discarded and forgotten , pete williams is living out his days in an old soldiers home in galveston , texas .


while some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone , soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .


for anni they are not enemies , but just men .


are they illusions , visions from the past , ghosts - or is it reality ?


sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates .


M-^Eit was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the filmM-^Eit was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second , did i miss something ? `` ending .


the l . a . dogwalking scene provides a colorful backdrop for the story of ellie moore ( diane gaidry ) , damaged goods on the run from her latest abusive boyfriend and on the verge of transformation .


the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about .


reluctantly , busy katherine allows patricia to audition and , at once , recognizes her incredible talent .


one of the best examples of how to treat a subject , you 're not fully aware is being examined , much like a photo of yourself you did n't know was being taken .


the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise .


jones has crafted a natty narrative that , enhanced by erin nordstrom 's editing , is filled with payoffs .


vividly conveys the shadow side of the 30-year friendship between two english women .


. . . fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense .


the rebellion against sauron is building up and will be led by gandalf the white ( sir ian mckellen ) , who was thought to be dead after the balrog captured him .


every sequel you skip will be two hours gained . consider this review life-affirming .


that the chuck norris `` grenade gag `` occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is .


together they discover that a corporation funds and is profitting from the plantation-like work environment they are forced to work under .


in the 1880 's , chon wang ( jackie chan ) 's father and keeper of the imperial seal has been murdered by parliament and royal family member rathbone ( aidan gillen ) , ( who steals the imperial seal ) with chon wang 's sister , chon lin ( fann wong ) witnessing the murder .


the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .


the film is shot in multiple formats from 35mm ( the majority ) to the newer digital format of digi-beta , with a short , eerily beautiful dream segment shot in super-8 .


soon , however , they are regretting their decision and wishing christmas would hurry up and finish until a surprise christmas `` miracle `` , could there still be hope for christmas , and the websters ?


gino and settimo try to repay roberto 's hospitality by chasing off a debt collector who wants his property , but their strong arm tactics alarm him and he realises they are n't the pr consultants they claimed to be liquor store night clerk jose ( freddie ganno ) has two dreams : winning the state lottery and winning the heart of a lovely young shoe store salesperson , diana ( christi adams ) .


at night he is daredevil , a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city , a relentless avenger of justice .


pauly then fakes his own death , and the media goes crazy .


with the exception of mccoist , the players do n't have a clue on the park . the acting is n't much better .


but jim 's team , knowing their coach is a great ball player , makes a deal with him : if they win the district championship , they want jim to try out for a major-league organization .


watching beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it .


chock full of ethnic flavor , whimsy , doubt , faith , joy and wonder , mary and joe is a delightful surprise , as the old story is brought into the present with startling freshness and power .


unfortunately , the bomb goes off unplanned and kills four innocent people .


that rare film whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is needed .


he 's confused , he 's hurt , and he does n't know what to do .


more concerned with overall feelings , broader ideas , and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers , soderbergh 's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .


while everybody else sweats and frets , jim 's dad is cool while giving advice and getting ready for one of the best days of his life .


once convicted , he ends up on death row in texas himself , telling his story to a reporter through a series of flashbacks .


russian ark moves beyond a simple technical exercise and into the realm of greatness . it 's a masterpiece on every level .


the pianist is a fine valedictory work for polanski , made richer by his own experiences , making his other movies somehow richer in the bargain .


in the latino neighborhood of new york city 's washington heights , two sons of immigrants one dominican , one irish wrestle with ambition and identity , only to discover that sometimes pursuing one 's dreams comes at a heavy cost .


it 's fun , wispy , wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom .


too bad maggio could n't come up with a better script .


the tragic real life story of a serial killer who stalked his victims in the early 1970 's in small town america .


its message has merit and , in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack , might have made a point or two regarding life .


five hundred years before columbus ( 996 a . d . ) , a young norwegian viking with the heart of a lion and the soul of a poet discovers america while on a quest to bring his loved one to 'the top of the world ' .


over 80 of the world 's greatest martial artists demonstrate techniques and discuss philosophy in this fascinating account of the martial arts phenomenon and its increasing global popularity .


an entertaining but unspectacular film . pretty goofy at times - but the slick and gleefully self-indulgent violence will not disappoint the action fan .


based on actual accounts , the untold is the story of harlan knowles ( lance henriksen ) , billionaire and president of bio-comp industries who heads up a team of experts in a quest to locate a company plane that disappeared over the remote forests of the pacific northwest .


the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him .


as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids , spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner .


two men ( eddie murphy and jeff garlin ) get laid off in product development at a large food company and are forced to become stay-at-home fathers and take their sons out of the exclusive chapman academy .


henry romero discovers , samantha already knows ( firsthand ) of the evils young men do .


harry , a world-weary career criminal masquerading as a priest , takes to the road with escaped convict nate and his jailbait girlfriend angel .


shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors . . .


he has to walk through some of the worst areas in l . a .


a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world 's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us clearly see the world of our making .


rewarding for its brash originality and daring in etching a portrait of a man who refuses to take life 's disappointments lying down .


as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .


only through tremendous will and uncanny luck did he once again rise as the kid who stays in the picture .


their relationship has seen better days and jessica acquiring a clapped-out 1984 skoda does n't make things easier .


uma thurman stars in quentin tarantino 's fourth film venture , kill bill .


solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous .


a classic romance always involves a certain formula : boy meets girl , boy loses girl , boy gets girl . beijing bicycle is a romance , except the love interest is a bicycle and not a girl .


there 's no denying the physically spectacular qualities of the film . . . or the emotional integrity of the performances .


at its heart and most importantly , spirited away concerns a little girl learning to honour her friends and her family by valuing herself .


in betsy , she finds a dark mirror of herself - a lonely , angry , complex woman whose own troubled past proves disturbingly close to her own .


he falls for hunky diner owner matt , who falls just as hard back .


with no job possibilities on the horizon , the two dads open their own day care facility , `` daddy day care `` , and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children .


scooby-doo does n't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick .


the process of figuring out the moment the movie re-imagines the battle of the bulge with a bare-chested guardsman and a pike is more than worth the price of admission .


ricki ( jennifer lopez ) , a gorgeous , free-spirited female gangster is sent to assist gigli with the kidnapping because his boss does not think that gigli is up to the job .


turin , italy : philippa paccard , deeply disappointed by the police 's lax investigation following her husband 's drug death , places a bomb in the dealer 's cover office .


with a court martial to keep visser and the germans distracted , mcnamara orchestrates a cunning scheme to escape and destroy a nearby munitions plant , enlisting the unwitting help of young lt . tommy hart .


you would n't want to live waydowntown , but it is a hilarious place to visit .


they invite a group of prostitutes , among them irma whose fianc & # 233 ; has just been executed by the germans .


visits spy-movie territory like a novel you ca n't put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last .


it 's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller .


max , a self-declared sugarholic , might be just what stan needs , and he , the answer to her addictions .


before she drowns , the baby is rescued by manny and sid .


ultimately , it is harold who timidly suggests participating in the upcoming duct tape festival in minneapolis-st .


and if she 's lucky , she may find love along the way .


completely shocked , she ca n't take life anymore as all her dreams fall apart .


greta is a sharp , spunky editor who is rotten with ambition .


an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy .


not just unlikable . disturbing . disgusting . without any redeeming value whatsoever .


using previously unseen video footage , the film shows rocha all jerky and with florid rhetoric urging his cuban comrades to embrace the new political and cultural challenges of the age ; outlining his vision of a unified third world ; and expounding on the differences and peculiarities of latin americans and the means by which their revolutionary aims might be achieved .


