 | 3:10 to Yuma (2007)  |
 | Almost Famous (2000) |
 | Amour (2012) |
 | Animal House (1978) |
 | Animal Kingdom (2010) |
 | Apartment, The (1960) |
 | Artist, The (2011) |
 | Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007) |
 | Avatar (2009) |
 | Ballonatic, The (1923) |
 | Breaking Away (1979) |
 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
 | Cinderella Man (2005) |
 | Color of Money, The (1986) |
 | Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
 | Dear Frankie (2004) |
 | Deep Blue Sea, The (2012) July 30, 2012 The Deep Blue Sea is a fitful, poignant film about failed love. It's a movie that casts a harrowing spell. Adapted from the play written by Terence Rattigan, The Deep Blue (1952) is set "around 1950." It focus ... more |
 | Deer Hunter, The (1978) |
 | Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972) |
 | Django Unchained (2012) |
 | Don't Pave Main Street: Carmel's Heritage (1994) |
 | Downhill Racer (1969) Downhill Racer (1969) |
 | English Patient, The (1996) |
 | Erin Brockovich (2000) |
 | Fahrenheit 451 (1966) |
 | Fargo (1996) |
 | Fly, The (1986) |
 | G.I. Jesus (2006) |
 | Game Change (2011) March 11, 2012 Game Change, in a way, is more potent than its political sources. Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann (who has one line of dialogue as a reporter in the movie), Game Change was adapted for HBO by Danny Strong. ... more |
 | Gangs of New York (2002) |
 | Ghost Writer, The (2010) |
 | Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) |
 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
 | Harvey (1950) |
 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) |
 | History of Violence, A (2005) |
 | Hitchcock (2012) |
 | Hot Fuzz (2007) |
 | Hunger Games, The (2012) March 26, 2012 The Hunger Games is nourishing entertainment. It's a riveting adaptation of the first of Suzanne Collins' trio of celebrated novels. The plot of Collins' brilliant novel is perverse and direly fatalistic, but it has a fo ... more |
 | Italianamerican (1974) |
 | Khartoum (1966) |
 | King's Speech, The (2010) |
 | L'Avventura (1960) |
 | Lookout, The (2007) |
 | Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942) |
 | March of the Penguins (2005) |
 | Mean Streets (1973) |
 | Melvin and Howard (1980) |
 | Men in Black 3 (2012) June 2, 2012 1968 was the year both Will Smith and Josh Brolin were born. Now Smith and Brolin get together on screen for about an hour in Men in Black 3 - set when? 1969. It's a serendipitous uniting. Smith again plays Agent ... more |
 | Miss Potter (2006) |
 | Mission, The (1986) |
 | Motorcycle Diaries (2004) |
 | Muppets, The (2011) December 26, 2011 The "Rainbow Connection" is reconnected in 2011. It's a dazzling reunion. The Muppets is a joyful mix of the nostalgic past and a vibrant present. It tops the list of family movies for the holidays. If you're ... more |
 | Naked and the Dead, The (1958) Naked and the Dead, The (1958) |
 | Neil Young Journeys (2012) |
 | Of Gods and Men (2010) |
 | Pirate Radio (2009) |
 | Prime Suspect (1995) |
 | Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The (1970) |
 | Prophet, A (2009) |
 | Reuben, Reuben (1983) |
 | Road to Perdition (2002) |
 | Roman Holiday (1953) |
 | Rookie, The (2002) |
 | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
 | Short Cuts (1993) |
 | Shut Up and Sing (2006) |
 | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) |
 | Social Network, The (2010) |
 | Stanno tutti bene (1990) |
 | Station Agent, The (2003) |
 | Stuey (aka High Roller: The Stu Unger Story) (2003) |
 | Take Shelter (2011) |
 | Tender Mercies (1983) |
 | Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
 | Time of Thier Lives, The (1946) |
 | Toy Story (1995) |
 | Transsiberian (2008) |
 | Venus (2006) |
 | W (2008) |
 | War of the Worlds (2005) |
 | We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) |
 | Winter Light (1962) |
 | Winter's Bone (2010) |
 | 3 Women (1977)  3 Women (1977) |
 | 40 Year Old Virgin, The (2005) |
 | Ace in the Hole (1951) |
 | Aladdin (1992) |
 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) |
 | Alice In Wonderland (2010) March 14, 2010 Maybe I'm not as jaded as I should be. Maybe I'm still too wide-eyed. But I found Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland to be a treasure trove full of delight and near-amazement. The imagery is bold and ravishing. Alice in Wonderl ... more |
