Thriller Rated R
“Put a cowl on her and she’s Batman…
Comedy Rated PG-13
“Billy Bob Thornton is still wearing his Bad Santa outfit in Mr. Woodcock…
Musical Rated R
“…a unique, enthralling experience in which song and emotion stand in for dialogue and plot.
“…doesn’t have the mythical pull of A History of Violence, yet Cronenberg is too accomplished and clever of a filmmaker to let this gangster tale seem rote.
Drama Rated R
Set in the midst of the Iraq war, this contemporary morality play from writer-director Paul Haggis (Crash) follows a veteran (Tommy Lee Jones) searching for his soldier son, who has gone missing since returning home from the front. It’s a bleak emotional landscape, scarred by the trauma of conflicts past and present. Haggis may be
“Few things are as boring as a piece of art porn that pays penance for its titillating scenes with twice as many dull ones.
Action/Adventure Rated NR
A morality play like most Westerns, Treasure charts the descent into madness of three Americans in search of gold in Mexico. “I know what gold does to men’s souls,” an old-timer played by Walter Huston says early on. Not that it prevents him from once again seeking it. Huston’s Howard teams up with a young
Action/Adventure Rated R
“…plays like the gonzo journalism version of Hotel Rwanda, with genocide and jokes sharing equal screen time.
Romantic Comedy Rated NR
Directed by Frank Capra and winner of five academy awards, including Best Picture, It Happened One Night stars Claudette Colbert as Ellie Andrews, a spoiled heiress who flees her overbearing father. While on the run among the common folk, she’s helped by the street smarts of Peter Warne (Clark Gable), a down-on-his-luck reporter who
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
It’s not a good sign when the characters in a fantasy film repeatedly say things like, “What are you talking about?” and “I don’t understand,” as they do here. If they can’t follow the labyrinthine legends and myths that govern the narrative, what hope is there for the rest of us? The special effects are