broomfield seems to uncover a massive scoop here , revealing the multitude of people involved and the possible motivations behind the killings of his titular subjects .


in her confusion and grief , she finds consolation in the friendship of their african-american gardener , raymond ( dennis haysbert ) - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it .


they are told the story of the chamber of secrets .


documentary about runaway and homeless lesbian , gay , and transsexual youth .


the ingenious construction ( adapted by david hare from michael cunningham 's novel ) constantly flows forwards and back , weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism


figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict emmanuel 'mendy ' ripstein ( peter falk ) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real undisputed champ .


starry-eyed forest ranger , jackie , rescues the hunk of her dreams from a cliff side motorcycle accident .


inside the breathtaking structure , they discover wondrous artifacts of an advanced , but long dead , civilization .


while 'manhunter ' takes the prize for stylishness , 'dragon ' is much scarier and more emotionally involving .


definitely funny stuff , but it 's more of the 'laughing at ' variety than the 'laughing with . '


when raj arrives in india , he is struck by tina 's beauty but equally as struck to pooja 's personality .


set in 1898 sudan , this fifth film to be adapted from the a . e . w .


escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions .


i ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops .


they 've all got midlife crises : clownish beav has love problems ; the intellectual shrink , henry , is slowly succumbing to the siren song of suicide ; pete is losing a war with beer ; jonesy has had weird premonitions ever since he got hit by a car .


betting xxx can succeed where other conventional spies have failed , gibbons sends xxx to enter this world of crime undetected , using his natural athletic prowess and a whole lot of attitude .


has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke .


truly an intellectual , igby is a modern day holden caulfield , and the world he lives in is far removed from the high standards of expectation he holds for it .


directing with a sure and measured hand , [ haneke ] steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology .


frank spens his days paying for his past sins and steve wants to be dean martin in `` oceans 11 `` .


collateral damage is , despite its alleged provocation post-9/11 , an antique , in the end . as are its star , its attitude and its obliviousness .


here 's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix .


the story takes place in rural vermont , against the backdrop of the state capitol , where civil union laws are being debated along with gun control and dwis .


it 's up to an undercover fbi agent to stop him before it 's too late .


s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but it is effective . it 's a quirky , off-beat project . . . .


but craig wants to be boyfriends , while gary has other issues .


to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable .


what he finds is a pocket of life that seems to be in another era , where prejudice and intolerance are accepted , where the small minds of angry men call the shots and where one woman attempts to save him and fails .


so she invites niko to finish his erotic tale over a drink at her apartment !


`` the dangerous lives of altar boys `` has flaws , but it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors


not knowing that the others have also been invited , they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways .


in a big corner office in hell , satan is throwing up his hands in surrender , is firing his r & d people , and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7 .


matt lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he 's trusted in order to find out the truth .


his sister nicole is 15 , and dealing with her impending womanhood ; middle brother mike is the `` normal `` one , but in some ways the most childish - his latest conquest is nadine , who runs the dog kennel at his security guard job .


there 's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here , but you 'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it .


she meets noble , an endearing bundle of tragic flaws , and sparks fly between these two lost but likeable souls .


there 's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again .


this story is a heartbreaking look into the addiction of smoking and its consequences to the loved ones of the smoker .


but now , hogwarts students are strangely being turned into stone .


'tracks ' chronicles their descent with a striking visual portrayal of a boy who made a mistake , paid the consequences and got back on 'track . '


but melanie 's past holds many secrets , including jake , the redneck husband she married in high school , who refuses to divorce her .


real women have curves does n't offer any easy answers .


parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place .


atlantic city serenade is about the price we pay for the choices we make in the quest for power over our own inner demons .


the phantom , feeling betrayed , kidnaps christine and brings her to his lair where he plans to make her his eternal bride .


there 's the plot , and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream .


a continually fascinating exploration of the physical and psychological pain and pleasure of a bizarre relationship .


i enjoyed `` formula 51 `` in a guilty kind of way


however , instead of bringing the prime minister down , ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness ' , making the prime minister and his government more popular than ever .


a young man lingers in the family home of his fiancee , after her accidental death .


spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .


when sai gwai ( turtle , in the english version ) starts working for lmf corporation with his cousin lun , he immediately meets the four `` pork chops `` ( cantonese slang for ugly women ) : mo , mei , hung and pao .


in order to arrive at a possible explanation , michael moore takes on a deeper examination of america 's culture of fear , bigotry and violence in a nation with widespread gun ownership .


she is intrigued by his knowledge of shakespeare , manner of living and the fifteen perfectly organized bags beneath his bench .


shortly hereafter she encounters dieter , a charming young man .


to the degree that ivans xtc . works , it 's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance .


meanwhile , obi-wan kenobi continues to train the young jedi anakin skywalker , who fears that the jedi code will forbid his growing romance with amidala . . .


one of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking .


a somewhat soapish but nonetheless beautifully acted excoriation of religious piousness and blind allegiance to faith as a socially constructed institution .


a comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal , bend it like beckham explores the world of women 's football , from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the final .


the first hour alone is worth the admission price .


her recent divorce has left her with terminal writer 's block and extremely depressed , and her best friend , patti , is beginning to think she might never recover .


mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous ray , and her life takes a magical turn , but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them .


if people accept it , the crime rate is going to drop drastically , but it never will be known if there might not be too many people imprisoned , some or even all of them innocent .


her husband was the love of her life and she does not expect to find another .


the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap .


in his latest effort , storytelling , solondz has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive -- it also happens to be good .


the acting is uniformly excellent , with kyra sedgwick and fairuza balk in particular deserving to be singled out for praise .


proves mainly that south korean filmmakers can make undemanding action movies with all the alacrity of their hollywood counterparts .


[ griffith ] adds another intriguing character to her formidable body of work .


the film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence .


on a concert tour in india , they marry at a secret and romantic ceremony without any press attention .


both grant and hoult carry the movie because they are believable as people -- flawed , assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others .


captures a more realistic depiction of the effects of death on a family .


if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape , in his latest , he 'd have them mate .


a highly spirited , imaginative kid 's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he 's afraid of his best-known creation ?


all this takes a strange turn when a mysterious patient ( satan , he calls himself ) the hospital seeking help .


ling min becomes the manager of haier factory when the factory is almost bankrupted .


while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .


dennis , nicknamed `` spider `` by his mother has been institutionalized with acute schizophrenia for some 20 years .


jack must then put his life in the hands of a series of characters that he just can not seem to trust - for good reason , they lead him to a fate that jack could never have suspected - a tongue-in-check send-up of a classic urban myth .


ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold .


compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children .


this sets off a minor battle between the two for control of the fish supply .


if you 're not totally weirded- out by the notion of cinema as community-therapy spectacle , quitting hits home with disorienting force .


the films stars roark critchlow ( days of our lives , friends , mr . deeds ) as the would be husband who has to come clean about a few things from his past and risk losing the love of his life .


normally , rohmer 's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable .


scores by marshaling facts that speak for themselves . and they do n't speak kindly .


nolan bravely treads where few american films dare to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity . . .


'the nugget ' is a tale about a group of three roadworkers who stumble upon the world 's biggest nugget , and become instant millionaires - or so they think .


bluer than the atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy , the movie . . . is , also , frequently hilarious .


the story of ned kelly , who formed the notorious kelly gang with his brother dan and two other men .


the idea of 49-year-old roberto benigni playing the wooden boy pinocchio is scary enough . the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed , cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque .


hoffman 's unfettered performance beautifully captures wilson 's sad , manic quality .


de oliveira creates an emotionally rich , poetically plump and visually fulsome , but never showy , film whose bittersweet themes are reinforced and brilliantly personified by michel piccoli .


the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you 'll read anywhere .


with an estimate of over 10 , 000 sexual conquests .


enigma is well-made , but it 's just too dry and too placid .


he 's a rockabilly star who 's a legend both because of his great hits and because he gave up music very young when his brother was killed .


what 's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well , it 's not as pathetic as the animal .


the 'fun and games ' in which louis and hilary involve soledad are a lacerating look at their twisted relationship .


frustrated with the official investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his family might never be brought to justice , brewer takes matters into his own hands and tracks his quarry ultimately to colombia .


too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century .


here 's my advice , kev . start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line .


the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side .


as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .


more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


what it lacks in originality it makes up for in intelligence and b-grade stylishness .


essentially , noyce just wants to tell a good story , which he does .


it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there 's a little girl-on-girl action .


will only satisfy those who ca n't tell the difference between the good , the bad and the ugly .


though it was made with careful attention to detail and is well-acted by james spader and maggie gyllenhaal , i felt disrespected .


when she was a little child she was given up for adoption and now she is ready to discover the story of her life .


charlotte sometimes is a brilliant movie . it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity .


a man brutally beats his girlfriend to death and tosses her remains into a local river . . .


or so he thinks until the blackmailer pulls a u-turn on rodney .


the movie takes place in mexico , 2002 ( based on a story from the 1800 's ) .


gigli abducts the brother from his mental hospital and holds him hostage in his apartment .


filled with alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience .


why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?


it 's a beautiful experience , nearly perfect with a fragile flowing fluid score .


theology aside , why put someone who ultimately does n't learn at the center of a kids ' story ?


from the creative mind of pulizter winner dave barry , comes a film following a chain of events inspired by the arrival of a mysterious suitcase in miami .


`` notebook `` follows a young couple ( mcadams and gosling ) who meet in their teens and are reunited after world war ii .


where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america 's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .


andrew moves to a small town way up north to isolate himself from the rest of the world .


a hilarious film for anyone who remembers lying as a kid -- and anyone who wants to see a movie that 's just plain fun .


a mobster 's wife is forced to confront her dark side when her young child is kidnapped and held for ransom .


screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite .


never rising above routine episodic storytelling , white oleander nonetheless retains something of its source novel 's ravaged emotional surface and cool , observant manner .


and this particular scheme requires a large amount of time-travel , and kidnapping austin powers ' father , england 's master spy , nigel powers .


once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera . . .


it is most remarkable not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth .


fine acting but there is no sense of connecting the dots , just dots .


the ensuing road trip packs even more slapstick and locker room humor into an `` already-bursting `` movie .


a gorgeously strange movie , heaven is deeply concerned with morality , but it refuses to spell things out for viewers .


a player in a famous orchestra finds sexual experiences with a russian opera singer , which he enjoys much because his wife has just left due to the fact that he has purchased a porno movie .


woody allen 's latest is an ambling , broad comedy about all there is to love -- and hate -- about the movie biz .


she is the supply teacher of the 6d , the worst group of st-c & # 233 ; cile elementary school .


two sisters aged six years , no sooner see their remaining parent buried when they are torn apart .


[ drumline ] is entertaining for what it does , and admirable for what it does n't do .


`` all for nothin ' `` is their story of love , forgiveness and redemption .


woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody . but i had a lot of problems with this movie .


he 's a middle aged hermit who likes to talk and has an answer to everything .


despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure , the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this .


a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine .


meanwhile , on jesse & # 180 ; s trail is the saint of the killers , a holy cowboy assassin with the mission of kill custer .


. . . this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels .


the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo .


into their midst come a hotshot american , van zan ( matthew mcconaughey ) , who says he has a way to kill the beasts and save mankind - a way quinn 's never seen done .


the quest is hope and the passions that drive us in this search .


ultimately she discovers that what appears on the surface to be true quite often is not .


leela is the story of leela , an aware , liberal woman who struggles with the true meaning of independence .


robert harmon 's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in -the-night chills -- his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film 's thick shadows .


labute masterfully balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other . something for everyone .


however , his son is a celibate priest who has never had any success with women . . . , ever .


well , bruce nolan , played by jim carrey , gets that chance after he freaks out on live tv , is fired and is offered a new job by an unknown place .


burns ' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off .


contributors include : director mimi leder , editor anne v . coates , producer gail katz and director claudia weill .


takes a look at an old world , passionless arrangement in a way that is at once so biting and so brutally honest that you chuckle first , then shudder .


but what exactly is good and waht exactly is evil ?


. . . [ a ] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense .


this is a harrowing movie about how parents know where all the buttons are , and how to push them .


at once emotional and richly analytical , the cosby-seinfeld encounter alone confirms the serious weight behind this superficially loose , larky documentary .


a fast-moving , fluidly told tale , eugene jarecki 's documentary certainly will likely inflame kissinger 's ardent cronies . and yet , as one-sided as its story is , the movie also manages a measured disposition .


along the way , the filmmakers try to learn from these relationship veterans , while navigating their own fledgling polyamorous relationships .


would anyone believe mary and joe 's claim to abstinence ?


until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes , wendigo , larry fessenden 's spooky new thriller , is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films .


if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter , this is it . if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .


as self-aware movies go , who is cletis tout ? is clever enough , though thin writing proves its undoing .


saigon , 1952 , a beautiful , exotic , and mysterious city caught in the grips of the vietnamese war of liberation from the french colonial powers .


well , jason 's gone to manhattan and hell , i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , do n't shoot the messenger ) .


the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full , irritating display in [ this ] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot .


eva is an accidental witness of the death of a young girl , even more : she 's got it all on tape .


i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening , but it 's stupid .


and while bruce is getting everything he wants , he has been ignoring his girlfriend , grace and loses her .


the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy , the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing .


oblivious of all the differences of status and background , a bond that would never break grew between them .


from spiritual rebirth to bruising defeat , vincent 's odyssey resonates in a profound way , comparable to the classic films of jean renoir .


in this debut short , meeper valiantly tries to warn the patrons of the ale-e-inn ( an intergalactic watering hole with its own constellation of stars ) of impending danger , only to find himself face-to-face with the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy .


friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it 's called where 's chris tucker when you need him ?


the director 's twitchy sketchbook style and adroit perspective shifts grow wearisome amid leaden pacing and indifferent craftsmanship ( most notably wretched sound design ) .


that 's why handsome and his three best friends sammy , victor and the cribsheet genius applebee have banded together and found ways to cheat on their tests all through their school years .


beautifully filmed and well acted . . . but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics .


lindberg demonstrates a remarkable sense of place , a keen understanding that emotions are boiled into a concentrate , not diluted , in the rural setting .


i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind .


four outlandish but faithful men , a moslem , a hindu , a jew and a christian coincidently meet up a mountain , at an altitude of 3000 metres .


but on the wedding day , they also sign a divorce agreement which is effective one year after their marriage .


the film falls short on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries .


you watch for that sense of openness , the little surprises .


miyazaki 's nonstop images are so stunning , and his imagination so vivid , that the only possible complaint you could have about spirited away is that there is no rest period , no timeout .


it 's the end of the world as metaphor for how we scuttle relationships , and it 's a remarkably apt one .


this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers . for the rest of us , sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .


from stag beetle to swastika narrates in a richly detailed , associative montage the boundless possibilities of manipulating images and using images the historionaut , a history machine , produces an incessant stream of remembered , contemporary and future images .


by the time it ends in a rush of sequins , flashbulbs , blaring brass and back-stabbing babes , it has said plenty about how show business has infiltrated every corner of society -- and not always for the better .


the film succeeds as an homage to human spirit in the most shattering of circumstances .


arcangel and his son travel to hometown , the familiy house looks abandoned , only isabel , a misterious old woman , is there .


smart science fiction for grown-ups , with only a few false steps along the way .


i 'll go out on a limb . it is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year . it 's just merely very bad .


disney has always been hit-or-miss when bringing beloved kids ' books to the screen . . . tuck everlasting is a little of both .


