“Is it overboard to consider the Tyler Perry phenomenon a cult?

“…trickier than it appears – and far too tricky for first-time director Ben Affleck.

“…somehow finds just the right tone – two parts empathy, one part goofiness and not a trace of derision.

“Despite the high stakes involved … Rendition plods along with little vitriol and even less energy.

"…occasionally uses exploitation to get you worked up about, well, exploitation."

"George Clooney does something unusual in Michael Clayton. He looks uncomfortable."

"Douglas dives into the role with all the disheveled hair he can muster. Like his character, he’s searching for gold."

“Even if you agree with the picture’s politics, Lions for Lambs is a prime example of loony Hollywood liberalism.

  A hothouse melodrama that gets dizzy from its own steam, Gilda nonetheless transfixes thanks to Rita Hayworth in the title role. Unfortunately, she’s not on screen enough, and is sometimes misused when she is. The “hero” here, instead, is Glenn Ford’s Johnny Farrell, a con man who winds up running a South American casino,

“Does anyone else want to start a petition demanding that Morgan Freeman no longer play kindly old codgers who dispense valuable advice?