jim finally proposes to michelle , and both families gather for their upcoming wedding .


the movie addresses a hungry need for pg-rated , nonthreatening family movies , but it does n't go too much further .


although very much like the first movie based on j . k . rowling 's phenomenal fantasy best sellers , this second go-round possesses a quite pleasing , headlong thrust and a likably delinquent attitude .


there 's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references , but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there 's nothing else happening .


now joined by teiresias , the former king forces his daughter back to her senses and the horrifying realization that not only is her son dead , but that agave herself was `` amongst his butchers . ``


its spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .


notorious c . h . o . has oodles of vulgar highlights .


dana , a college student obsessed with the internet , explores the media to an extent where chatting with a stranger , becomes a higher priority than giving attention to her loved ones .


a bright , inventive , thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .


it should be interesting , it should be poignant , it turns out to be affected and boring .


west has now identified an electrical phenomenon # the nee # which is discharged from the brain at the moment of death . . . and which may be the 'missing link ' in his studies : if the nee is re-injected into a re-animated corpse , it should restore the 'subject ' to full 'reason ' . . .


thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun .


a carefully structured scream of consciousness that is tortured and unsettling -- but unquestionably alive .


shortly thereafter , kilo is involved in a drug deal with a wired frat boy that goes bad and he is imprisoned .


a young reporter named rachel is investigating these events , but after she and her small son watch the tape , it becomes a race against time to find out why the tape is killing everyone and how it could be stopped .


the film brilliantly shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished .


phileine is a super-bitch traveling to new york to visit her boyfriend maxto say sorry , for the first time in her life , for the argument the two of them were having before he left .


anchored by a terrific performance by abbass , satin rouge shows that the idea of women 's self-actualization knows few continental divides .


one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout , but a hundred of them can be numbing . proof of this is ballistic : ecks vs . sever .


as the investigation continues , catherine is forced to choose between her past passions and new possibilities , even as handler is discovering surprising new facts about embry and his possible connection to another disappearance from campus .


adapted from a monologue in his `` blue jam `` radio series , chris morris ' first short film is a haunting black comedy about a man who no longer uses his name because he 's decided he 's ceased to deserve one , and a dog called rothko who says he is the man 's lawyer .


he has no life ( lives at home with his mother ) and no reason to live .


[ shyamalan ] continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision .


windtalkers celebrates the human spirit and packs an emotional wallop .


viveka is a glamorous woman and has high standards of living .


kids five and up will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story . parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .


no one , including the viewers , seems to know who can be trusted , and that 's what makes this movie fun to watch .


the director films a story of an immigrant actor who struggles with his religious and sexual identity in the new land .


one day , lilja falls in love with andrej .


a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis .


alex nohe 's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life , big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl .


who knows what may be down the next block , or what lies in store for gigi at the end of the walk ?


armed with just two revolvers and a dozen grenades , king persuades cuthbertson to join him on a mission to occupied france .


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


now , years later he has two sons and they have a band .


from his first hand accounts of the ( wonderland murders aka woodland murders ) .


in the months that followed , he gave dozens of talks on four continents , conducted scores of interviews , and wrote a book 9-11 that was published in 22 countries and became a surprise bestseller in many of them , including japan .


gigantic is the story of they might be giants , a unique musical group centered on john flansburgh and john linnell .


the result is a high-stakes mystery , where everyone seems to know exactly who is most guilty .


deliberately and devotedly constructed , far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect , too neat and new pin-like , too obviously a recreation to resonate .


plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year .


the friends may listen , but when do they learn , maybe never or only when the journey begins with you ! .


the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants . . . who might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds .


still , she does n't want anyone , not samantha , not the cops and , most importantly , not her beloved dad , to come down on her .


with a tone as variable as the cinematography , schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm .


the rock as a bounty hunter who attempts to square a debt by heading to the amazon jungle to capture someone .


like all abstract art , the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way , and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all .


a penetrating glimpse into the tissue-thin ego of the stand-up comic .


[ shyamalan ] turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count .


armed with a rad '80s soundtrack and a winning cast ( including indie rocker liz phair ) , cherish is an ingenious low-budget thriller .


fireman-turned-writer larry brown are examined in a unique documentary format that incorporates narrative film adaptations of three of his short stories : samaritans , wild thing , and boy & # 38 ; dog .


the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .


despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience .


the two , along with their agent , go on a year long string of tryouts , impressing major league scouts with mid 90 mph pitching .


oscar is certain that he could be a better mate to eve than his work-obsessed father .


in the near future in the asian city-state sintawan , everyone 's identity is recorded in the vast cyberlink .


sent to a german stalag prison camp , lieutenant hart is at once thrust into the social order of pows , where every man thinks of himself first with bribery and trading with german captors commonplace .


can the elderly and feeble mccaleb , who had intended to spend his retirement living on his boat in the los angeles harbor , and who ca n't drive , and has to nap regularly , muster up the endurance to find the killer ?


and in the dogs , she finds lost pieces of herself as she fumbles with the leash to her own life - struggling to hold on as it pulls her toward a brighter future before her past catches up with her .


daphne must attempt to fit in with the social requirements demanded of her , while also getting to know her father , dealing with his territorial other daughter , and maintaining her own self-identity .


disillusioned and with no money the secret knight joins the crusaders and embarks on new adventures .


his model girl friend ( anne marie johnson ) immediately leaves him .


as their relationship builds jenny starts to struggle in her religious beliefs and her new lifestyle .


the film 's trailer also looked like crap , so crap is what i was expecting .


. . . unspeakably , unbearably dull , featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted .


or so he tells bobby ( alex feldman ) the eighteen year old male hustler smith employs for company .


`` dylan 's run `` chronicles the experiences of dylan glenn , the great-grandson of emancipated slaves , as he seeks to become the first black republican from the deep south elected to congress since reconstruction .


the book records the entire history of the universe , revealing to its readers anything they wish to know .


elizabethean playwright christopher marlowe runs afoul of the queen as well as a jealous male admirer who ultimately hands marlowe 's unpublished work to william shakespeare , an unsuccessful scribe who then pilfers marlowe 's writings .


even though many of these guys are less than adorable ( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ) , there 's something vital about the movie .


however to keep the image of him as a sex guru going he has to get more lessons from sharonna whom he begins to fall for despite using her .


sent away by her proud parents after she disgraced them by getting pregnant at 15 , desiree , like marly , pursued a career in show business .


throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh .


with little visible talent and no energy , colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee .


even though frode is only 7 years old , he does n't really believe in monsters .


they create a new day care facility called `` daddy day care `` and have kids like : the smart-mouthed-but-became-polite crispin ( shane baumel ) , the really-smart becca ( hailey noelle johnson ) , and the flash/tony ( jimmy bennett ) .


a tired , unnecessary retread . . . a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with .


the words , 'frankly , my dear , i do n't give a damn , ' have never been more appropriate .


succumbs to the same kind of maudlin , sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies .


killers , revolutionaries , big business , kids , family , god .


most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river .


decades ago , the legendary james brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune .


no better or worse than 'truth or consequences , n . m . ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater .


they detour from their trip to take the girl to the nearest town , where they meet the local sheriff who is hell bent on capturing the girl 's attackers .


in a world ravaged by disease , disasters and hatred - a worldwide plan which dates back more than 2000 years has been implemented to show people that there 's more to life and living then just waste .


like a veteran head cutter , barbershop is tuned in to its community .


a different kind of love story - one that is dark , disturbing , painful to watch , yet compelling .


for example , she collects cans and bottles to recycle from the beach and buys fish food with the money she makes , then paddles out in the ocean to feed the fish there .


about a boy vividly recalls the cary grant of room for one more , houseboat and father goose in its affectionate depiction of the gentle war between a reluctant , irresponsible man and the kid who latches onto him .


the lizard , chaos , scar , heartless and sic inhabit the violent and often bizarre world of backyard wrestling .


but when irrefutable proof that they are meant to be together arises , both of them are sent into conflict .


the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .


a tender and touching drama , based on the true story of a troubled african-american 's quest to come to terms with his origins , reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle .


