Flawed, but not fatally so, the ho-humming thriller “16 Blocks” offers one of the most unflattering portraits of the NYC Police Department to arrive in theaters since 9/11.
More than just a kick-ass concert film with hilarious interludes by the host, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” is a celebration of community — a reaffirmation in troubled times that
BEST PICTURE The nominees: “Brokeback Mountain”; “Capote”; “Good Night, and Good Luck”; “Munich”; “Crash.”
Should win: Four of the five nominees are worthy contenders — “Munich” didn’t deserve to get
The story at the center of Rupert Murray’s engaging, albeit uneven documentary is so incredible that even the most gullible of viewers is apt to question its veracity: In
A lot of folks will no doubt be repulsed by the vociferous feculence-fest that is Wayne Kramer’s directorial follow-up to “The Cooler,” but there’s certainly a
Native American filmmaker Heather Rae spent upwards of a decade capturing images and collecting archival footage to chronicle the life of a true original, Native American poet/civil rights leader
Emotional honesty on a level seldom found in Hollywood-produced flicks about thug life is the hallmark of writer-director Gavin Hood’s gripping adaptation of Athol Fugard’s 1960
A most deserving Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, “Sophie Scholl — The Final Days” is an impressive feat of filmmak-ing highlighted by Julia Jentsch’s powerhouse portrayal
Disney may have miscalculated in marketing “Eight Below” as lightweight kids’ fare (see the “dog playing poker” clip in the trailer), for this super survival film has something to offer
There’s a missing 4-year-old at the center of this cockeyed kidnapping caper, but what’s also conspicuously absent is the slightest semblance of restraint. It speaks volumes
What began as a short film for HBO grew into feature-length documentary that is engaging from beginning to end. The subject of Jonathan Hock’s rags to riches story
THE MOVIE: Final Destination THE DIRECTOR: James Wong THE STARS: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman The conceit upon which the “Final Destination” franchise is built is a clever and bankable
