All articles by Joe Lozito

Ah, the glory days of movie monsters, when a gaunt Boris Karloff brooding his way around styrofoam cement halls with powdery makeup would pass for chilling effects.

Writer-Director-crazy man David Lynch creates another typically elliptical story, this time dealing with the Hollywood Dream Factory. Lynch succeeds in bending reality in such a way that you’d swear there’s meaning in there somewhere. There isn’t.

Baz Luhrmann’s vibrant film about doomed lovers in 19th century Paris is nothing less than a thrilling, daring reinvention of Opera for the 21st century.

Director Walter Salles’ beautiful, moving film which chronicles a fateful road trip in the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara is everything a biopic should be: respectful without being pandering, funny without being obvious, moving without being sentimental. In short: real. Gael García Bernal gives another solid, unpretentious performance as Che.

The mad geniuses at Pixar have once again created a unique, original and downright funny fantasy for all ages.

Director Marc Forster’s unique, unflinching portrait of repression and resentment in circa 1990 southern America features two of the most exciting performances of the year from Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry.

Director John Woo puts his trademark Hong Kong style to good and bad effect in this predictable sequel based – seemingly in theme music only – on the TV series.

What Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise have done in ‘Minority Report’ is give a multi-million dollar facelift to some tried-and-true storytelling. The resulting face while beautiful, however, has some flaws on closer inspection.

Just when you thought "Rocky" was the only way to do a boxing movie. Hilary Swank proves that "Boys Don’t Cry" was no fluke, and Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman prove that they can be more interesting talking about socks (literally) than most actors can be during a typical ‘Oscar Clip.’

It’s a new era for Christopher Guest, as the man behind "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show" turns his satirical eye toward the folk music genre with results that are more tribute than parody. Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara are touching as a reunited singing duo.