`` bad santa `` is the story of two conmen who go on a road trip to malls dressed as santa and his elf .


how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you 're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts .


although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .


must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry . others may find it migraine-inducing , despite moore 's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding .


has something to say . . . but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller .


los angeles ' little tokyo 's foremost studio photographer , miyatake smuggled a lens and film holder into the u . s . wwii camp he was incarcerated in and captured life behind barbed wire with a makeshift camera made of scrap wood .


it 's hard to recognize change when you 're in the middle of it college follows a young man in his final semester of college as he segues into adult life .


amber ( madonna ) is 40 , beautiful , rich , spoiled , and arrogant beyond measure .


not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it 's a spirited film and a must-see .


a thoughtful , moving piece that faces difficult issues with honesty and beauty .


children of the century , though well dressed and well made , ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers .


if you like your comedy dark and slightly freaky , then steve shainberg 's film deserves your attention .


believing that he is the `` world 's greatest swordsman , `` juan antonio merrily accepts the challenge until he learns that the duel will be fought with pistols , not swords .


in the heat of the moment dante blames lucy saying , `` you never wanted this baby .


along the way , he meets a long line of interesting and colorful characters , while back at home , ada is learning the ropes of managing her deceased father 's farm with ruby ( renee zellweger ) , a scrappy drifter who assists and teaches ada along the way .


the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime , one that brings military courtroom dramas down very , very low .


the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough .


unexpectedly , the caustic loner befriends the girl only to see his life take another turn when she is kidnapped and later murdered .


. . . little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen .


he can remember nothing and begins to try to rebuild his memory based on clues such as the swiss bank account , the number of which , is implanted in his hip .


when longfellow deeds , a small-town pizzeria owner and poet , inherits $ 40 billion from his deceased uncle , he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough .


young nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life , until nicholas ' father dies and the family is left penniless .


this is a terrific character study , a probe into the life of a complex man .


maybe the title should have been confusions of a dangerous mind , though the confusion , in this case , can be pretty sublime .


soon after the accident , the survivors of the accident start dropping like flies .


all the suicide attempts comically bump up against the demandes of each family membre .


when he begins the mission he meets the exuberant tina ( kareena kapoor ) .


hakimi stops his car and sees a girl is trapped in the car .


this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring


the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama .


both stars manage to be funny , but , like the recent i spy , the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie .


she travels to various locations of jack 's performances , accompanying him afterwards to his bench .


it prevents her making physical contact with other people .


it 's not going to be everyone 's bag of popcorn , but it definitely gives you something to chew on .


though the controversial korean filmmaker 's latest effort is not for all tastes , it offers gorgeous imagery , effective performances , and an increasingly unsettling sense of foreboding .


little more than a super-sized infomercial for the cable-sports channel and its summer x games .


a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on .


the sensuous-poetic film is an appeal to dream and a hommage to the great actor klaus kinski .


an 11 year old boy has been excluded from school for rough behaviour .


it concludes with a laramie staging of `` angels in america `` a year after shephard 's death .


in reality , she endures the day-to-day hurt of a sensitive girl who is very much alone .


the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects .


david banner is performing regeneration experiments and uses himself as a guinea pig .


kidnapper jash uploads the video clip of anna being tortured onto the internet , which instantly becomes the talk of hong kong .


there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch .


the gender-skewed adventures begin when butch , a handsome , but naive baby butch , is compelled by the queen to seek out and bring back her purlined `` koilos `` the source of all pleasures and the key to order and harmony on her island .


chalk it up to my adoration for both de niro and murphy , but i had a pretty good time with this movie - despite its myriad flaws .


chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama .


the unrelenting wind of the season disrupts a landscape of inaction , theft and drug use .


as time races on 'superbob ' must rescue his son dante , who has been kidnapped by big yard .


in this prequel to the exorcist , father merrin is a younger man working on a dig in africa .


using every means necessary-manipulation , extortion , blackmail-they brought the kingpins of the record industry to their knees , creating a network that controlled top 40 airplay across the country .


a ruined , jeckyll and hyde man he may be , but a ruined man may prove to be a heroic one when a villain emerges , and close . . .


a timeless , coming of age story set against the epic , sweeping landscape of north africa .


melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold .


may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking , but it is unwavering and arresting .


when valento lets his temper get the better of him , he needs a fall guy , and everyone 's favorite dupe rises to the top .


the quest takes him to the mountains of north carolina , the beaches of the dominican republic , the islands off of ireland , the gardens of japan and the holy land of india .


the two play a high-stakes game of pool which ends in a huge debt owed to joe and soon johnny finds that his brother is in jail for trying to steal the money he owes .


there 's so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles .


jamie has a `` to-do `` list for her life and also a very big secret she must keep from landon .


a mass of weary knights , squires , soldiers of fortune and priests are making their way home across a europe that has changed forever .


romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong . they cheapen the overall effect .


he supports her completely , particularly as she begins to paint again .


the only thing in pauline and paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers .


every hour brings rausch one step closer to controlling the satellite and taking the world hostage .


just about the best straight-up , old-school horror film of the last 15 years .


already living in a society that mistrusts them , the mutants are faced with even more discrimination after an unforeseen enemy - who may be a mutant with extraordinary powers - launches a devastating attack .


the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday .


the unexpected result demonstrates ignored wills do not remain invisible forever .


the hours makes you examine your own life in much the same way its characters do , and the experience is profound . the hours is what movies are supposed to be . . .


a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed .


woody allen plays val waxman , a film director , who was once big in the 1970 's and 1980 's , but has now has been reduced to directing tv commercials .


es divertida , visualmente espectacular y muy entretenida . simple y sencillamente te sorprenderM-a .


he was arrested for dealing drugs , he spent five years in jail and was banned from france for two years .


kapur 's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself .


with the dog days of august upon us , think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity .


throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love , religion , near-death experiences , drugs , starvation , and how it feels to be loved .


kiarostami profoundly displays uganda 's life and culture through his touristy pictures , as deceptively simple as the alphabet


it 's like a `` big chill `` reunion of the baader-meinhof gang , only these guys are more harmless pranksters than political activists .


an enchanting film that presents an audacious tour of the past and takes within its warm embrace the bounties of cultural artifacts inside st . petersburg 's hermitage museum .


a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless .


obstacles are too easily overcome and there is n't much in the way of character development in the script .


fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment .


the story . . . is inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is . it is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band .


even in the summertime , the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities .


stifler plans to throw the ultimate bachelor party , and finch is not for letting stifler steal the maid of honor , who happens to be michelle 's sexy younger sister , cadence .


it 's filthy . it 's sexist . and it 's hilarious for adult audiences who appreciate lawrence 's raunchy approach and perfect timing .


matters are complicated still further when beckinsale finds herself falling in love with oldman 's character .


challenged to stop an alien force , the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante , then overcome a threat to the bond between them .


sumo is not only the national sport of japan but a centuries-old cultural treasure that is literally part of the shinto religion .


now , all the mutants need to fight together against an enemy in common : general william stryker , who is planning to destroy them all .


if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you -M-^V decasia


solid . is n't as groundbreaking as shiri , but has its moments .


bernal 's transformation from naive priest to tortured adulterer to hard-nosed careerist is riveting .


bobby and susan have found in each other what most only dream of finding , their soul mate .


it does n't seem like it 's following a fixed path to the finish . unlike so many movies , it feels alive .


he sells them the drugs , they teach him how to smoke a joint .


after healing a woman of a stroke , william picks up another pastor who desires to learn the deeper things of god .


can henrik win the competition and elena 's heart , and what will happen with the magic shoes ?


it 's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script .


this is a man 's man , a ladies man , a super-hero : he 's ted davis : `` bachelorman `` when the woman of his dreams , `` heather `` moves in next door , ted 's ordeal begins .


lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .


sometimes being honest and truthful is all you need . . . sometimes .


some , like the inmate philosopher , 451 , see the evil of their ways and repent , doing the best to keep their humanity .


the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense .


a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan 's heroes star bob crane .