 | Amazing Spider-Man, The (2012) July 6, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man shouldn't work. It's a reprise of a movie that was released only ten years ago. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst couldn't be replaced, could they? There was a lasting charm to their relationship. And Maguir ... more |
 | Appaloosa (2008) November 27, 2008 I give thanks for westerns. Every time they seem to be about to gasp their last, dusty breath, one comes along to give them a bit of renewed life. Bless it, the western genre will not die. Last year it was the excellent remake 3:10 to Yuma< ... more |
 | Avengers, The (2012) May 5, 2012 Although it takes a while to hit its stride, once it does Marvel's The Avengers is a razzle-dazzle, rip-roaring entertainment. It introduces its various characters without much panache, then they bicker, and one begins to wonder ... more |
 | Bad Habits (2007) |
 | Bank Job, The (2008) |
 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
 | Beowulf (2007) November 29, 2007 700 A.D. is now 21st Century American 3-D. It's a hell of a transformation. As a would-be litterateur, I should be aghast at what has become of Beowulf, which was once the bane of English majors. At least some of us. But as a film fan ... more |
 | Best Man, The (1964) |
 | Better Life, A (2011) July 16, 2011 A Better Life is steeped in decency. But how does decency survive in an indecent world? Carlos Galindo (Demian Bichir) is an undocumented, Mexican day laborer, who works as a gardener in the posh neighborhoods of Los Angeles ... more |
 | Big Red One, The (1980) |
 | Blade Runner (1982) |
 | Bliss (2007) July 14, 2009 Bliss is a provocative voyage across the exotic landscape and placid waterways of Turkey. Set in an intriguing locale, based on an important novel, Bliss is the tale of diverse culture and sharp -- sometimes brutal -- confli ... more |
 | Blood and Wine (1996) |
 | Bob Roberts (1992) |
 | Born to be Wild (2011) April 23, 2011 Born to be Wild is a 40-minute return to innocence. The documentary is so engaging and affirmative, the viewer may have a smile on his or her face for the entire showing. Unfortunately many potential viewers probably will mi ... more |
 | Bottle Shock (2008) September 4, 2008 Movie ads in the newspapers are a great barometer of … nothing. Except perhaps gullibility. Studios often get pseudo-reviewers who are their lackeys to trumpet praise over the least deserving of movies. These dupers get their names in ... more |
 | Bourne Legacy, The (2012) August 12, 2012 When a very successful movie franchise makes some major changes, it is likely that it will face a deluge of rejection and preconception. "They changed it. OMG, they made changes!" The Bourne Legacy comes with a lot o ... more |
 | Braveheart (1995) |
 | Broken Arrow (1950) |
 | Bugsy (1991) |
 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) |
 | Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) September 25, 2009 Michael Moore titled his most recent film Capitalism: A Love Story, probably because in Capitalism you never have to say you're sorry. And Moore never says he's sorry as he trashes Capitalism in America. An assault o ... more |
 | Capote (2005) |
 | Casino Royale (2006) |
 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
 | Catch-22 (1970) |
 | Changeling (2008) |
 | Compliance (2012) January 8, 2013 We live in a world of spam and religion. Once the seed is planted, it may take root. Whom do you trust? It's not implausible that one might give credence to a phone call from someone who says he is a policeman and has the voice ... more |
 | Conspirator, The (2001) April 12, 2011 The Conspirator marks a return for Robert Redford as a director. If not triumphant, at least serious. Like director Clint Eastwood -- who made several important movies in his 70s -- Redford has made a significant one in The Consp ... more |
 | Contagion (2011) September 15, 2011 Don't touch that computer screen! You don't know where it's been -- or who has coughed on it. Or who has made contact with it. In Contagion, plain surfaces are deadly. And -- like governments -- computers lie. < ... more |
 | Conversation, The (1974) |
 | Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
