The film doesn't make a case for Lavoe as an important artist.

The most coolheaded of the Iraq war documentaries, the most methodical and the least polemical. Yet it's the one that will leave audiences the most shattered, angry and astounded.

A whimsical but flat-footed attempt to account for several lost months in the life of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known to the world as Molière.

It takes a winning recipe and adds some distinctly Hollywood flavors...The result is a botched job.

No one will be bored with the feature film... but everyone who knows the show well will have a nagging feeling that something is missing.

The script and direction are virtually flawless.

Makes an unpersuasive case that humans are to blame for the shrinking ice caps.

An exceptionally powerful film driven by contradictory forces.

An oddly structured tale about Francisco Goya and the Spain that he lived and worked in.

Movie magic.

Despite the fact that the movie covers some new cinematic territory, much of the humor feels recycled, mostly from the "Seinfeld" episodes "The Boyfriend" (the one where Jerry has a man crush on Keith Hernandez) and "The Outing."

Directed by Danny Boyle, it lacks even a single moment of charm or interest.

There is an affecting story within first-time filmmaker Fay Ann Lee's Falling for Grace, but it is merely a subplot, one among too many that decorate this thin, unsatisfying romantic comedy-drama.

A modest chamber piece enriched by its affecting human harmonies and overtones.

Despite the fact that both protagonists are equally appalling, the screenplay seems to have a soft spot for the woman. However, this doesn't take away from the fun of watching the two characters tear each other to pieces.

Along the way, My Best Friend offers insights into the emotional and psychological components of both friendliness and friendship. They're not synonymous, though both have value.

A potentially great movie winds up buried inside a just OK one.

Taken as a motion picture, the new "Harry" comes up short. But taken as a visual aid to the experience of reading a book, the new "Harry" does its job.

So what's wrong with Joshua? Two things: The audience is ahead of the movie, and the movie never catches up.

Among the many strengths of the sweetly touching Introducing the Dwights, a small gem from Australia unearthed at the Sundance Film Festival, is that Jean never becomes Godzilla.

An old-fashioned prisoner-of-war movie that becomes much more because of writer-director Werner Herzog's admiration for the remarkable true story of its protagonist, Dieter Dengler.

Even more ridiculous than it sounds.

There's bad, there's awful and there's horrible, and then somewhere beyond that, in its own Kingdom of Lousy -- where all the milk curdles and the jokes aren't funny -- is License to Wed, the latest ghastly exercise starring Robin Williams.

Ratatouille is a classic.

Sicko will scare people, and it probably should.

The constant shifting between today and years ago is, in and of itself, powerful.

Vitus is likable enough and definitely suitable entertainment for young people willing to read subtitles.

Either Live Free or Die Hard will go down as the summer's best action blockbuster, or it's going to be one exceptional summer.