Imaginative and immensely engrossing film.

At times hilarious and occasionally very sad, it's a cautionary tale about the lure of instant fame.

Wildly imaginative, humane, playful and deflating of all pretense.

How bad does it get? How far past the basement can one elevator go?

The sooner you let yourself go with Kim's flow, the more likely you are to come away satisfied. Think of it as South Korea's answer to "Memento," just don't think too hard.

An exceptionally perceptive film about what it's like to be 19 years old.

A hauntingly lyrical study of sexual awakening.

The material obviously had to be stretched to fill the big screen for almost two hours.

So many twists and turns, it seems like fiction.

A suspense thriller of rare intelligence.

An unfortunate casting decision, however, comes close to sabotaging a witty script.

Piles cliched character upon cliched character, and then doesn't give any of them very much to do.

The stuntwomen are also subject to the unbreakable law of Hollywood, that the advantage is always to the young and beautiful.

More than worthwhile.

Disappointingly mediocre.

This ambitious and sometimes entertaining Brazilian feature tries to pull off a tricky maneuver but doesn't quite get it done.

Its story of intergenerational conflict between immigrant parents and increasingly Westernized children falls flat.

A very human story.

The truly shocking thing about the new version is that it's not bloody awful.

Though charming at times, just misses, due to a contrived story.

The mockumentary-style delivery of a serious subject proves to be an unworkable mash-up.

Has the slapped-together, cheesy look of a porno movie. While this could be distracting, the shoddiness sets the mood for a humorous spin on the European porn industry circa early 1970s.

A surprisingly layered portrait.

Palindromes isn't a wise movie, or a particularly true movie, but it's an honest one and a singular experience.

An adventure in mediocrity that brings together some of the worst current techniques and trends.

A romantic comedy that flirts with something serious but never gets past the flirting stage.

Vivid and madcap but fails to connect on any emotional level.

Director Q. Allan Brocka loads up the screen with eye-candy for every preference -- no one keeps a shirt on for long. Think Skinemax with a gay twist. But his script overdoses on pop culture references and bitchy wisecracks that his trying-too-hard cast can't quite pull off.