Footprints to be an homage to Hollywood's Golden Age. But the script's so incoherent and the acting so amateurish that it makes the worst old-time Hollywood B-flick seem like "Citizen Kane."

Overall, however, it's sappy and predictable -- fun to watch, perhaps, but instantly forgettable.

Doesn't always deliver on its twists. But it works well enough that an American remake is in the works.

Viewers unfamiliar with the politics of the era might feel lost as the plot unfolds, and the 139-minute running time might be a bit much. But why quibble?