Taking a very different approach to "The Sea Inside," in which Javier Bardem played a suicidal quadriplegic, the movie boasts an equally fine lead performance, by Mathieu Amalric, and matches that film's broad appeal. More
Having nicely established her big-screen credibility with the summer hit "Knocked Up," Katherine Heigl tries a little further "Grey's Anatomy" moonlighting on for size with "27 Dresses." But while Heigl is terrific, this uninspired romantic comedy is considerably less so. More
With the glory of "The Lord of the Rings" cycle now fading, New Line looks to this first of a projected series of films derived from Philip Pullman's widely read trilogy, "His Dark Materials," to get the studio back in the fantasy game. This film just might do the trick. More
PARK CITY -- Barely remembered in the West, the rape of Nanking -- then the capital of China -- by the Japanese imperial forces in 1937 stands as a gruesome testimonial to man's inhumanity to man. More
AUSTIN -- Both an epic and a miniature, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest uses the fewest possible brush strokes, spread across a vast canvas, to paint a portrait of greed at the beginning of the American century. Built around another powerhouse performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, it's a certain awards contender. More
TORONTO -- The second film directed by Jason Reitman detonates wisecracks every step of the way, yet never completely disguises the fact that this is a comedy determined to portray the great human values in love and friendship. More
Writer-director Tony Gilroy has a knack for creating strong characters and situations that resonate with tension. It may be formula, but the guy is a solid chemist as he crafts this tale of an unscrupulous law firm "cleaner," played by George Clooney. More
Joel and Ethan Coen's typically superior filmmaking sustains the electrifying mood for most of the picture, but they are undone by being too faithful to the source novel by Cormac McCarthy. More
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