A tough picture to wrap your brain around.

It's a nicely tart gulp of grown-up wit and cynicism -- with, for a change, a cherry on top.

A caustic, raunchy, often hilarious examination of how men use women.

Little spectacle but much bittersweet sensitivity.

Packs the power to make you see at least a few corners of the world in a new and bracing light.

The newest, and probably first, true cheerleading movie.

Beautifully acted, the film is touchingly human and, thankfully, devoid of any vapid, ironic kitsch.

An unfortunate example of a small picture that feels small.

Makes a fine primer on one of today's most intriguingly creative and surreptitiously popular acts.

There's nothing worse than a sub-par Woody Allen knockoff.

Drowns in flat, clumsy and obvious direction.

Long and slow, granted, but it's so peppered with moments of realism and nuanced craft that it continually rewards careful viewing.

Racy, obscene, spirited and infectious.

Something of an unforgettable experience.

Amusing, funny (intentionally and unintentionally -- it's dubbed, so many lines come out ludicrous) and, by the ending, exciting.

A forehead-poundingly bad picture.

For good and ill, there is only one John Waters.

A movie so lame that Keanu Reeves lends it gravity with his mere presence.

Studded with sturdy acting.

It's a first love story that goes beyond many simplistic notions as to why people fall for one another. If it weren't true, no one would believe it.

The picture is Logue's entirely, and without him, it might not be worth a visit.

A sweet, loopy British comedy filled with good actors and funny moments.

The little film is made uniquely engaging by the performance of its young star, Chris Marquette.

Never maintains the spark necessary to sustain a feature film.

An affable, entertaining and poignant experience of the sort not normally afforded by space movies.

A special-effects-and-chase-to-the-death movie, with little special about it.

An annoying, unclever, unlikable movie.

It's a film of sneaky power, peculiar delights and, finally, the ability to dazzle.