. . . the best movie featuring the next generation cast , and a movie that 's ( almost ) every bit as great as [ treks ] ii and vi .


the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it


it 's a setup so easy it borders on facile , but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast .


klein ischgl actually turns out to be a stone-age-like townlet ( 9 inhabitants ) up the mountain , and t & # 252 ; rlichs grandfather , who runs the place , even resists to electricity and indoor plumbing .


hundert 's challenge is to change this young man while maintaining his integrity .


however , tania , his wife , tries to push him away from his criminal life , with no success .


methodical , measured , and gently tedious in its comedy , secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .


ruthie & # 38 ; connie demonstrates the wit and wisdom , heartache and joy of these two wonderfully funny and deeply complex women who live their private lives in public and with passion .


even people clueless about skateboarding can enjoy dogtown and z-boys .


but now there is a new threat , matt addison has fully mutated into a seemingly unstoppable creature , code named nemesis , who will stop at nothing until everything around it is dead , but it also has another agenda .


the film might have been more satisfying if it had , in fact , been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles .


thoughtless , random , superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents


this astounding documentary puts reality tv to shame and reminds us of just how unreal that prefabricated situation-based dreck really is .


the daughter of italian immigrants born in s & # 227 ; o paulo , she had to overcome traumas , among these , the suicide of her parents .


with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap .


excellent performances from jacqueline bisset and martha plimpton grace this deeply touching melodrama .


he no longer recognizes his wife isabelle nor his young son antoine nor his best friend fred .


tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in berlin during its heyday in the 80s when berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern germany .


there 's plenty of footage here of some of the world 's best djs at work , and it 's impressive , even for someone uninterested in the genre .


talkiness is n't necessarily bad , but the dialogue frequently misses the mark .


intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story 's least interesting subject .


these human encyclopedias of cinema see two to five films a day , and from 600 to 2 , 000 films per year .


in a coastal north carolinian small town in the mid 1990 's , a boy from the popular but troubled undirected group of students gets busted , and for punishment , you guessed it , has to do community service activities which include the high school 's spring play .


this is as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material .


your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn .


stealing harvard does n't care about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor .


a virus has escaped in a secret facility called `` the hive , `` turning the staff into hungry zombies and releasing the mutated lab `` animals `` that they were studying .


he discovers a dark side to the circus and decides to leave , but finds he is caught between his love of a circus girl and the dark hand of the boss who is determined he stays .


the two friends devise a plan to dress up in drag , commit a minor felony , get caught and then sent to the same prison in order to retrievie the ticket .


a woman stands on the shore , looking off into the flooded valley where her friends and neighbors once lived .


[ denis ' ] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product .


the unexplored story opportunities of `` punch-drunk love `` may have worked against the maker 's minimalist intent but it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson .


triple x is a double agent , and he 's one bad dude . when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation , it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed .


spurning her mother 's insistence that she get on with her life , mary is thrown out of the house , rejected by joe , and expelled from school as she grows larger with child .


when she is discovered stealing money from the hotel , she turns to her friend zidanes for help .


there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer .


principle photography began in july 1999 when the band , bering strait , entered the united states and began recording their first album in nashville .


[ d ] oes n't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful .


in the next town over , desiree perry has returned to visit and show off her new anesthesiologist husband , reggie .


significant for the chilling moments when the children echo the very sentiments that continue to fuel the middle east conflict .


but throughout these years , she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison .


the careful compositions in the taiwanese what time is it there ? give us plenty of time to search for meaning and to wonder what the movie is trying to say .


living hermit-like and existing on a strict alcohol diet , mudd 's world has collapsed .


a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one 's mother .


the film first relates the journey of afghans refugees fleeing the bombing and war around herat and other cities to take refuge in ill-equipped camps .


it sounds sick and twisted , but the miracle of shainberg 's film is that it truly is romance


anna is the jewish daughter of a spanish mother and a greek father .


most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant .


isidor 's tortilla heaven is the best restaurant in new mexico maybe even the world .


portrait of immigrant youth in two european countries , france and norway , where violence and illegal activity have become a part of everyday life , and where the search for identity can quickly take a dangerous turn .


it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .


. . . if you 're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie , you might want to catch freaks as a matinee .


birot 's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honorM-i ) is n't so much bad as it is bland .


price has to pretend he is also gay in order to stay hidden .


two pairs , each married for quite a long time , are living in a small east german town .


a strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two


explores the question of whether it 's ever too late to say 'i love you ' .


through intimate conversations with top japanese artists , scholars and devotees from all cultures and walks of life , we reveal the multi-faceted appeal of the anime world .


well-written , nicely acted and beautifully shot and scored , the film works on several levels , openly questioning social mores while ensnaring the audience with its emotional pull .


will she get it , or will death get her first ?


enter nick , charlie 's best friend , who does his best to help the only way he knows how : distracting charlie with parties and girls .


de niro cries . you 'll cry for your money back .


a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan .


no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuaM-gM-co , harold ramis deve ter saM-mdo da cama com o pM-i esquerdo . e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme tambM-im .


scenes in which the band grooves with modern musicians montell jordan and joan osborne singing covers are spectacular .


director barry sonnenfeld and company retain much of the rubbery alien slapstick humor .


it 's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage .


a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action .


daughter from danang tells the dramatic story of one of these children , heidi bub ( a . k . a . mai thi hiep ) , and her vietnamese mother , mai thi kim , separated at the war 's end and reunited 22 years later .


the romantic triangle leads to a surprising conclusion as the young man 's secret motive has explosive consequences .


it 's a pleasurable revelation to see foster feel out a role , both emotively and physically , with the well-marshaled gusto that she does here .


she has an emotional bond with a casino owner ( deepak tijori ) .


drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .


rarely has skin looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in trouble every day .


the last ones , in denial of the inevitable , have waited too long in the security of their own homes .


real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way .


with the help of a sexy and elusive young woman named bad girl ( king ) , they come together to do battle with the kung fu master who 'll stop at nothing to get the scroll .


the crime matters less than the characters , although the filmmakers supply enough complications , close calls and double-crosses to satisfy us .


alex has replaced former roommate nicole ; the ex-best-friend , ex-girlfriend who in true clich & # 233 ; form screwed carrie , andy and an a-list director .


set in the colourful world of horseracing , horseplay follows the chaotic life of a wannabe horse trainer as he deals with the turf , the ladies and everyone else out to get him .


judging from the strength of this superbly enigmatic film , oliveira himself seems far from ready to go home .


she drags along her best friend marie ( jenny ) , and marie 's boyfriend sean ( john ) and kid brother scott ( jonathan ) .


