Fall, The (2008)

Drama Rated R

“…deserves three-and-a-half stars for its dazzling opening sequence alone.

Three Days of the Condor (1976)

Thriller Rated R

Based on James Grady’s novel, Condor is an efficient exercise in Watergate-era paranoia. Robert Redford plays Joseph Turner, a low-level CIA researcher who returns to the office with lunch one day to find every one of his colleagues murdered. His panic only grows after the CIA agents ordered to bring him in instead try to

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Family Rated PG

"Outside of Japanese anime – and maybe Pixar’s The Incredibles – I can’t think of another animated feature packed with this much exhilarating, ingenious action."

You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“It’s as if Sandler took a trip to Israel and came back with 6,000 jokes about hummus (the 6,000 penis jokes he didn’t have to go anywhere to find).

Promotion, The (2008)

Comedy Rated R

Fueled by a sense of economic desperation that was all too familiar in 2008, The Promotion was my choice as best picture for that year. The wry comedy stars John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott as assistant managers at a grocery store who are vying for a new manager position, but it doesn’t really

Speed Racer (2008)

Action/Adventure Rated PG

“I propose a universal law concerning chimpanzees and the movies…

What Happens in Vegas (2008)

Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13

“While watching insipid romantic comedies, I often cling to the comic supporting characters as my life preserver.

Before the Rains (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

"There is something especially insulting about a very adult movie told in very childish terms."

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

Comedy Rated R

"…laces its copious gross-out gags, pothead humor and female nudity with the smartest social satire this side of ‘The Daily Show.’"

Baby Mama (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“The picture is about a surrogate mother, and in a sense Fey is being asked to be the movie’s surrogate.