 | Coraline (2009) February 19, 2009 Coraline is a mesmerizing tale with macabre stitching. There's no blood, but Coraline is a haunting horrorfest located in a weird wonderland. Coraline is the animated story of Coraline Jones (winningly voic ... more |
 | Coriolanus (2011) February 5, 2012 Ralph Fiennes has created a slashing, sprawling version of Shakespere's Coriolanus. It's muscular Shakespeare. It's trimmed down - but has themes and a sensibility that fit into today's society and world. |
 | Cove, The (2009) |
 | Cover Girl (1944) |
 | Crazy Heart (2009) |
 | Crimson Tide (1995) |
 | Croods, The (2013) March 26, 2013 DreamWorks' The Croods is like an animated Reality TV show about a dysfunctional cave family. It's cartoon mayhem. It's Croods in Stone - the Stoned Kardashians. It's Honey Crood Crood. It's prehistoric Snook ... more |
 | Damned United, The (2009) |
 | Dark Knight, The (2008) |
 | Days of Heaven (1978) |
 | Dick Tracy (1990) |
 | Dirty Dozen, The (1967) |
 | District 9 (2009) |
 | District B13 (2004) |
 | Disturbia (2007) April 26, 2007 "Disturbia" is a well-made, very entertaining thriller. It shouldn't be. Reflecting Alfred Hitchcock, it should be just another in a long line of Hitch wannabe retreads. But it's much better than that. "Disturbia" -- a contrivance ... more |
 | Duel (1971) |
 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
 | Eagle, The (2011) February 9, 2011 The Eagle is what an action-adventure should be -- gripping, literate, and entertaining. It's a volatile tale that transports us to a faraway place and a faraway time. Although rooted in tradition, it avoids most of the cliches, ... more |
 | Eastern Promises (2007) |
 | El Cid (1961) |
 | Elf (2003) |
 | Emperor of the North Pole (1973) |
 | Exorcist, The (1973) |
 | Exterminating Angel, The (1962) |
 | Family Plot (1976) |
 | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) November 22, 2009 Everybody's Fine is a nice picture about a dysfunctional family which keeps secrets. It should appeal to nice, dysfunctional, secretive people in the audience -- which probably is the majority. One wonders why Robert De Niro wou ... more |
 | Forgiveness of Blood, The (2012) March 7, 2012 The Forgiveness of Blood ends with the image of the expressionless face of a young woman. If audiences demand resolution, this does not provide it. Is she stuck in the past or looking forward to the future? It is open to interpretat ... more |
 | Gambler, The (1974) |
 | Get Low (2010) August 14, 2010 Robert Duvall is an acting treasure. The 79-year old actor has had some of the most memorable roles in American movie history -- often as a supporting actor. He played Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Major Frank ... more |
 | Getaway, The (1972) |
 | Ghost Catchers (1944) |
 | Girl in the Cafe, The (2005) |
 | Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
 | Good the Bad and the Ugly, The (1966) |
 | Goodfellas (1990) |
 | Goon (2012) April 8, 2012 Goon is based on chutzpah. At the beginning of the movie, it says, "Based on a true story." That's usually the kiss of inauthenticity. The movie Goon has a connection, often frayed, with the nonfiction ... more |
 | Grand Hotel (1932) |
 | Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952) |
 | Guard, The (2011) September 5, 2011
The Guard is a vulgar, Irish treat. You may not understand Gaelic, but if you understand Familiar-Usage-Concerning-Kilkarney, you'll at least understand every other word in The Guard. The Guard is the bo ... more |
 | Guns of Navarone, The (1961) |
 | Hair (1979) |
 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) |
 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) July 22, 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is an intoxicating potion of teenage hormones and evil spirits. Both are raging. In the sixth movie in the Potter series -- one of the best -- about Harry's exploits at Hogwarts School of W ... more |
 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
 | Heiress, The (1949) |
 | Hesher (2011) |
 | Hoax, The (2007) April 12, 2007 The Hoax is the real thing. It's a breezy, engaging caper. It's like a heist film of the 1970s, but the pilferers are literary men not bank robbers. Set in the early '70s, The Hoax rediscovers one of the essential themes of that era -- it ... more |
 | Home at the End of the World, A (2004) |
 | Homicide (1991) |
 | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
 | Hugo (2011) |
 | I'm Not There (2007) |