it 's everything you do n't go to the movies for .


based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the war of liberation ( 1918-1920 ) that ensured estonia 's independence , the film tells about a group of young schoolboys heading to the front to fight the army of soviet russia .


he - rugged , handsome , the independent outdoor type - is hitching a ride back to la and knows a good bet when he sees one .


stranded on hawaii , experiment # 626 ca n't actually do much harm : water all around , no big cities and two well-equipped representatives of the galactic federation already following close behind to catch him again .


maudlin and melodramatic we expected . boring we did n't .


fired in disgrace , kids show host randolph smiley finds himself out on the street , while his replacement sheldon mopes , finds himself on the fast track to success with a new hit show as the proud purple rhino smoochy .


his wife , katharine ross , tries to mediate .


a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the free-thinking lifestyle of the '70s .


in some cases love means actual love , in other cases it means sex , and in one case it means losing one 's virginity .


it 's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate .


the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington 's fine performance in the title role .


on a trip through texas to mexico , a group of teens pick up the survivor of a massacre that took place the night before .


human nature is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was , but it tries too hard .


a rebellious misfit , she is sent to summer camp by her frustrated parents .


in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .


the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers .


as he returns to moscow he finds a new world ruled by underworld bosses , criminal clans fighting each other and utter chaos on the desperately keeping appearances streets of russian capital .


dennis clegg is in his thirties and lives in a halfway house for the mentally ill in london .


but when the substitute institutes some strange redefinitions of naughty and nice , putting christmas at risk , it 's up to scott to return with a new bag of magic to try to save christmas .


the catholic church and the irish courts decide the doyle children put into church-run orphanages .


the tale of ancanar is an original fantasy story inspired by the author j . r . r . tolkien .


and the conclusion of the story is how the four attempt to pull off their master plan , this well-thought-out bank robbery .


the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .


a static and sugary little half-hour , after-school special about interfaith understanding , stretched out to 90 minutes .


ben rubin , a young israeli internist vying for the position of surgeon , learns that his internship has been terminated and he has been chosen to accompany abraham lazar , the hospital administrator and his wife , dori on a trip to india .


epic battles , spectacular effects and multiple story lines make the two towers a most excellent middle chapter in the lord of the rings film trilogy .


throughout their journey they survive gun battles , vicious hand to hand fighting , vision blurring car chases and a heart stopping train wreck hundreds of feet above a rocky gorge .


it has a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance , sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care , but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame .


evokes a little of the fear that parents have for the possible futures of their children -- and the sometimes bad choices mothers and fathers make in the interests of doing them good .


portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama .


two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity .


what makes how i killed my father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching .


trapped in a lovers triangle and ruthless game of lust , greed , and betrayal we follow one woman 's hypnotic journey to discover her true self . . .


a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms .


after returning home from a two week trial in chicago , rachel bishop ( rachel nord ) finds her sister emily bishop ( nancy walters ) missing .


this event leads to deep thoughts about marriage , friendship , relationships and last not least life itself .


( hamlet ) privilege seeks to produce a subliminal confrontation with its ever-shifting subject matter , much as the body is reputed to create vortexes of healing and repose in response to traumas .


and suddenly , she spots her beloved , wandering over sand dunes and brings the exhausted patricia to his oasis called 'shangri-la ' . . .


no such thing may be far from perfect , but those small , odd hartley touches help you warm to it .


to worsen things , during the holidays aksel gets teamed up with the two girls , fatima and annika , to perform a song to the local youth club 's song contest , melodi grand prix .


with dickens ' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath 's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told .


from the trembling fury of gheorgiu 's tosca to the penetrating stare of raimondi 's scarpia , this tosca blazes with passion . at its best , it 's sublime .


some of the featured art events include `` burial in space `` by woodpussy ( a group of musicians and pyro-technicians who blast their deceased founder into space in a rocket of their own creation ) ; `` nebulous entity `` and `` futura deluxe `` ( two large , roving installation pieces engineered using mathematics derived from fields of neural networks , ecological systems and fractals ) ; and a performance artist dea million who stages her `` wedding `` to america .


. . . one big laugh , three or four mild giggles , and a whole lot of not much else .


bold , imaginative , rational and persuasive an account of the lethally dangerous world we live in , the sum of all fears is an international spy drama with visceral impact .


continually challenges perceptions of guilt and innocence , of good guys and bad , and asks us whether a noble end can justify evil means .


but does she realize , that this version of francis , douglas and henry is in reality her grown up son alan ( timothy bottoms ) . . . ?


the other members of the po-boys - peter , joseph and guy , are also facing a musician 's mid-life crisis in a business that the age 30 is seen as over the hill .


he lures her back to las vegas to continue her career .


the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film 's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport .


about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through .


a new reality-style game show , `` treasure hunt `` has invited a cast of contestants , including a los angeles cop who 's joined to try and make up for an earlier pr blunder , to a tropical island to hunt for a buried treasure worth ten million dollars .


it takes viewers on an intimate road trip across north america - from a polyamory conference in the catskills , a swingers ' convention in las vegas , to long-term multipartner families in california .


eight year old maria has her bicycle stolen , and like a lightning from the clear sky ploddy the policicar comes to the rescue !


[ haynes ' ] homage to such films as `` all that heaven allows `` and `` imitation of life `` transcends them . simply put , `` far from heaven `` is a masterpiece .


if you go to attic town you 'll find a place where the streets have no names and you can never turn back .


all very stylish and beautifully photographed , but far more trouble than it 's worth , with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion .


what 's most memorable about circuit is that it 's shot on digital video , whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large . . . and small . . . with considerable aplomb .


becoming fast friends , they soon both moved with their families near coney island , where they became active community leaders .


watching haneke 's film is , aptly enough , a challenge and a punishment . but watching huppert , a great actress tearing into a landmark role , is riveting .


ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer 's memory .


upon getting together on their spring break , they realize that they are bored in their small suburban connecticut hometown .


kidd deals with lust and egoism the way a surgeon is interested in a tumor . he exposes ugly attitudes but maintains compassion for his mean-spirited subject .


what if your most controversial act turned out to be the most traditional thing in the world ?


the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . but the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences


this is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least .


it 's a good thing that woolly mammoths are extinct , because this movie will have every kid in the schoolyard wishing for their very own .


someone killed legendary porn king fat guy , and detectives moose & # 38 ; squirrel must go deep undercover ( literally ) to find the murderer with the help of their `` special `` homicide unit .


overall , it 's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .


`` the ballad of bering strait `` is a two and a half year epic that follows bering strait 's amazing cultural fusion-coming of age journey in america .


it is a look into one of the major social issues of the 21st century , inmigration .


anyone who can count to five ( the film 's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going .


about as enjoyable , i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces . . . positively dreadful .


but there is indie rock , a restless entrepreneurial spirit , and carly , morgan and chuck , three optimistic post college grads , ready to make their splash in the world .


before they can win some money , a local mob boss , frank finnigan , sees the horse and steals it as payment for the gambling debt of tony , a local jockey and single parent .


aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better .


a year later , strange things start to happen , as each person that was connected to the hit and run incident is being killed . . . one


our america is the true story of two bright and ambitious chicago teenagers who , living in one of the worst inner-city neighborhoods in the country , get a chance to become reporters for npr .


when it comes to entertainment , children deserve better than pokemon 4ever .


geordie ( thom fitzgerald ) , a visiting canadian pornographer , bogdan ( mihai calota ) , a reluctant city dog-catcher , and nathalie ( alberta watson ) , a lonely diplomat 's wife - each risks losing everything as they become embroiled in the struggles of bucharest 's abandoned children , gypsies , dogs and beggars .


there are now two signs that m . night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .


jonathan parker 's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .


her struggle for freedom and a sense of identity culminates in a conflict where the one love may not be the one you can trust and the habits with which one sleepwalks through life are not easily broken .


if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side , that 's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you inM-^Eand making you sweat .


feels aimless for much of its running time , until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives , leaving questions in its wake .


this sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama . he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery , and the film seems as deflated as he does .


despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments , super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development .


a dark and quirky comedy set in an eccentric north london jewish old age home , paradise grove revolves around a dysfunctional family comprising 79-year-old izzie goldberg , determined to die with dignity , his daughter dee perry , a mixture of traditional jewish mother and child of the sixties , and her teenage son keith , who 's half-black and half-jewish , and understandably undergoing an identity crisis .


it 's a celebration of self-confidence and a slap in the face of a society that cherises impossibly unnatural physical perfection .


and what dark secret does the house harbour that leaves them feeling as though they 're being watched by more than just a million pairs of eyes ?


none of this sounds promising and , indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any 'comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens .


a corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice ; a young woman discovers she 's pregnant , and her boyfriend is unfeeling ; and a young man calls a prostitute it 's the first time for both , and neither can go through with it .


a newscaster for the channel 7 eyewitness news complains about how god has only made his life a total waste .


twists of fate along the way test and strain their relationship even further .


desta vez , columbus capturou o pomo de ouro .


at his request , she puts him to death to end his suffering and is subsequently charged with murder .


will they be able to finally destroy the tall man for good ?


legendary irish writer brendan behan 's memoir , borstal boy , has been given a loving screen transferral .


any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy , there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors .


an inexplicable crack in the pyrenees mountains provokes excitement and scientific curiosity .


on this tricky topic , tadpole is very much a step in the right direction , with its blend of frankness , civility and compassion .


impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess , his young son kilo yearns to follow in his footsteps .


the off-center humor is a constant , and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery .


the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration .


'loosely based on a true love story ' is a romantic comedy starring kate hudson as emma and luke wilson as alex . alex is an author whose writer 's block and gambling debts have landed him in a jam .


when kanna comes back from nagpur both the persons he loved the most rupi and ghisu are not there for him .


the gripping story of the dutch bettien martens , based on true facts .


ben 's rock-solid , promising future and romance with amy are turned upside-down with the arrival of madison bell .


naxalites are becoming more and more popular among tribles because of their capacity to give instant justice and more and more youths are joining them .


former maintenance man gary fitch becomes the least likely candidate for mayor of santa monica , california , when he teams up with the wackiest `` dream-team `` imaginable : glory , a former high-priced call-girl ; his homeless buddy foster edwards , iii ; and shane martinez , a gay delivery boy .


eric has married his high school sweetheart , has a good job , his first house , yet he jokes about all the things he 's missed in life .


a movie that 's just plain awful but still manages to entertain on a guilty-pleasure , so-bad-it's-funny level .


but harper himself is a suspect in several bomb attacks , one of which killed rachel 's partner and friend .


a disaster of a drama , saved only by its winged assailants .


this is n't an original film , but it is an effective one .


poets concentrates on locations and issues within the uk and in an oblique way referencing poetry to the topography , at first seemingly random and esoterical , slowly and ultimately questioning the very nature of our british culture and heritage .


perhaps no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions .


dance teacher ramu leaves india to go to america and join his cousin who is rich and successful .


an un-relentless action film that will attract , through word of mouth , all those hooked on gaming on their pc 's and drag them back into the cinema auditoriums .


how do a man who has never loved and a woman who refused to ever love again deal with the fact that they are meant to be together ?


francophiles will snicker knowingly and you 'll want to slap them .


it is story of an innocent boy ( krishna ) .


kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other . ( kirshner wins , but it 's close . )


a film at once depressing and uplifting -- depressing in terms of the sad , often horrifying subjects of nachtwey 's photographs but uplifting in terms of his commitment and integrity .


on the surface , their exchanges are trivial and stilted .


passing himself as a single father , he starts to meet a string of single mums , confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment .


gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up .


though ronnie works at hope house he does n't follow procedure when he finds sarah wandering outside the confines .


rachel soon finds herself involved with the playground and on the killers hitlist .


the question is , will their lives change forever with the riches that come along with professional sports , or will they be destined to live a life in their home country , asking forever , what if ?


after three rowdy guys get booted from their frat house , they dress up as women and pledge the `` ugly girl `` sorority , where they figure they 'll blend right in .


. . . a fluffy , flaky croissant of a culture clash comedy , barely substantial enough for a feature but just light and tasty enough to satisfy .


you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell .


anxious to use artificial life to improve the world , rosetta stone , ( tilda swinton ) , a bio-geneticist creates a recipe for cyborgs and uses her own dna in order to breed three self replicating automatons , part human , part computer named ruby , olive and marine ( also played by tilda swinton ) .


beginning with the world trade center 's north tower afire and billowing dense smoke , and ending on the vast expanse of ash-brown debris the following morning , the first 24 hours documents `` ground zero `` in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on september 11 , 2001 .


it is a dark comedy that challenges the traditional ideas of marriage and questions the societal values of money and sex .


george discovers both the princess and the truth behind her strange disappearance .


the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective .


now , it 's up to kimberly , along with the help of flight 180 junkie thomas burke , clear rivers , and the mortician william bloodworth , kimberly must find a way to stop death before it 's to late . . .


after losing his and young son to divorce , he finds no alternative but to kidnap the boy inevitably dragging him through a harrowing journey of grief and as he learns to accept himself .


from the late master filmmaker krzysztof kieslowski comes 'heaven ' , the first installment of a trilogy .


the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of .


her constant groans and howls of amorous pleasure turn ted 's domain of conquest and libidinous triumph into a nightmare world of bachelorman-interruptus .


in 8 minutes we go into the life of a little boy who tries to get away with not doing his task .


under the pressure of her psychological assaults , sam 's do-gooder vaneer cracks and his true nature is revealed .


offers a gentle summer fantasy for both grown-ups and little ones .


an empty exercise , a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance .


. . . if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special , the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes , it drags .


the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately do n't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays .


however , the enemy terrorists learn of his secret identity and kidnap his girlfriend/fiancee ( gabriel macht ) .


the ridiculed home secretary is slowly coming to life , but in his way stands a paranoid defense secretary .


what better place for a writer to pick up a girl ?


