There are a few somewhat unsettling trends that were reaffirmed by viewing Gone Baby Gone:

As stark film noirs and political/crime dramas proliferate and the political practice of extraordinary rendition gains more and more notoriety (through documentary films and movies like Academy Award-winner Taxi to the Dark Side), Rendition arrives to present a compelling hybrid of entertainment and politically minded content. With much of contemporary...

Despite a prominent supporting role played by the increasingly popular Keira Knightley, I’m not sure that Silk even received a nationwide debut in the U.S., and, if it did, the release was certainly not surrounded by much publicity. Perhaps this was for this best, though, as I’m not sure that...

Venus offers something we rarely see now: really meaty roles for older actors. It stars giants Peter O’Toole and Vanessa Redgrave, plus the lesser known (at least in the U.S.) Leslie Phillips and relative newcomer Jodie Whittaker.

I was a little skeptical about the early buzz on The Queen. Could it really be that good? Could Helen Mirren’s performance as Elizabeth II be as great as the critics were claiming? When I finally got to see the film in the theater, the answers were yes and yes.

There are movies that somehow fail to garner much critical or public attention despite being really very good. “The Good German” is one of those movies. It’s a wonderfully atmospheric, excellently acted, suspenseful drama. If you missed it in the theatre (and that wouldn’t have been hard to do in...

I’ve rarely been as confused by a film as I was by The Fountain. It’s billed in its trailer as a time travel love story, and by its co-writers in the special features as science fiction; I can see elements of both in it, but nothing that really holds it...

When I first heard of this movie, I mistakenly assumed that it was just another sappy inspirational sports story. Technically, Gracie is an inspirational sports story, but it manages to avoid coming off as sappy. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised when I popped the DVD into the player...

  The Movie Itself “The Lookout” is a movie that you may have missed in Theaters, but don't let that fact sway you from exploring it. With a great cast, fantastic story and character development, and beautiful cinematography, “The Lookout” is a hidden treasure that I think is worth a second look!

The Movie Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) plays poker for a living, even though he is barely making enough money to live on. He is doing everything he can, including hocking his mother’s wedding ring, to raise enough money to enter a high-stakes poker tournament. He knows that if he is able...