Actor-turned-helmer Bill Paxton has fashioned solid family entertainment in this well-cast feature.

An appealingly low-rent, if not earth-shattering, 26th century "Star Wars" with faint glimmers of "Blade Runner," "Buckaroo Banzai" and "The Manchurian Candidate" for good measure.

A spirited comic drama, toplined by Moore's lovely performance.

Moviegoers who know their American political history will respond to the film's immediacy and forgive the film's tight focus and narrow view. Anyone hoping for an entertaining drama about newsmen and politics along the lines of "All the President's Men" will be disappointed.

Director Curtis Hanson has made a chick flick with substance as well as style.

This well-made World War II film from Germany is both a coming-of-age story and a critique of National Socialist ideology.

An inspirational film for cinephiles everywhere.

Thought-provoking story of how terror and paranoia affect two Americans who love their country.

The issue of sexual politics so dominates the story that it's a relief when an emotional showdown involves family rather than workplace issues. Not so surprisingly, these are the movie's best scenes.

Ultimately has few original aspects, but it is an intelligently wrought drama that makes it a respectable entry in the genre.

Displaying some fine performances -- including a lovely one by Claire Danes and a lively one by Jason Schwartzman -- the elegantly appointed Shopgirl certainly has the goods but it ultimately fails to make the sale.

In the charming comedy-parable Ushpizin, religious orthodoxy inspires not unbending dogma but humble, sometimes baffled spiritual striving by its embraceable, flawed characters.

Downey and Monaghan are wonderful at playing characters that compensate for the harshness of their past with flippant swaggers.

The admirably tasteful result is a social study far more suited for the likes of Oprah Winfrey than Jerry Springer.

Puts a human face on the failings of the American judicial system and the growing importance of DNA in legal proceedings.

Sustains a pervasive feeling of anxiety and suspense, despite an absence of dramatic conflict or resolution.

Protocols of Zion is often funny, revealing the idiocy of hatemongers through their own harebrained explanations.

Turning "Zorro" into a family movie with domestic squabbles and sitcom situations takes some of the luster off the romantic adventure of Old California.

The killer himself takes a far more prominent role in this edition, and as played by the superb Tobin Bell he's quite a memorable creation.

A captivating if somewhat conventional documentary, Ballets Russes is a paean to the groundbreaking, 20th century ballet troupe that began as a loose group of Russian refugees, metamorphosed into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and eventually split into two competing companies.

A tender take on life after stardom.

While nothing truly new or shocking emerges, the film does bring clarity and compassion to its depiction of an act that baffles, angers and sickens people the world over.

Before it disappears into a fog of confusion and damaging contradictions within its characters, The Dying Gaul presents an ironic, provocative look at what its creator, Craig Lucas, calls a postmodern Hollywood noir.

Favreau again delivers that rare beast -- a family film that even childless adults can enjoy.

A sweet-natured holiday comedy that derives no small amount of specialness and energy from the fact that the movie offers a glimpse of contemporary American Indian life.

Refreshingly devoid of politics.

The decision to approach Johnny's life as a love story causes Mangold to neglect the development of Johnny's music.

The Syrian Bride manages to entertain even as it both moves and amuses.