. . . while dark water is n't a complete wash ( no pun intended ) , watched side-by-side with ringu , it ultimately comes off as a pale successor .


chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe .


what if hitler did n't die in berlin at the end of the war ?


too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging . . . the isle defies an easy categorization .


the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .


welcoming the challenge , roger guides nick through the city 's wild nightlife for an all-night crash course , only to realize that he -- the adult -- still has something to learn about what women , and men , really want .


i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e . t . the first time i saw it as a young boy . that is because - damn it ! - i also wanted a little alien as a friend !


the crew traveled with the band to their homes in obninsk , russia and to their music conservatories in moscow , documenting how these two girls and five boys became so adept at playing american country music .


nice balance between real emotions and cute movie moments with a hilarious love scene .


louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode , and brother hoffman 's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense .


the venezuelans say things like `` si , pretty much `` and `` por favor , go home `` when talking to americans . that 's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly . ``


his plan goes awry , however , when the group is forced to work for a drug ring .


its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , steven soderbergh 's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience .


when she begins to question his sanity , she decides to take her chances on her own , only to run into another pair , who on the surface appear to be escaped prisoners on the run .


he must fend off beings that seek to gain control over the mysterious black mass .


samira makhmalbaf 's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness , although , it 's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal


but when fred is fired , the well runs dry , and our heroes come up with a new plan : make their own `` adult `` film .


capitalizing on his fame as the star of `` hogan 's heroes , `` bob crane ( greg kinnear ) dove into the freewheeling spirit of the 60s and 70s with relish , having affairs with numerous women .


an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited ) picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch .


this is a third-person story now , told by hollywood , and much more ordinary for it .


even if you 're an elvis person , you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd .


but when he realizes that he has to deal with what has got to be god 's most arduous task , listening and answering prayers .


bravely explores the psychic damage inflicted on jean-luc by a withholding , then absent parent .


there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie . . . that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups .


after gruelling training sessions , the three succeed in robbing the bank , but things go haywire .


movie fans , get ready to take off . . . the other direction .


she 's telling her story because she wants to set the record straight , to correct the lies in natalie 's book , which became a bestseller .


the film intercuts between two days , two years apart .


phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose , and it 's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american .


he awakes to what appears to be the next morning only to find that he is one year into the future and is an escaped convict for the murder of his fianc & # 233 ; e .


thirty years ago he was a poor worker who left his girlfriend to pursuit his dream of success .


big-shot executive robert stiles ' car is damaged when parked at the lodge .


as the boyfriend also becomes obsessed , it becomes apparent that something more is happening .


the asylum material is gripping , as are the scenes of jia with his family .


the pair wave farewell in the airport and yoyo returns to hong kong to further her studies , while cheung continues to write his unfinished dissertation .


when fowler introduces pyle to his beautiful young vietnamese mistress phuong ( hai yen ) the three become swept up in a tempestuous love triangle that leads to a series of startling revelations and finally - murder .


nevertheless , carlos puts his artistic aspirations on hold to take over the store and care for his father .


wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically , and borrows heavily from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own .


it is that rare combination of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness .


behind in rent , losing any real day jobs they have , they plan a bank robbery .


believing himself capable of understanding people from the other side of the track , michael fails to recognize that the ex-con is manipulating him and so sets off a catastrophic chain of events in the community .


working in secret , the progressive group organised the 1959 theatre boycott to end segregation in movie theatres in hamilton .


the soviet union has collapsed and armenia is on the verge of her independence .


as charming , humorous and heimisch as its nomadic subjects .


a film within a film , this is a contemporary story of the making of a historical epic about the armenian holocaust between 1915 and 1918 .


the result is solemn and horrifying , yet strangely detached .


beautiful , gentle people of all color of skin surround her and care about her .


as janice , eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .


the angst-ridden , affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging .


a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney .


there 's no denying how nice it is to see veteran actors bob hoskins , michael caine and helen mirren interacting with each other on screen .


sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it .


for the most part , the film does hold up pretty well .


soon , they discover that their x-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground , from the air , and in the sea , ruled by an evil entity in the house of the dead . . .


if the movie is finally stuck halfway been cinema and prose , miller proves that it 's not an unfertile place to linger .


beautifully shot sequences episodically shift back and forth from the past to the present .


guru gulab is married to vikrant 's stepsister preeti ( preeti jhangiani ) .


once there , she finds more than she expected .


a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set . . . a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .


a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell .


certain that there 's only one way to find out the truth , rachel returns to the hospital .


their letter has been received in whitehall and merton corroborates their heroic story .


when rodney is hired to kill a blackmailer who has dirt on a u . s . congressional candidate , it 's just another dead body for a fat wad of cash .


for all its brilliant touches , dragon loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion .


however due to roxie 's new found fame , velma is forgotten about .


purely propaganda , a work of unabashed hero worship , it is nonetheless -- and likely inadvertently -- a timely and invaluable implicit reminder of the role that u . s . foreign policy has played in the rise of castro .


so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along .


the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date .


the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you 're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller .


gangster no . 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults .


in late summer 1973 , michael skid , the son of a well-to-do judge , returns home and rents a dilapidated farm .


brosnan 's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes .


as well as a study of mepe 's demise ; an american made dam that stopped the flow of the river which fishermen depended on for survival .


the film follows haris , a hip , handsome afghan-american artist who shows his work at a downtown manhattan art gallery .


an exhaustive investigation into the roots and after-effects of the revolutions and counter-revolutions that rocked france , the u . s . , china , latin america and czechoslovakia in 1967 and 1968 .


they are living eye-witnesses of the end of an era : 800 years of the death penalty in europe .


crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls .


the filmmakers wisely decided to let crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story around him .


a few months later , both parties realize their mistake and find out that 'getting back what you had ' is not so easy .


as alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle to the charming yet somewhat opinionated stenographer , emma challenges his ideas at every turn .


he stays at the guesthouse without accepting any lodgers and has created his own world avoiding contact with others .


although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation . . . its three-hour running time plays closer to two .


an ingenious and often harrowing look at damaged people and how families can offer either despair or consolation .


life , love , and the fear of failing . . .


like `` this is spinal tap `` , only with more pathetic protagonists- and funnier !


this only leads to increased anxiety and fear in nicholas .


they 're visiting regularly , some of them even daily , to see the movies of their youth .


lieutenant hart must then defend the black pilot against charges before an obviously racist american tribunal ; unaware that the trial itself is only a front for the real secret of the prison camp .


a near perfect fusion of computer and cel animation .


shot as a `` behind-the-scenes `` look at how a fictional kung-fu movie is made , the film is basically a movie about the making of a movie .


as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .


but lulu is newly single and the last thing she needs is a man in her life .


the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold .


two women , one spoiled and clinging , the other unawakened but formidable .


a standard police-oriented drama that , were it not for de niro 's participation , would have likely wound up a tnt original .


the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it 's actually pretty good in the first few minutes .


likely to expertly drum up repressed teenage memories in any viewer .


the union , however , faces its own internecine battles as factions inside the organization , one led by james p . hoffa ( son of the infamous jimmy hoffa ) , vie for power .


a modestly comic , modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that , in terms of authenticity , is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight .


however , she also finds links to a foundation that runs a shelter for battered women , paradiset .


desperate ) ones who undergo sexually-charged secret rituals and become the 'the chosen few ' .


anmol comes to india with his father-in- law ( paresh rawal ) and the moment they step into india they are picked up by choto chhatri ( johny lever ) , who takes them to a local goon , eaida anna ( sunil shetty ) .


it would n't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $ 7 . 00 .


the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it 's offensive , but that it 's boring .


and it seems that the only thing that he ca n't do , is alter a person 's free will , so if he wants her back , he has to do it the hard way .


what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between .


all the firefighters who participated in the film were friends and collegues of the six firemen who lost their lives .


blisteringly rude , scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys , the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .


he is a homeless street performer who brings shakespeare 's soliloquies to life each afternoon on various street corners around the city of denver .


nakata 's technique is to imply terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects .


the problem is n't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball .


the problem with all of this : it 's not really funny .


two american tourists on a romantic camping trip are brutally murdered .


he takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students .


the film is darkly atmospheric , with herrmann quietly suggesting the sadness and obsession beneath hearst 's forced avuncular chortles .


the film is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen .


moody , heartbreaking , and filmed in a natural , unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not .


each of the principals has a radically different way of dealing with it .


a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 .


even though the film runs a brief 71 minutes -- finishing off with footage of reno talking with new yorkers on the street in the aftermath of 9/11 -- reno shows enough gusto to make you a fan .


