A mean-spirited streak typical of today's studio-manufactured rom-coms escalates in Fox's "What Happens in Vegas," a film that views marriage as a combat sport. More
A failed cinematic experiment mainly notable for a fine pre-"Juno" Ellen Page, "The Tracey Fragments" provides even further evidence that an extensive use of split-screen visuals is far more irritating than arresting. More
With a subject as colorful as legendary surfer Dr. Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz at your disposal, you'd have to mess up pretty seriously not to have an engaging documentary on your hands. More
HONG KONG -- Suppose Hector killed Achilles in "Troy" or the Spanish Armada defeated the British navy in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." That's the equivalent in poetic license Daniel Lee ("A Fighter's Blues") took in his blockbuster adaptation of a Chinese classic. More
CANNES -- Taking a very different approach to "The Sea Inside," in which Javier Bardem played a suicidal quadriplegic, the movie boasts an equally fine lead performance, by Mathieu Amalric, and matches that film's broad appeal. More
AUSTIN -- Both an epic and a miniature, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest uses the fewest possible brush strokes, spread across a vast canvas, to paint a portrait of greed at the beginning of the American century. Built around another powerhouse performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, it's a certain awards contender. More
TORONTO -- The second film directed by Jason Reitman detonates wisecracks every step of the way, yet never completely disguises the fact that this is a comedy determined to portray the great human values in love and friendship. More
Tom McCarthy's new film touches on both personal and political issues, but is never about those issues. It's a story about its people, a college professor lost in his own life and two, then three, illegal immigrants working hard in the United States. More
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