 | Iceman Cometh, The (1973) |
 | In the Valley of Elah (2007) |
 | Infamous (2006) |
 | Invincible (2006) |
 | Iron Man (2008) |
 | Jarhead (2005) |
 | Joan of Arc (1948) |
 | Julie & Julia (2009) |
 | Jungle Book, The (1967) |
 | Juno (2007) |
 | Knight and Day (2010) June 27, 2010 Knight and Day is a hoot. It's a doozy. It's Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote teamed up. By the end, Wile E. has become wily Wonder Woman. If you think Road Runner cartoons are silly, you probably won't like Kni ... more |
 | La Femme Nikita (1990) |
 | La Vie en Rose (2007) |
 | Last Chance Harvey (2008) January 29, 2009 Last Chance Harvey is an easygoing trip abroad. It features two relaxed pros playing acting tennis -- hitting graceful lobs to each other, and then artful returns. The two acting aces are Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, wh ... more |
 | Last King of Scotland, The (2006) |
 | Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) |
 | Laurel Canyon (2002) |
 | Layer Cake (2004) |
 | League of Their Own, A (1992) |
 | Lebanon (2010) |
 | Left Handed Gun, The (1958) |
 | Leon the Professional (1994) |
 | Life of Pi (2012) |
 | Limitless (2011) |
 | Live Free or Die Hard (2007) July 13, 2007 Live Free or Die Hard is an over-the-top, fun rampage. Moviegoers often have to suspend their disbelief to relate to a movie. They have to accept the unbelievable, even, at times, the ridiculous, to enjoy themselves. But the movie has to e ... more |
 | Lost in Translation (2003) |
 | Love Crime (2011) October 9, 2011 Love Crime is a slick French cinema croissant filled with sweet and sour revenge. Part way through, you wonder what is going on. You simply aren't sure where it's going. It all falls into place at the end -- perhaps ... more |
 | Man on Wire (2008) |
 | Margin Call (2011) October 24, 2011 Margin Call puts human faces behind the masks of Big Business. Although one character says, "This is not a prison" -- in many ways the business monoliths on Wall Street can be related to prisons. They both have harsh ... more |
 | Marnie (1964) |
 | Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2010) October 27, 2010 The late Swedish author Stieg Larsson is the literary darling of 2010. His Millennium trilogy -- three novels published posthumously -- has caused an international sensation. I admit that I am among the smitten. Larsson's novels are en ... more |
 | Messenger, The (2009) |
 | Midnight Cowboy (1969) |
 | Milk (2008) |
 | Miracle (2004) |
 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) March 27, 2008 People often complain, "they don't make movies like they used to." But on occasion a film is made for that audience. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is such a film. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a well-acted comedy with en ... more |
 | Mission Impossible II (2000) |
 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) December 18, 2011 Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol was was made for IMAX. Be sure to see it on the huge screen. It's MI - Maximum. It blows up the Mission Impossible Force's stature. It also blows up part of of the Kremlin. As well as reason and l ... more |
 | Mississippi Burning (1988) |
 | Mongol (2008) |
 | Monsieur Lazhar (2012) July 5, 2012 Maybe the best thing about Monsieur Lazhar is that the school children in it really seem to care about education. Of course, it's in Canada. Set in a middle school in Montreal, the French-language Canadian film is the st ... more |
 | Monster (2003) |
 | Mother (2010) |
 | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
 | National Treasure (2004) |
 | Ordinary People (1980) |
 | Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) |
 | Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) July 22, 2011 Page One: Inside the New York Times is a sometimes fascinating, unsettling, and informative look at a venerable institution that has to cope with a rapidly changing world. Can it survive a brave, new world in which information and ... more |
 | Paranormal Activity (2009) |
 | Please Give (2010) June 17, 2010 Go East 50-year old woman. Go East. Director/writer Nicole Holofcener goes back east for Please Give. It is an auspicious move. Her last two movies were set in Los Angeles. Friends with Money (2006) was dreadful, even ... more |
 | Precious (2009) |
 | Pulp Fiction (1994) |