the main characters are dr . kanna ( sharad kapoor ) , his fianc & # 233 ; e rupi ( ms . nandita das ) , rajayya ( makrand deshpande ) as naxalite commander , inspector despande ( sayaji shinde ) , ghisu ( vijay raj ) and dattu ( rajpal yadav ) .


effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience .


chris , a radio dj , and his wife , katrin , who works at a truck stop , are friends with uwe , who owns a snack bar , and his wife , ellen , who sells perfume .


but with little hope of breaking the game 's vicious cycle of money , dark deeds and long spells of incarceration , mel 's life represents everything tiz is trying to escape .


is the history of two workers of the trains , a professor and a little child that decide to sequester an old train that has been sold to usa for a movie production .


it did to paul strang , an ex-high school teacher drinking his life away after being nearly killed by a student .


for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope , there 's something creepy about this movie .


how often do you see a movie about a subject that truly frightens you ?


but when their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush , the ruthless killers realize that one of them is a cop .


crudup 's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families .


about amy 's cuteness , amy 's career success ( she 's a best-selling writer of self-help books who ca n't help herself ) , and amy 's neuroses when it comes to men .


it 's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn .


there 's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies .


the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner , who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act .


superbly photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen .


a film that presents an interesting , even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations .


the film follows 17-year-old cassandra mortmain ( romola garai ) , and the fortunes of her eccentric family , struggling to survive in a decaying english castle .


sharp , lively , funny and ultimately sobering film .


julie is a smart and spunky fifteen year old who lost her family to syndicate killers .


ted norwood summons all his resistance to finally quit his seemingly successful carreer , only to be outmaneuvered by a powerful executive who barely even notices that she 's in a test of wills .


in depression-era chicago hitman michael sullivan is known to friends and enemies alike as the angel of death .


davis has energy , but she does n't bother to make her heroine 's book sound convincing , the gender-war ideas original , or the comic scenes fly .


after another drunken night they are soon parted from all their accumulated cash .


but what exactly is good & # 38 ; what exactly is evil ?


several former state and party functionaries interfere in the filmmaking in the hopes of manipulating katerina 's confessions for their own purposes .


when [ reno ] lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w . bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al . , reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture .


the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace .


the inside story sees dean olsen ( curry ) finding a mysterious book in the cellar of his uncle 's ( tingwell ) old house .


ultimately , in the history of the academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago `` in 2002 . zellweger 's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a


set in the los angeles police department in april 1992 , dark blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist rodney king and the subsequent l . a . riots .


even with harris 's strong effort , the script gives him little to effectively probe lear 's soul-stripping breakdown .


billy crystal and robert de niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse .


the film belongs to the marvelous verdu , a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public


gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid . . . a curiously constricted epic .


fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy duncan midge ( hirsch ) is trying to cope with his mother 's death .


graffiti removal has subverted the common obstacles blocking creative expression and become one of the more intriguing and important art movements of our time .


there 's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau .


while navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of south central l . a . , perry and keough must track down cold-blooded killers and face their own demons , which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue .


new york fashion designer melanie carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city 's most eligible bachelor .


'while you were waiting ' explores the complex relationship between cigarette addiction and its effects on family members .


charlie beck is a handsome british charmer , he arrives in a vintage sports car and woos sally until he sweeps her off her feet .


the attempt is courageous , even if the result is wildly uneven .


in the shop we find eddie ( the entertainer ) , an old barber with strong opinions and no customers .


with the help of the sulty nina , sitting alone in the center of the restaurant , simone gets caught up in the flirting , fighting and food and discovers that sometimes , the best things may not be on the menu .


sensitive , insightful and beautifully rendered film . one of the best of the year .


the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum . a rumor of angels does n't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness .


his motives are plain and simple , to meet a woman .


she 's a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange , fateful encounter on a new york street .


a dark contemporary gangster drama set in chicago , shut-eye derives its edgy chemistry from conflicted loyalties .


when the chemical sisters , montreal 's fabulous club kid duo find an unconscious naked boy on their way out from yet another jetset event , they decide to bring him home and take matters into their own glittery hands .


essentially , this is abel fererra 's it 's a wonderful life .


he tells her to keep fighting for her goals but still to compromise .


cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes .


as she makes her way through the dazed world of the city 's junkies , only one person seems able to provide any help : the obsessive and self-destructive miles , the last of the city 's security officers .


feelings he interprets with his five senses reflect the emotions of others , not his own .


the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character .


a strange film employing old home movies and newly shot footage in an effort to expose one hungarian family and their mutiple problems from the 1940s to current .


wanker goths are on the loose ! run for your lives !


'murder by numbers ' is a psychological suspense-thriller that tells the story of a tenacious homicide detective , cassie mayweather ( sandra bullock ) and her new partner sam kennedy ( ben chaplin ) who become pitted against two malevolently brilliant young men ( ryan gosling and michael pitt ) in an ingenious battle of wits as they try to solve a murder case .


the story line follows how making the film transforms the life of an 18-year-old man hired as a driver on the production .


two friends purchase a winning lottery ticket , only to have it stolen by a woman while she is robbing the cafe in which they are having lunch .


beresford nicely mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart . it really is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet 'evelyn . '


mexican crimelord beno gildemontes has stolen classified intelligence data .


the widow 's teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her mother to date a british man whose new in town .


in order to appease the lord of gods indra ( amitabh bachchan ) , custodian of rain , a grand fire sacrifice is being conducted at the palace under the guidance of the chief priest , paravasu ( jackie shroff ) .


throughout all the tumult , a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?


two young mormon missionaries wake up to find themselves evicted from the house , where they had been renting rooms from a now deceased widow .


the values that have held the enterprise crew together through previous adventures and perils do so again-courage , self-sacrifice and patience under pressure .


muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble . but even while his characters are acting horribly , he is always sympathetic .


his older brother junnie offers to coach him on how to be a player , promising martin that within two weeks , she 'll be his .


at the beginning , the cast assembles for a seemingly traditional wedding shower .


feeling like a dope has rarely been more fun than it is in nine queens .


a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .


with nothing to go on but his dreams and gut instinct , vince launches into his own search for ellen . . . or is he really searching for sara ?


. . . delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story .


terri ( eve ) is a hard-edged woman who ca n't seem to leave her two-timing boyfriend .


before long , pazuzu , the demon from the movies , fully possesses the boy and father merrin is the only one who can stop pazuzu 's evil plan of world domination .


to my taste , the film 's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation .


whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy , a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us . if horses could fly , this is surely what they 'd look like .


caught in an intrigue of baby-snatching , a bounty hunter and diaper-changing , dave and ruby spend a hilarious , unexpected and wild night together .


as the girls begin to bond , laura gradually begins to find herself abandoning the safety of the fantasy and falling into her first real friendship .


a counterfeit 1000 tomin bank note is passed in a bazaar .


this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror .


paralyzed by the discovery he is only capable of leaving with a stupid excuse , trying to hide from ana the anguish that barely lets him breath .


it seems that vince 's sister , sara , has shown up too , about 22 years after she was abducted and murdered .


despite the inexperience of the director and his cast , there 's rarely a false moment .


absurdities and clichM-is accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .


it 's all very cute , though not terribly funny if you 're more than six years old .


ca n't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? try this obscenely bad dark comedy , so crass that it makes edward burns ' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde .


but they 're also so much more , as you 'll find out in deborah dickson 's powerful and intimate documentary .


between bursts of automatic gunfire , the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism .


it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans , but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow , peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture .


jacki resolves to play this one last gig and then throw in the towel if she does not find success .