. . . its stupidities wind up sticking in one 's mind a lot more than the cool bits .


in a world besieged by world war ii , wendy , now grown up , tries to give her own children hope by telling them of her magical experiences with peter pan in never land .


the script is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors .


a love story played out against a backdrop of political and religious upheaval .


an internet terrorist creates a computer source code based on the dna of a junkie .


it 's at once laughable and compulsively watchable , in its committed dumbness .


retired fbi profiler terry mccaleb ( eastwood ) , who has recently had a heart transplant , is hired by graciela rivers ( de jesus ) , to investigate the death of her sister , gloria , who happens to have given mccaleb his heart .


sassy postgrad elle woods ( witherspoon ) is all about animal rights .


centuries of tradition place this holy mountain in the sinai peninsula of egypt , but compelling evidence will show that this hallowed ground , where moses was told to take the shoes of his feet before the burning bush , may actually be in the barren deserts of northwestern saudi arabia .


its valuable message makes it a must-see for children and teenagers , and even more so for those callous adults who have become casually corrupt in their efforts to simply get through life .


it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i ca n't wait for the sequel .


this is n't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby , it 's the cliffsnotes with pages missing .


years later , at the inauguration of the 'paradise-casino ' , patricia announces to a stunned crowd and a flabbergasted katherine that she immediately retires from showbusiness .


a hip ride into hyper-time , clockstoppers is a lively and enjoyable adventure for all ages at any time .


an entertaining and poignantly bittersweet take-down of a good man 's midlife crisis .


ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay .


sort of an existential version of a seinfeld episode .


the camera cuts back and forth between gus and grace : he talks about what a great driver he is , she says he 's a lousy driver .


there has to be a few advantages to never growing old . like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100 .


a london website designer ops out of her comfortable but ordinary relationship with a nice boyfriend when she forms a dangerously obsessive bond with a handsome , mysterious mountaineer , who turns out to have some secrets .


not only is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time .


they will try to find hanareh , a singer with a magic voice who crossed the border and may now be in danger in the iraqi kurdistan .


nearly manages to be what `` blow `` could n't - a perpetual night party that generates a sick fascination to the bitter end .


the project of pre-crime , at the time being in a state of trial run , is going to be voted about in the near future .


fontaine 's direction , especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera , creates sheerly cinematic appeal .


it 's a race against the clock as jay must convince kay -- who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency , but is also the only person alive who has the expertise to save the galaxy -- to reunite with the mib before earth is destroyed completely .


marly has given her career as an aquatic weeki wachee mermaid up and her marriage to steve is over .


perry 's good and his is an interesting character , but `` serving sara `` has n't much more to serve than silly fluff . nor is it a romantic comedy .


the result of a weekend affair he had back at the height of his fame produced olivia , a newpaper delivery girl for the south wales echo .


everyone around graham has their reasons why he should or should n't fully recover . . .


after confidential ( and shameful ) information was released by british authorities , this amazing story of survival was finally confirmed .


hope looms on the horizon though : he 's closing in fast on his dream of opening a four-star restaurant in north conway .


plays like one long , meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story .


using his family 's old mob connections , tony has mapped out every detail for a very special evening .


although no pastry is violated , this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success .


it is only natural for `` the shu `` to flourish under the care of corrupt and powerful men like battista .


she trails the couch through a quirky landscape populated by hasidim in brooklyn , holocaust survivors and ex-communists in hungary , and , finally , the next generation of formerly-hasidic jews on the margins of their communities in new york and israel .


in cinemania , hollywood 's biggest fans become the true stars .


through his addiction to these ardent visions , he becomes more reclusive .


. . . best seen as speculative history , as much an exploration of the paranoid impulse as a creative sequel to the warren report .


in building a home-made bomb and setting off a plan that fails miserably , her status changes from young widow to that of a criminal in custody .


searching for validity , recognition , and truth , he befriends a quirky computer genius and a kickboxing goddess , who all help one another realize what they have been missing from their lives .


set in an american town in the rocky mountains in the 1930s .


when a humans camp is attacked by tigers , a woman takes her baby and jumps on a river .


mother and daughter hide in the `` panic room , `` a secret room designed for just such a purpose , but still end up fighting for their lives . . .


unless you 're a fanatic , the best advice is : 'scooby ' do n't .


it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster , anne meara , eugene levy , and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie .


french director helene angel 's dark but deftly handled fable about familial violence has a terrifying , fairy-tale atmosphere that 's in perfect keeping with its unique point of view .


rainone 's love affair with singing sensation kelly mcguire whom he discovered and his near demise by the hands of his own prot & # 233 ; g & # 233 ; vincent riccola is the juice that fuels this roller coaster ride through two debauchery-filled decades of greed , sex , drugs and rock and roll .


when billy becomes suspicious , all hell breaks loose .


he holds her prisoner while awaiting the surgery , but she escapes and hides out until she raises enough money to flee to the u . s . when she arrives in new york , she is placed in a detention center .


a penetrating , potent exploration of sanctimony , self-awareness , self-hatred and self-determination .


a big time drug dealer victor rosa ( john leguizamo ) is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a wall st . stockbroker .


clashing their swords in fiece mortal combat , will and jack attempt to recapture the black pearl ship , save the british navy , and relinquish a fortune in forbidden treasure thereby lifting the curse of the pirates of the caribbean .


besides being performers , they are also political activists - in aids awareness , anti-gay violence , the sex workers movement and the struggle against the extreme right and racism .


desperate for a grandchild , she 's eager to see him married and spends much of her time planning introductions to suitable chinese girls for daniel .


suddenly , patricia becomes suspicious that this arrogant man ca n't be her beloved husband .


charlotte and teis , partners for some years , are going to climb a mountain , literally and metaphorically .


jimmy ( thomas ) is a highly educated barber with a superiority complex who ca n't stand isaac ( garity ) , the new , white barber who just wants a shot at cutting some hair .


could matty finish a porn movie before his legs get broken by tokyo tony ?


but just when james starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor , burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole .


a light-hearted french film about the spiritual quest of a fashion model seeking peace of mind while in a love affair with a veterinarian who is a non-practicing jew .


. . . a visually pleasing , imaginative entertainment for the family audience .


for the next 2 1/2 years , these outrageous drag performers created 20 shows with titles like `` a crab on uranus means you 're loved `` and `` tinsel tarts in a hot coma , `` and were featured in four underground films .


alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous . it 's a masterpeice .


highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast , it 's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role .


the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics .


gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre .


the film follows three tracks : banks 's slow recruitment of bennie , the set-up for the hit at a swank resort in mexico , and the fbi 's close pursuit of banks , whom they want alive in hopes he 'll rat out his bosses .


this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people .


it has become apparent that the franchise 's best years are long past .


within the five walls of the boxes , the rhythmic and dynamic movements become a fascinating visual experience .


as for joe , he is bent on revenge for the beating he took , and soon he has a new prot & # 233 ; g & # 233 ; brad ( rick schroder ) who is just as good if not better then johnny .


however , when a friend confronts him with a very dark and horrifying scam for some quick dough and good times , he declines , but never the less he soon finds himself entangled in a web of sex , drugs and christmas carols .


do n't expect any surprises in this checklist of teamwork cliches . . .


stuart 's poor-me persona needs a whole bunch of snowball 's cynicism to cut through the sugar coating . but once the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan , the adventure is on red alert .