 | Punch-Drunk Love (2002) |
 | Quartet (2012) |
 | Queen Kelly (1929) |
 | Queen, The (2006) |
 | Quiet Man, The (1952) |
 | Raising Arizona (1987) |
 | Recount (2008) June 5, 2008 The first five months of 2008 at the movies have been a distressing period. Iron Man had its moments as did The Bank Job and Street Kings, but only The Visitor will make my ten best list. It's been a tepid time for ... more |
 | Reds (1981) |
 | Return of Martin Guerre, The (1982) |
 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) August 7, 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a gripping test of anxiety. Those who have seen the previews know that the apes launch an attack on the Golden Gate Bridge in California. How far will they go? What will set them off? When is it al ... more |
 | Robot & Frank (2012) September 8, 2012 Robot & Frank is an airy, engaging flight of fancy. It's also part caper film, part character study, and part allegory about aging. Robot & Frank shouldn't work, but it does. It has the potential to be ... more |
 | Rocky Balboa (2006) |
 | Roger Dodger (2002) |
 | Ruby Sparks (2012) |
 | Rudo y Cursi (2009) May 31, 2009 Rudo y Cursi is a kicky movie about the giddy heights and crushing lows of the sporting life. It's the tale of two half-brothers -- Tato (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Beto (Diego Luna) -- from a village in Mexico, who work on a banan ... more |
 | Rust and Bone (2012) January 15, 2013 What makes us identify with characters in a movie? Do they have to be likeable? Or are they flawed beings caught in a human condition which in some way we share? How much does plot matter? The French-Belgian film Rust and Bone ... more |
 | Sabrina (1954) |
 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
 | Scarface (1932) |
 | Scent of a Woman (1992) |
 | Secret in Their Eyes, The (2009) June 3, 2010 It's very rare when a movie's ending surprises me. No Way Out (1987) is my barometer for a movie whose credible ending surprised -- and therefore delighted -- me. Also, I never figured out The Sixth Sense (1999) as I was seei ... more |
 | Separation, A (2011) February 13, 2012 Separation is an active international phenomenon. Cultures and societies are at war with themselves. A Separation is about one of these cultures and societies. A Separation was written and directed by Iranian Asghar F ... more |
 | September Issue, The (2009) September 17, 2009 Film can transport you into a world where you are an alien. It can enchant, bewilder, and inform. The documentary film The September Issue is enchanting, bewildering, and informing. My fashion sense begins and ends with the ... more |
 | Seven Pounds (2008) |
 | Shampoo (1975) |
 | Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
 | Shifty (2008) October 18, 2012 Shifty is low-key, low budget, but high grade. It's a film about sitting and talking. And drug dealing. It builds slowly - some may want more action, but it has a surprisingly satisfying conclusion. Shifty is ... more |
 | Side by Side (2012) |
 | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
 | Single Man, A (2009) February 13, 2010 There's still a place in movies for small, literate, well-acted niche movies that focus on character. In the cinema of explosions and rampant CGI, occasionally character still matters. A Single Man has character. Based o ... more |
 | Sleepless Night (2012) |
 | Sling Blade (1996) |
 | Smart People (2008) |
 | Snake Pit, The (1948) |
 | Song of the South (1946) |
 | Sophie's Choice (1982) |
 | Source Code (2011) April 6, 2011 Ah, product placement. It's obviously a reason to take a train ride over and over. At first upon seeing the movie, I thought Source Code might be some new kind of doughnut at Dunkin' Donuts. There's a well-placed ... more |
 | Space Cowboys (2000) |
 | Spider-Man 3 (2007) May 3, 2007 You know that the third Spider-Man had to be bigger. The third movie in a franchise goes for broke. And Spider-Man 3 is bigger, if not better. It's overdone, overlong, and overplotted. It's all over the place. This does not mean Spider-Man 3 ... more |
 | Stand by Me (1986) |
 | Starman (1984) |
 | Stay Hungry (1976) |
 | Street Kings (2008) |
 | Subject Was Roses, The (1968) |
 | Sunshine Cleaning (2009) April 17, 2009 Independent films are the stepchildren of cinema. They often lack the sustenance of normality. They are hit-or-miss offspring. Because they are outside the immediate family of Hollywood, they lack conventional discipline. But they ... more |
