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Film Review: A Prophet (Un Prophète)
First-rate French prison drama that, with the right marketing, could find a sizeable audience outside of the usual art-house crowd. More »
Major Releases
Film Review: Our Family Wedding
The culture clash is muy muted in this alternately sweet and dumb comedy. More »
Film Review: Green Zone
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon translate their shock-and-awe Bourne stylistics to a stiff, uneven Iraq War actioner that's more anti-invasion wish fulfillment than ideas-driven drama. More »
Film Review: She's Out of My League
Remarkably good performances by the supporting cast give this beauty-and-the-beast romantic comedy some laughs and warmth, but finding chemistry between the leads proves out of its league. More »
Film Review: Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton's muddled take on the classic Lewis Carroll tale has moments of lucidity but mostly seems as confused as its titular heroine. More »
Specialty Releases
Film Review: The Secret in Their Eyes
This psychological thriller from Argentine Juan José Campanella boasts a fine cast and spiky dialogue, but thematic bloat blunts its power. More »
Film Review: Vincere
Marco Bellocchio's biopic of Mussolini's secret lover offers a different but questionable take on history. More »
Film Review: Mid-August Lunch
Charming and gently hilarious film features an extraordinary cast of elderly characters. More »
Film Review: The Exploding Girl
Small-scale, effective character study of a young woman struggling to cope with physical and romantic turmoil. More »
Film Review: White on Rice
That tired title rather says it all, while really having nothing to do with the actual story of this cliché-ridden, anything-for-a-laugh immigrant comedy. Makes you want to break out into a chorus from West Side Story, addressed to writer-director Dave Boyle: "Stick to your own kind!" More »
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