mark hamill , sally struthers , brad hunt , angela featherstone and missy crider round out the cast .


after an attempt is made on his life by unknown gunmen , whom he kills them all using martal arts skills he did n't know he had , he learns that all of his dreams of a past life are real and that for the past three years he was raised by the couple after finding him in a river , half-dead with five bullet wounds in him .


jordan must decide if simon 's answers are good or evil as the paths become intertwined & # 38 ; the lives of the four friends are jeopardized as one falls victim to cociety 's views and the other three bond together to carry out a friends promise .


one sunday , while all the town , including his wife and son , are piously praying mass , a miracle occurs .


for all its brooding quality , ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .


quite funny for the type of movie it is . . .


now , when angered , he turns into a massive green behemoth with the mind of a child .


roy & # 38 ; candy and lonnie earl & # 38 ; darlene are two married couples who thought they knew one another , until they decided to take their dream vacation together .


godard has pared down his extravagances into a densely concentrated , resonant simplicity .


especially when you would much rather want to be one of the cool muslim boys who wears those golden necklages and say cool stuff in arabian .


welcome to peoplemovin . com , a leader in america 's transient workforce , more commonly known as temporary employment .


people were fleeing away from the air raids on kandahar , herat and others cities and villages .


. . . a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror .


an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades


the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational , and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment .


the movie 's seams may show . . . but pellington gives `` mothman `` an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling .


for diane , oscar fills a void in her life .


four characters are carried over , the first sergeant , the clerk , the mess sergent , and the misfit .


what starts as an innocent game of bar trivia soon escalates into an all out war - dex & # 38 ; eric vs . herb .


an often watchable , though goofy and lurid , blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century .


murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy . . .


john quincy archibald 's son michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of a heart failure .


even when foreign directors . . . borrow stuff from hollywood , they invariably shake up the formula and make it more interesting .


the story follows ancanar , the sole heir to the rammoth valley and the last in the line of telganan .


when the popular , restless landon carter is forced to participate in the school drama production he falls in love with jamie sullivan , the daughter of the town 's minister .


during the process of the post-crash discussion , the attorney accidentally drops the papers he needs to present in court .


joanna , a good-for-nothing girl who miserably failed in her attempt to win any television game show and contest , is hired by nino as his personal secretary , believing that she could be her lucky charm .


the additional storyline is interesting and entertaining , but it does n't have the same magical quality as the beginning of the story . i like the new footage and still love the old stuff .


he is locked up in a chinese prison where he is guilty until proven innocent .


the regulus submarines were the forerunners of these weapons , and proved the concept that stabilized the cold war .


a young want-to-be actress ( justine lichtman ) is attracted to her boy friend 's ( james bowman ) friend ( musashi alexander ) , but her roomamte ( jordan cael ) picks up on vibes ( mistakenly ) that he is gay .


shadyac , who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams , trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies .


before long , a large canada goose covered entirely with duct tape is attached to the possum van , and red and the boys set out on their pilgrimage to save the lodge .


but at one point finch and stifler put their differences aside and hold a huge party for jim , the night before his wedding .


the sisters of st john of god have maintained a presence in the kimberley for nearly 100 years .


siti accepts the challenge , as this will help the popularity and rating of her show `` cable news international `` to increase .


everything had been going along smoothly until the gang entered their final year of high school and the stakes were upped by the school 's principal , mrs . stark .


frankly , it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women . and it 's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting .


the eccentric stories of a free spirited couple , the husband 's brother , a basket ball game , a bookie named dutch , two sinister , corrupt twins conniving over a faberge ' egg for their wife 's anniversary , a business is business hit-man , and an ex-con that has nothing to do with this story .


hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud .


he pays the price for his sleepless night , however , the next morning when his father awakens him into a whole nude world .


the true story about robyn davidson who tamed four wild camels and with her dog , trekked from alice springs to the indian ocean , a trip no-one had ever made .


this is the final straw for roxie , and her constant anger at rejection explodes .


the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack .


it 's `` best in show `` meets `` strictly ballroom `` via `` kids in the hall `` .


most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots . the movie is n't horrible , but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave .


the `` actress `` becomes an overnight sensation , with a major singing career as well , and everyone thinks she 's a real person .


the aftermath of a high school shooting leaves deanna cartwright ( erika christensen ) seriously wounded and nine others dead , including the perpetrator .


he and his girlfriend , a terrorist seeking to change how the poor are treated in korea , kidnap his former boss 's daughter .


sean bateman ( james van der beek ) is the younger brother of psychotic wall street broker patrick bateman .


writer/director walter hill is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable .


she becomes part of anita 's world , but events do not run smoothly .


although sensitive to a fault , it 's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken .


at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ) , ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two .


full of unforgiving irony and quiet realism , a song for martin stands as a powerful and moving achievement .


a dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater provides .


this romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime england , and ably captures the speech patterns , moral codes and ideals of the 1940s .


a macabre and very stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters .


waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway .


a dull , inconsistent , dishonest female bonding picture .


a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been .


certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike , eight crazy nights is a total misfire .


despite these annoyances , the capable clayburgh and tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age .


max plays it cool as he infiltrates beno 's palace stronghold in the steamy jungle of the yucatan .


ai n't no mountain high enough to keep the funk brothers from getting to you .


they come across each other again and want to make their fathers ' wish come true , so they arrange for yoyo and cheung to meet in london .


now he thinks he is seeing things that are n't there and if things do n't improve , she will take their only son and leave .


a postal worker has some lunch in a chinese restaurant and falls in love with the waitress , who happens to be chinese .


see rare footage of some of the world 's greatest kickboxers such as benny `` the jet `` urquidez , don `` the dragon wilson and bill `` superfoot `` wallace .


a gripping documentary about james nachtwey , a new yorker who 's a longtime and much-honored chronicler of the world 's misery .


third time 's the charm . . . yeah , baby !


often moving and explores the discomfort inherent in the contacts between the american 'hosts ' and their 'guests . '


she challenges isabel 's authority and is prepared to break her family ties and sacrifice her faith for love .


good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing .


the movie , so briskly alert in details , is generic in its guiding ideas .


a belgian gem on the twilight existence of four sisters of a certain age drawn together reluctantly by the need to care for one of their number .


jedi knights obi-wan kenobi and anakin skywalker discover there is more than meets the eye behind an assassination attempt on naboo senator padm & # 233 ; amidala 's life .


the cooler is bernie lootz ( william h . macy ) , and the cooler is a love story about the changing fortunes of this down-at-heels loser who has made a career out of spreading his virulent bad luck on the floor of las vegas ' aging shangri-la casino .


the master rescues melinda ( jennie dallery ) , a gang-banger on the run ; blake ( jeff sauber ) , a failed young artist ; and ariel ( shannon morris ) , teen hooker ; and brings them to his shelter along with other social rejects .


has its moments -- and almost as many subplots .


america 's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror .


a strong enough effort to be worthy of faint praise .


on the day a young photographer is moving out of his place to live with his girlfriend , he meets the stunning girl moving in and falls in love with her at first sight .


you see , what makes lucky no ordinary dog is his ability to talk .


a mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in .


heart problems force boston cop pally lamarr to retire ; he 's in a funk and his wife charlotte sends him packing .


if you 're like me , a sucker for a good old fashion romance and someone who shamelessly loves to eat , then mostly martha offers all the perfect ingredients to more than satisfy your appetite .


jesse custer , a texas preacher , is imbued by the power of an entity called genesis , part angel and part demon , who give him the power of the word , the ability to make anybody do anything he says .


perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis 's wall of kitsch hard going .