 | Superman Returns (2006) |
 | Swing Time (1936) |
 | Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The (1974) |
 | Talledega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
 | Tangled (2010) |
 | Taxi Driver (1976) |
 | Ted (2012) July 2, 2012 I'm taking over for Macklin - he can't handle the truth about bears. But I can. I'm a bear named Teddy. I live with Tony and his honeypot Judy. They named me - clever name, huh? So this review of Ted is a ... more |
 | Tell No One (2008) April 3, 2009 A lot of people have stopped going to movie theaters. Going out to the movies is a habit. It's a great habit, but it's a habit. Today many people wait until a movie comes out on DVD, so then they can watch it at home. On oc ... more |
 | Terminal, The (2004) |
 | That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012) |
 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) May 16, 2012 Question: When is a pirate a lark? Answer: When he's composed by the Aardman Animations production company and voiced by Hugh Grant. When Grant is at his best - as he was in About a Boy (2002) - there's nobod ... more |
 | Thelma & Louise (1991) |
 | There Will be Blood (2008) |
 | Thieves Like Us (1974) |
 | Three Caballeros, The (1944) |
 | Through a Glass Darkly (1961) |
 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) |
 | Time to Kill, A (1996) |
 | Toy Story 3 (2010) June 29, 2010 Toy Story 3 is a Mr. Potato Heady assemblage of nostalgia, excitement, and danger. It flies in all directions, but Woody keeps it pleasurably intact. 17-year old Andy is heading for college, and he has to put away childish things. E ... more |
 | Transformers (2007) |
 | Two Women (1961) |
 | Tyson (2009) May 8, 2009 Mike Tyson is thoughtful. Huh? The documentary movie Tyson reveals a Mike Tyson I can almost guarantee you haven't seen before. Hardly anyone thinks of former boxer Tyson as articulate and sincere. But director J ... more |
 | U2-3D (2008) |
 | Undefeated (2011) February 4, 2012 At its best, Undefeated is a Hail Mary TD pass. It recently received an Oscar nomination as Best Documentary feature. Other times, it's a routine punt. Undefeated is an anthem of decency and empathy. It's also about l ... more |
 | Under the Same Moon (2008) April 3, 2008 Lou Dobbs will hate Under the Same Moon (la Misma Luna). In the past Dobbs has debunked his roots. He said, "I have no idea who in the heck or where in the heck my grandparents came from. I don't even care." Some who are not so dismi ... more |
 | Unstoppable (2010) |
 | V for Vendetta (2006) |
 | Very Bad Things (1998) |
 | Vincent and Theo (1990) |
 | Waltz with Bashir (2008) March 5, 2009 The Israeli film Waltz with Bashir looked like a sure thing to win the Oscar as Best Foreign Film. It had received raves; it had garnered more than 90% favorable reviews. It had better distribution than any of the other candidates. ... more |
 | War Horse (2011) January 8, 2012 Every once in a while, one needs unbridled sentimentality. Director Steven Spielberg and War Horse fill that need. War Horse is a combination of The Wizard of Oats and Gone with the Whinny. Sentimentality is ... more |
 | Way We Were, The (1973) |
 | Way, The (2011) |
 | West Side Story (1961) |
 | What's Up, Doc? (1972) |
 | Where Eagles Dare (1968) |
 | White Ribbon, The (2009) |
 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
 | Wild Grass (2010) August 29, 2010 In Wild Grass 87-year old director Alain Resnais sows his wild oatmeal. Born in 1922 (now 88), Resnais was a paragon of the French New Wave (La Nouvelle Vague) in the late 1950s and 1960s. His latest film Wild Grass i ... more |
 | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) |
 | Win Win (2011) |
 | Wrestler, The (2008) |
 | X-Men: First Class (2011) June 3, 2011 On the surface, prequels may seem to be the final attempt to drain the last dregs from a franchise. But, on occasion, a prequel can not only revive a franchise; in some cases, it can enhance it. X-Men: First Class brings fre ... more |
 | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
 | Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) |
 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) |
 | Zero Dark Thirty (2012) |
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