when max 's performance is no competition for producers ' nephews and bigger `` names , `` his only option is to cripple the competition - literally .


edi is wrongly accused of having raped the girl whose brothers have got the control over one of the city areas .


lapd patrol officer trey sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off .


this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone 's career .


provides the kind of 'laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor , amusing characters , and a happy ending . after seeing 'analyze that , ' i feel better already .


this roller coaster tale teams a young man , will turner , with an unlikely ally in rogue pirate jack sparrow .


of course , this is n't the best idea , since it involves sneaking into gun-nut carl 's house in the middle of the night .


what if fate intervened and hitler was forced into hiding in post-war london ?


i did n't find much fascination in the swinging . what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . but that they are doing it is thought-provoking .


an edgy indie-psychological drama about an alluring but mixed-up l . a . girl who flip-flops between facing life 's uncertainty under her own direction or `` the good life `` provided by a wealthy , disturbing middle-aged benefactor .


as before , the resistance was able to send another t-800 as a protector for john , and its still a question of which one will reach him first . . .


when his only friend and co-worker dies , a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural new jersey .


many have no physical sex lives , living instead in a world of romance with stars like james dean or audrey hepburn .


he 's sixteen and lives with his younger sister , mother cheryl and her boyfriend john , in a modest house in bakersfield , california .


he seems impossible to stop as when the possessed guest is killed , murray passes into the killer to continue his mission of murdering all nine of them .


to spite the hated infidel ways of her father , she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling ( not too hard ) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband .


willy , on impulse , takes her captive and murders her .


the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy .


the story follows a visit to bobby by his mother .


'you 'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half , but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied . you 'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter . . . '


as a young man , walter t . shaw jr . saw his father go unaccredited for his remarkable work and set out on his ironically celebrated career in crime .


if the last man were the last movie left on earth , there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows .


but early on there are signs of trouble , and lena is prey to suspicions no one else need consider : a new face may be a new kid in town-or a face from the grave .


shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high .


in an isolated town named raccoon city , the largest corporate supplier of healthcare , medical supplies , and defense technology has a secret research facility located half a mile underground called the hive .


it 's a shame that pokemon 4ever 's dialogue is so trite and flatly delivered because the tale itself presents serious ideas worthy of more poetic language .


tor loves jessica but his life has got stuck in a rut .


an interview with rick rescorla , head of security for morgan stanley dean witter , filmed in his office on the 44th floor of the world trade center in 1998 .


bittersweet comedy/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some really adorable italian guys .


a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor .


but her stepmother bitch was to ruin it all .


. . . the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .


its salient points are simultaneously buried , drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary .


. . . a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause .


but zamindar narayan mukherjee ( vijay crishna ) , devdas ' father , met paro 's mother sumitra 's ( kiran kher ) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance .


it 's hard not to like a film that has sky divers jumping out of helicopters to catch flying dragons in a big net .


an endearingly offbeat romantic comedy with a great meet-cute gimmick .


it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess , piss on trees , b . s . one another and put on a show in drag .


a brutal and funny work . nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully .


it 's like every bad idea that 's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place , minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ) .


when sara ( elizabeth hurley ) is served divorce papers while she is in new york , she is stunned .


whenever you think you 've figured out late marriage , it throws you for a loop .


the overall result is an intelligent , realistic portrayal of testing boundaries .


they wander around japan in panda outfits , wreak havoc on a once civilized golf court , they even do stunts involving live alligators , and so on .


4 friends , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it 's the ultimate redneck road-trip .


it 's a decent glimpse into a time period , and an outcast , that is no longer accessible , but it does n't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor .


a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter .


when danny 's beloved grandfather dies , does his greed overcome his love ?


three mischevious employees ( paulo costanzo , woody harrelson , alicia silverstone ) of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob at the same time , however none of them knows about the others .


the performances are strong , though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times .


borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy .


there 's something about a marching band that gets me where i live .


one of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one , but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them .


to confirm his worst fears , thomas sprints outside and discovers that it is not just a terrible dream - his vision may never be the same .


two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending .


for sokurov , the hermitage -- home to generations of romonovs and repository of so much russian history -- is the ark of the russian soul , guarding it affectionately until the world sees better days .


a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness .


it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us .


unfortunately , a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style .


jack valento has the goods on the da and casts a mean shadow over his hand-picked micro-community of indentured employees .


the truly independent film , the after school special , was a simple story that said so much and touched people in so many ways .


strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose , and in that oh-so-important category , the four feathers comes up short .


charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions .


the you-are-there style ultimately enhances abc africa 's ability to get inside the soul of uganda , and of the viewer .


thus , it is only natural that kyle begins a steady decline towards becoming one of the monsters he despises .


as his agent pushes him to be bigger , and valerie , the bakery owner , adds a surprise of her own , stan begins to strain under the pressures of mass production while simultaneously trying to create hand painted masterpieces . . .


documentary about brazil 's best surfers , doing their thing on the best beaches around the world , located in hawaii , indonesia , brazil , south africa and california .


based on nick hornby 's popular british novel , about a boy is a comedy-drama starring hugh grant as will , a rich , child-free and irresponsible londoner in his thirties who , in search of available women , invents an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings .


together , miller , kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .


i do n't think this movie loves women at all .


the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything .


a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that 's pretty toxic in its own right .


delia is a spirited , working-class woman from a small town in new york who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim the power she has lost .


jim and michelle are getting married , and need to do it quickly because jim 's grandmother is sick and wants to see jim walk down the aisle .


it just might all be bearable , somehow possible to live through , if it were n't for those damned 'monsters ' that keep trying to kill him .


fessenden continues to do interesting work , and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget . but the problem with wendigo , for all its effective moments , is n't really one of resources .


will you go ape over this movie ? well , it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises , but it 's definitely worth taking a look .


ruled by instant gratification and material desires , they plot to steal a napoleon collection from one of their parents ' homes .


an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .


the plot has a number of holes , and at times it 's simply baffling .


edgar gets wind inez is up to something and blows his cool , beating her and making her a prisoner in their own home .


taken seriously , it 's not much to think about , but taken as a dirtier version of other girlie films . . . it 's at least entertaining and sexy fun .


bM-iart and berling are both superb , while huppert . . . is magnificent .


after five years of research and shooting , this unique film is now completed .


in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way .


in imax in short , it 's just as wonderful on the big screen .


aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships .


a member of a vigilante group , fields decides to go undercover with a hidden camera and cross with a group of undocumented immigrants .


she 's saving money for a ticket to rome to get out of her life and visit an italian with whom she had a one night stand several months ago .


director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning .


tsai ming-liang 's ghosts are painfully aware of their not-being .


big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new , self-deprecating level .


a woozy , roisterous , exhausting mess , and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect .


it has something of the aura of four weddings and a funeral about it , mixed in with a bit of bridget jones 's diary , but the movie 's just too different , too risky for huge popularity .


an indelible and ultimately moving vision of humanity buffeted by the elements and by international political tides .


during the course of the night each of the friends comes to terms with their lives and relationships and how they are not whom they thought each other was .


the stakes are high and the characters have to face their fears , their futures and their fellow grads as the game , and their lives , advance towards the climactic ending .


this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem .


the film focuses on the relationships between each of the four people and what happens when an affair takes place between two of them who are not married to each other and logically betraying the two remaining characters .


through trial and failures , she teaches him to use the power of eternal souls to solve both his professional and personal problems .


impossible as it may sound , this film 's heart is even more embracing than monty , if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition .


my oh my , is this an invigorating , electric movie .


the latest vapid actor 's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler 's reigen .