cathy , a young and innocent freshman , had a crush on senior hunk , nick , the campus ' basketball star .


fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation . . . well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care .


a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad .


salvation comes in the form of their american landlord simon cotton ( henry thomas ) and his brother neil ( marc blucas ) .


the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face .


newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept M-^V a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman .


wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating , so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted .


as they make their way to the city from suburban pennsylvania , april must endure a comedy of errors - like finding out her oven does n't work - in order to pull off the big event .


ofrece una buena oportunidad de cultura ( aunque sea condensada ) que bien vale la pena aprovechar .


on new year 's eve , 1969 , a flamboyant ragtag troupe of genderbending hippies took the stage of san francisco 's palace theater and the cockettes were born .


when he wakes up the morning after his bachelor party in bed with a strange woman ( stiles ) , a man ( lee ) presumes he must have cheated on his fiancee .


people on the site work monotonously , in a fervor , then dazed , trance-like .


typifies the pros and cons of the films that india churns out .


the story goes that she ca n't go in the light , and if you wake up and see her , she 'll kill you .


in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms . shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast .


yes , mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .


this may not have the dramatic gut-wrenching impact of other holocaust films , but it 's a compelling story , mainly because of the way it 's told by the people who were there .


las horas es una de las obras que con mayor apasionamiento reflexiona acerca del hecho de vivir . . .


it is one of the last true medieval maximum-security penal farms in the country .


there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending .


forced to exist between living and dead , and only revealing their skeleton forms in the moonlight , the pirates intend to use elizabeth 's blood and necklace ( a part of their curse ) to return to their normal state .


this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life .


the subject of this documentary is private life in the big city , apartments as a last stronghold of individuality , in addition to emphasizing the fact that to live together in one and the same place does not ensure that a community will be formed .


a sexy , surprising romance . . . idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair . . . their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger .


sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours .


perhaps it 's cliche to call the film 'refreshing , ' but it is . 'drumline ' shows a level of young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated .


the women clash as plans go awry , tragedy strikes , and hearts get broken .


it 's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic , the wife is patient , the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate , but short enough to make a dream seem possible .


the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired . the performances are all solid ; it merely lacks originality to make it a great movie .


ahas , son from a poor family , in his inner struggles , joins the troop of his classmates and heads for the front .


the 70-year-old godard has become , to judge from in praise of love , the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them .


the pianist [ is ] a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war 's madness remembered that we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life . here is a divine monument to a single man 's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music .


a cold-hearted judge finds out when a seemingly crazy young couple break into his house and take him captive .


i ca n't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail .


as a technical exercise that redefines moviemaking , it is astonishing .


eul-boon kim 's soulful portrayal of the illiterate , deaf-mute grandmother illuminates the dignity of her demeanor and the sad resignation in her eyes .


there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging , life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture .


also , anthony is black and victoria is white , which does n't sit well with michael , anthony 's best friend since childhood and a surrogate older brother .


a mix of velocity and idiocy , this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original .


a young rebell oversteps the boarder between stage and life on the trail of francois villon .


events go from tragic to dangerous as racism , paranoia , and a secret mistress come into play .


yet , beneath an upbeat appearance , she is struggling desperately with the emotional and physical scars left by the attack .


each of the five patients realise their dreams individually , but ultimately they decide to choose for each other and the familiarity of their own place .


from naboo to tatooine , it grows into love for her .


he is to build the palace and be covered in gold , if not , his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles .


if this is the danish idea of a good time , prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war , perhaps .


that storytelling has value can not be denied . not even solondz 's thirst for controversy , sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it .


the kind of movie that seduces you into becoming putty in its manipulative card-sharking hands and making you enjoy being taken in by its shameless contrivance .


when a cia agent is killed during a nuclear arms purchase , his partner oakes ( anthony hopkins ) , recruits his twin brother , jake hayes ( chris rock ) .


. . . plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller .


christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr . feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists , who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic .


drank water from a spring that was actually a fountain of youth .


the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome .


however , she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts .


the trials of henry kissinger is a remarkable piece of filmmaking M-^E because you get it .


pacino , connery , de nero , schwarzenegger - together on film - for the first time . . .


. . . begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully .


it is a journey that will take both carol and charlie to the edge of reality and force carol to face up to her terrifying destiny .


a twisted collision of `` barney `` `` the fisher king `` and `` serpico . ``


with films like 'mouna ragam ' , 'alaipayuthe ' and now 'kannathil muthamittal ' , maniratnam yet again proves that he is at his best when tackling human emotions and relationships .


what a pity . . . that the material is so second-rate .


she is a very sweet girl , and they get along quite well with her .


annie , an alluring lady , catches the eye of old widower leoncio .


`` sumo east and west `` is a feature documentary about americans in the ancient japanese sport of sumo wrestling .


all the pieces in the mystery are finally starting to fit together , and the case seems almost resolved .


this is a story about the warm relationship between a little girl and her father despite the difficult conditions they have to live in .


rather than spreading good cheer , the duo 's motive is to rob each establishment , a strategy that becomes complicated when they encounter an 8-year-old who teaches them the true meaning of christmas .


one thursday evening , their disagreements reach a fever pitch - anna is incensed that her mother does n't support her musical aspirations and tess , a widow about to remarry , ca n't see why anna wo n't give her fiance ( mark harmon ) a break .


as an added twist robert discovers upon meeting wong dai , that the evil man himself has been manipulating our protagonist in order to have him kill wong dai 's own tong members and thus , secure the ill gotten gains of wong dai 's empire of crime for himself .


the problem is that the mysterious inhabitants are murderous lunatics out to kill every one of them . . .


writer/director dante tomaselli merges two disturbing storylines into this visually arresting chiller .


a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and , for that matter , shrek ) .


during the heist , the kids overcome high-tech security systems , guard dogs , and a nasty head of security to get to a bank vault suspended 100-feet above ground .


director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one .


a 19th century insane asylum is memorialized by a captivating montage of inventories , histories , and brain surgeries .


will anyone who is n't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it has n't gone straight to video ?


having given permission to male nurse greg focker to marry his daughter , ex-cia man jack byrnes and his wife travel to detroit to greg 's parents , who this time around are mr . and mrs . focker , who are as different from them as can be .


ray finds himself feeling cursed , trapped , and miserable as a parade of `` injured `` clients constantly pressure him for their money , most of which is not deserved .


it 's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly .


a top secret military project hires prestigious university students to assist create a cell altering machine called the 'gammasphere ' .


the movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing .


isabelle huppert excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries .


the movie starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true . this is the stuff that disney movies are made of .


. . . pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards -- with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism .


but slowly , their teenage-son alan ( kristian horn ) got suspicious that henry is n't his father .


in their love for each other and their ability to move on , the women are , in a way , lovely and amazing .


this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c . walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago .


there follow three months of exhausting interrogation and isolation .


finally , the unequal lovers end up as fugitives from justice - but for how long ?


for once the kids do n't let sam down - and they 're not likely to forget the lessons they 've learned .


an entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action movie .


the only thing that can help him is a very expensive operation , an operation their family can in no way afford .


this rough but extraordinary film presents a haunting picture of life in kurdistan .


things never seem to be the way they really are .


april 's shower demands you to ask how far would you go for true love and if you have the strength to live in your truth .


it has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out .


this may not be great moviemaking . . . but it 's vastly enjoyable in a low-down , scandal-mongering way .


haris seems to be an all-american guy except that he creates strange installations of hanging ropes , and suffers from terrible visions- of himself as a child in afghanistan in traditional dress , of smoke and bombs , of his dead parents and the russian soldier who shot them during the soviet invasion .


the trouble is , its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through .


jack black will play dewey finn , a depressed musician that was recently fired from his band .


more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller .


unfortunately for them , sarah 's parents send sarah 's ex-boyfriend peter prentis ( played by christian kane ) to break up the happy marriage .


there 's none of the happily-ever -after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent .


there 's an uneasy balance between the comedy and the drama that does n't really fire on all levels , but it works on a few of them .


