An impressively acted but uncompelling film about a family court judge in the U.K. who grapples with her faltering marriage and the impact of her legal decisions on a young boy—and ultimately herself.
A delicately conceived and beautifully acted tragicomedy about a widow in an insular post-war British community who is determined to open a bookstore in a place overflowing with detractors.
Wonderful film about an award-winning writer and his sacrificing wife who share a dark secret, with great performances by stars Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce.
An unremittingly pretentious film about a psychologically troubled young girl, her wackadoodle acting coach and their immersive, improvised exercises where the lines between reality and fantasy blend.
Original and delicate film about love and grief told within the framework of a road trip featuring two strangers traveling through a stunning yet bleak Norwegian setting.
Rob Reiner’s flat-footed, exposition-laden film portrays the journalistic team at Knight Ridder that refused to buy into President Bush’s Iraq war and got it right when the big media guns did not.
