Me and Orson Welles
Set in the week leading up to the opening of a play, this small gem of a movie alternates between a backstage look at the creative process and an amusing love triangle. More »

London River
Two fine performances by two veteran actors make up this quietly touching and powerful drama that serves as a wonderful showcase for the talents of Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyaté. More »

The Messenger
The performances  in "The Messenger" are the most striking element in Oren Moverman's first-time directorial effort. More »

That Evening Sun
The 84-year-old Hal Holbrook shows how it's done in a this tour de force performance as an aging farmer who returns to his Tennessee home to reclaim what is rightfully his. More »

The Men Who Stare at Goats
George Clooney's starring turn in 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' is one of his best and most entertaining performances to date, regardless of genre. More »

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Although the film is at times unrelievedly bleak, the power and grit of its cast lift it emotionally into a place few movies achieve these days. More »

Gentlemen Broncos
If you weren't a fan of the deliberately quirky antics of "Napoleon Dynamite," you should probably avoid "Gentlemen Broncos," the third film from Jared Hess. More »

The Canyon
When a young couple decides to leap off the beaten path to explore nature in all its rugged extremes, you know they are heading for the vacation from hell. More »

The House of the Devil
It would be an interesting experiment: Remove the horror from most horror flicks and what would you get? More »

Amelia
Director Mira Nair has crafted a big, beautiful, and sweeping motion-picture biography about a true American legend, thanks in no small part to Hilary Swank, who is outstanding. More »

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" is so relentlessly dull, one forgets it while watching it. More »

Where the Wild Things Are
Beware of filmmakers who take a classic 10-page children's book and turn it into a bloated, dialogue-laden 96 minute feature film with actors in giant puppet costumes. More »

New York, I Love You
Since the international success of "Paris, je t'aime," it was only a matter of time before the same approach would likely be applied to other cities. More »

Trucker
Michelle Monaghan stars as a beautiful and successful independent truck driver whose idyllic life on the road includes uncomplicated sex with strangers and all-night drinking binges. More »

An Education
"An Education" is a wonderfully bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring a perfect performance by Carey Mulligan. More »

Bronson
Actor Tom Hardy gives one of the most captivating performances this year as real-life convict Michael Peterson, who later in his career took on the moniker Charles Bronson. More »

Zombieland
Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg make a kick-ass funny duo in "Zombieland," an irreverent and riotous comedy surprise that works even better than "Shaun of the Dead." More »

A Serious Man
If there is one thing you will take away from the film it is this: Bad things happen to good people for no reason. To ask why is futile. More »

Surrogates
Entertaining, suspenseful, and original, "Surrogates" is a first-rate sci-fi action thriller that has something pertinent to say about the times we live in. More »

Fame
The studio is selling the 2009 version of "Fame" as a "reinvention" and not a remake, saying only the names have changed. More »

The Burning Plain
"The Burning Plain," starring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, is a disturbing psychological mystery weaving four seemingly disparate stories. More »

Disgrace
Based on J.M. Coetzee's complex novel, "Disgrace" explores the long shadow cast by apartheid and the evolving dynamics between oppressed and oppressor in contemporary South Africa. More »

The Informant
You'll laugh your assets off at "The Informant," a first-rate comedy for our times and a smart, funny, incredible movie treat. More »

(Untitled)
Satirizing New York's trendiest contemporary art and music scene, "(Untitled)" is an original film on several fronts, not least its ambiguous viewpoint. More »

Paris
With a mercifully light touch, writer-director Cédric Klapisch loosely weaves an array of stories, all embracing the film's lofty motifs: life, death, love, loss, age, youth, history, and modernity. More »