. it 's a testament to the film 's considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries . there 's a sheer unbridled delight in the way the story unfurls . . .


these two stories are simultaneously linked to the work and life of virginia woolf , who 's writing the novel mentioned before .


about a boy will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it .


elegant and eloquent [ meditation ] on death and that most elusive of passions , love .


it deals with a whole lot of fun , romance and suspense .


and slowly but surely , the dim-witted duo begin to realise this .


a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip .


the film is an homage to power , strength and individualism .


paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks .


a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple strands about the controversy of who really wrote shakespeare 's plays .


it 's easy for a filmmaker to blow up the world -- but what shyamalan does is much riskier . he tries to blow our minds .


almost everything about the film is unsettling , from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai 's villainous father to the endless action sequences .


these were the first boats to perform deterrent patrols in the history of the navy , and they did it during some of the most crucial moments of the cold war including the 1962 cuban missile crisis .


comes . . . uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief .


upon discovering her infidelity , roxie 's husband amos refuses to take the blame for the murder and roxie is sent to jail , pending hanging .


ong chooses to present ah na 's life as a slight , weightless fairy tale , whose most unpleasant details seem to melt away in the face of the character 's blank-faced optimism .


there 's plenty of style in guillermo del toro 's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply ca n't sustain more than 90 minutes .


when stevie meets neil on the day he comes to deliver her brand new kitchen , it 's already too late for love at first sight .


an endlessly fascinating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years .


the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time .


35-year old magnus edkvist hates class reunions as much as anyone and usually skip them .


while their first few meetings are innocent enough , the obsessive and seductive madison wants more - much more .


flawed but riveting , it wo n't be everyone 's cocktail of choice , but if you can suspend disbelief long enough , you 'll get a whopping good wallop without the hangover .


feels like a cold old man going through the motions .


like the series , the movie is funny , smart , visually inventive , and most of all , alive .


while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it 's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem .


when in doubt , the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack , throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip . or else a doggie winks .


its story is delicate and moving , and the film is a wholly commendable effort , if not quite as successful as majidi 's previous works .


tension mounts , and as the cops arrive , morgan is growing impatient .


cabin fever sets in , and the border between fact and fantasy begins to distort .


benito -- for years a fixture in the church as well as the community -- welcomes father amaro into a new life of unseen challenges .


it 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor .


in a time when a woman 's place was in the home , young emily ventures out and falls in love with a young soldier , eventually carrying his baby out of wedlock .


he has no idea how he has journeyed the 400 miles in less than two hours .


because of his horribly unforgivable sins , freddy krueger ( robert englund ) is stuck in hell eternally .


in the dark silence of the sea during world war ii , the submarine u . s . s .


not for everyone , but for those with whom it will connect , it 's a nice departure from standard moviegoing fare .


city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for . but how it washed out despite all of that is the project 's prime mystery .


for a film about action , ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype .


loonies is a touching comedy about five psychiatric patients who are forced to exchange their familiar surroundings for an old-fashioned , impersonal institution .


django is a character that decides to fight against his luck because he does n't accept the poverty he 's destined for .


they fool around for a while , but forget to get each other 's names down at the end of the night .


en un ca & # 243 ; tico principio del siglo xxi , oleadas de cr & # 237 ; menes saturan los informativos , y decenas de sectas tratan de captar la fe de la cada vez m & # 225 ; s esc & # 233 ; ptica poblaci & # 243 ; n .


'lovely and amazing , ' unhappily , is neither . . . excessively strained and contrived .


they grew up sharing a special relationship , in which they existed only to each other .


story of annette kellerman , the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the mgm classic million dollar mermaid starring esther williams , which featured lavish busby berkeley scenes .


broomfield reminds us that beneath the hype , the celebrity , the high life , the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising , talented , charismatic and tragically doomed .


an interesting psychological thriller that , more often than not , actually works .


in order to make something of himself , dean assumes another identity and manages to enter high society .


the widow falls for the brit , who pretends to be in the fishing business but is actually a professional gambler .


in this action comedy feature film , 'superbob ' utilizes his highflying karate mastery and investigative techniques to tackle the ruthless big yard .


by presenting an impossible romance in an impossible world , pumpkin dares us to say why either is impossible -- which forces us to confront what 's possible and what we might do to make it so .


proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie .


she does n't want christina to suffer as she has , so sam goes to the edge to try to save the life of this lost girl - whether she wants to be saved or not .


a movie that will wear you out and make you misty even when you do n't want to be .


a smug and convoluted action-comedy that does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie .


beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling . . . recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly .


apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film .


on the bright side , it contains jesse ventura 's best work since the xfl .


the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them .


. . . with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .


like its bizarre heroine , it irrigates our souls .


read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love .


unaware of the events to come , they quickly discovered that dabbling with the element of time may have dire consequences .


a perfectly acceptable , perfectly bland , competently acted but by no means scary horror movie .


knowing his end is near , he puts out the call to his old comrade , john `` eagle eye `` pennell .


a happy young couple , sarah and tom ( brittany murphy and ashton kutcher ) marry against the wishes of sarah 's friends and family and go to europe for their honeymoon .


overall , this is a juicy movie but certainly not a trashy one .


the change in political leaders sparks paranoia among american cia officials , so cia director bill cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation .


though excessively tiresome , the uncertainty principle , as verbally pretentious as the title may be , has its handful of redeeming features , as long as you discount its ability to bore .


the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults .


one day a mysterious young man enters her world .


nomad explores the futility of insulating oneself from the sometimes painful reality of human interaction .


extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it 's still a mistake to go see it .


what they do n't know , however , is that they 're filming near the secret hideout of slobodan pavle , a serbian war criminal .


frances decides to take a break and she buys a villa in the beautiful tuscan countryside and decides to begin anew .


everyone is sick with start-up fever ; dreaming of the power and freedom of starting their own internet company .


with this relation the characters will discover lot of things about their past .


chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly .


this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood .


a spiritual exploration of sorts , offering a message of hope that resonates .


just when it seems martha 's influence may be having a favorable effect on greg 's attitude , his old ways win out .


this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes .


though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies , and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character .


he leaves the city while searching for expression and finds a place to hide that he uses as his stage .


' [ the cockettes ] provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable . '


he returns to chris who then sends him with the money he got from the drugs , to an old racist drunk gunrunner named harry , to buy a gun .


one day , butcher lee ( karen allen ) , inez 's trusted friend and an amateur mystic of sorts , reveals a vision that inez 's one true love is close by .


in their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world , danish marie and irish sophie come ashore in northern scotland .


in the burial society , sheldon kasner , an unlikely criminal who works as a bank loan manager , infiltrates the mysterious world of the chevrah kadisha ( the jewish society that prepares bodies for burial according to ancient ritual ) in order to steal a body and fake his own death after mobsters come after him looking for two million dollars that he is accused of having stolen .


jude law plays a leading role as inman , a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community , hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart , ada , played by nicole kidman .


the film is based on the true story of telecommunications genius walter l . shaw sr . and his son walter t . shaw jr . , the confessed `` dinner time burglar . ``


while holm is terrific as both men and hjejle quite appealing , the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise .


but how can graham really fall in love with her when he sees each time as the first time ?


he also tries to cope with the recent death of his 6 year old son jacob , whose presence can still be felt in the house .


aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane .


[ a ] n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s .


amerika , zed and kyle are good friends until the wicked witch trasha comes along and takes kyle away .


they share their drugs and bodies , and beg or steal whatever they have to in order to get by .


when he unexpectedly leaves for a week to go skiing with his wife , lillian is dragged out on the town by her best friend , andrea .


is office work really as alienating as 'bartleby ' so effectively makes it ?


a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord .


one of the theives betrays his companions and swipes the gold for himself .


hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in burdette 's dialogue .


while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity , this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman 's warmest .


the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .


a cheerful enough but imminently forgettable rip-off of [ besson 's ] earlier work .


an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad .


neither revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored .


despite guidance from the blue fairy , and the love of his father , gepetto , a wooden puppet 's curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another .


yet this highly traditional world is facing profound changes due to the postwar influx of foreign images and ideas in japanese culture .


a young man in his early early 20 's discovers his first love is getting married so he drops everything to travel across california and stop her , with no money and no car , where he discovers life , love and secrets from his past .


styled after vh1 's `` behind the music , `` this mockumentary profiles the rise and fall of an internet startup , called icevan . com .


the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is , given its labor day weekend upload , feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits .


an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people . . . manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy .


he lives in a motor garage with his six friends .


the embodiment of the very message it so modestly conveys -- it 's the accomplished little guy we fervently root for .


if you act in an inverse way , you will not have the room for larger stones .


offers 102 minutes of breezy , occasionally very funny entertainment .


perhaps no greater example yet exists of the beauty achievable when one is a master of the digital aesthetic .


`` it 's like those monster vampire high school kind of movies , only here the monsters are jesus-freak teenagers , `` says michael stipe , the former r . e . m .


ultimately , quinn rescues tasha from the hands of another assassin and takes her into his protection .


a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies .


he enlists the support of other prisoners including crips , bloods and a very powerful jamaican mobster and is able to expand his drug empire .


belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category , and this is why i have given it a one-star rating .


as 'chick flicks ' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting .


solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke


kosminsky . . . puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting .


almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided , outwardly sexist or mean-spirited . and in a sense , that 's a liability .


potter begins his second year at hogwarts school of wizardry , but is warned by a mysterious creature that danger awaits him at the school .


a corrupt cia agent ( johnny depp ) who at that time , demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord 's uprising against the government .


automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf .


somehow ms . griffiths and mr . pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy .


the three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now , during the final exams , these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school .


all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal ca n't disguise the fact that , really , we 've been here , done that .


bielinsky 's script is slick and fiendishly clever , with seemingly a twist a minute .


an l . a . artist ( mark ruffalo ) with everything seemingly going for him suddenly finds a change in his life when an art curator cancels his upcoming one-man show .


[ siegal ] proves that you do n't have to be a just out of film school gen-x'er to make a resonant and entertaining movie about young adults .


opens at a funeral , ends on the protagonist 's death bed and does n't get much livelier in the three hours in between .


called `` an elegant documentary `` by sundance and `` eloquent and deeply moving `` by the la times , toyo miyatake : infinite shades of gray is a penetrating portrait of this photographer 's search for truth and beauty in a world of impermanence .


it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle .


can martin regain his better self - and not lose paula ?


according to eric and ami 's passive-aggressive mother who refuses to accept that her daughter is an adult ( jessica walters ) , that answer is `` yes `` .


successful filmmakers were asked how they balanced a family and a career .


a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats .


a determined , ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird .


on their last night of high school life , six best friends vow to spend their spring break together .


the farcical elements seemed too pat and familiar to hold my interest , yet its diverting grim message is a good one .


wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime .


even if the world does n't see things the way [ michael moore ] does , his questions are worth asking . M-^E and bowling for columbine benefits from his iconoclastic zeal .


the smug , oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive .


k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .


through dream manipulations and guilt , he 's able to convince hockey-masked psychopath jason which both freddy and jason sense as the perfect opportunity for a slice-and-dice job .


this was just after the offensive against the taliban forces had started .


soon , she begins to receive strange phone calls from jennifer , her dead best friend , who has supposedly come back from the dead to avenge her death .


a simmering psychological drama in which the bursts of sudden violence are all the more startling for the slow buildup that has preceded them .


a boy 's introduction to acts of abuse , killing and suicide all take place inside an abandoned playground .


the ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form .


the beautiful fugitive , grace ( nicole kidman ) , arrives in the isolated township of dogville on the run from a team of gangsters .


at first shocked into disbelief , amudha then expresses her determination to search out for her biological mother .


even if britney spears is really cute , her movie is really bad .


. . . plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family .


the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial .


mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor .


it is von sydow who gives intacto its gravity , resonance , soul .


perceiving his resignation as cowardice , his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers , the symbol of cowardice , but little do they know he 's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor .


the fatal accident was actually choreographed by henrietta , a kervorkian wannabe , and dara and noble become henrietta 's unwitting pawns .


the 57-minute , color documentary feature film , wedding advice : speak now or forever hold your peace , explores contemporary american ambivalence about weddings and marriage .


australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place .


some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling .


later on , when frode is safely tucked in bed , something is stirring in the closet , because that little monster puppet is no ordinary puppet .


another story follows the relationship between a stepfather ( neeson ) and his young stepson .


colson comes to live with them , an injection of danger in the form of a strange , silent houseguest with haunted eyes and odd habits .


a young man shares his mantra and imagines innocent beauty as he reflects upon his lonely , mundane existence .


smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem .


they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two , but in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood .


the rich performances by friel -- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english -- round out the square edges .


they decide that the path to true love is to purposely set each other up on `` extreme dates `` with the objects of their affections .


purpo $ e is the story of young internet entrepreneur , john elias .


while tattoo borrows heavily from both seven and the silence of the lambs , it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in .


not just any dress , this is a 1930s parisian ball gown , and the two women 's respective desires for it are played out to a comical through bitter end .


even the finest chef ca n't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro ca n't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy .


the hilarity belies the poignancy of truth and love and the laughter is punctuated with honesty , tenderness and pain .


she works at a pet clinic and lives alone with her only `` true friend `` ; a doll her mother gave her when she was a little girl .


exquisitely nuanced in mood tics and dialogue , this chamber drama is superbly acted by the deeply appealing veteran bouquet and the chilling but quite human berling .


in all , the film examines a destructive relationship that struggles with even the simplest decisions .


imperfect ? yes , but also intriguing and honorable , a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy .


the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible , but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them .


harry , it turns out , is a parsel-tongue .


john connor ( nick stahl ) is living in the streets as a hacker .


looking at the posters for blue crush , which show bosworth , rodriguez and lake posing with bikinis and surfboards , i expected another mindless surfing movie . blue crush is anything but .


ever since her new neighbor , mr . mackenheim , the former ruler of a distant alien planet , moved in , all the cats in the neighborhood have been disappearing .


oh yes , and there are no rules in the game .


to lena , vaughn represents the life she is running away from .


five men and women race against time ( and sometimes their own knack for self-sabotage ) to save the consummate southern , rowdy group house from the academic upper crust and a vindictive sorority .


about schmidt is a curious slice of americana . . . the characters are so clearly drawn and the dialogue so rich , you are immediately hooked .


10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away .


many of benjamins ' elements feel like they 've been patched in from an episode of miami vice .


narrated by james ellroy , stan brakhage , and dr . roy menninger .


the characters ' connect in a maze of situations , underpinning the idea that 'geography is destiny ' and that each of us has our own 'republic ' , where lives intersect .