The film revels in blood and gore, but this is not just a run-of-the-mill splatter film. There's a lot of intelligence in both the script and in Alexandre Aja's direction.

Miyazaki may not have achieved the level of "Spirited Away," but he's still ahead of the curve.

5x2 is a little talky and the pace is slow, but, for this kind of motion picture, it's one of the best around.

Overlong and unevenly paced, Cinderella Man hits stretches (especially between bouts) when it threatens to lose its audience.

Inept storytelling is one of Lords of Dogtown's great frustrations.

Although targeted primarily for girls in the 12-to-19-year old range, there's enough truth about friendship, love, and life in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants to offer solid entertainment to almost anyone who gives it a chance.

Eventually, it had to happen: a computer-animated dud.

Only now can we truly step back and admire the full tapestry that it has taken George Lucas and his ILM wizards nearly three decades to weave.

One of Mindhunters' strengths is that it's difficult to guess who the culprit is because Harlin and his screenwriters don't play fair with the audience.

Monster-in-Law is appalling misfire of a comedy - a motion picture that takes a situation ripe for the blackest vein of satire and reduces it to a puerile and edgeless pile of goo

The film contains enough quiet, reflective moments for us to become aware how preposterous the central conceit is, and that keeps us at arm's length.

Isn't just heartwarming and inspiring, it's a remarkable look at a group of children whose most noteworthy trait is that they are ordinary.

At times compelling, at times devastating, and at times long-winded.

The problem is that the writing is too weak for me to come close to recommending it.

Kingdom of Heaven may have problems, but it delivers.

Unfortunately, the running time is too short for us to get to know, or care about, the characters in a way that would make the film's themes strike a responsive chord.

Boasts a strong ensemble of performances. Martin Freeman is the perfect choice for an ordinary, unheroic Earth guy.

One can give Ice Cube props for attitude, but not much more.

This enigmatic and in some ways maddening motion picture has the power to haunt every viewer it reaches.

A cut above the average politically-based thriller.

Here's a pleasant little romantic comedy that doesn't try too hard and has the virtue of doing a few things differently.

Truly a tale for our time.

The Amityville Horror fails as a movie, but, if you are searching for are a few good scares, you'll find them here.

A shallow, transparent satire/social commentary, Palindromes lives and dies on a gimmick.

Takes the action/adventure story to new heights of preposterousness. In a way, that's not a bad thing, since it allows a certain level of guilty enjoyment.

A curious mix of smarts and schmaltz.

Viewers will discover that the film has something to offer nearly everyone, whether they are a novice or a black belt in kung fu cinema.

Disgusting, offensive, and utterly without merit. And, on top of that, it's boring and pretentious.