Frank Miller’s stiff adaptation of the Will Eisner comic book character feels more like a pet project, full of gee-whiz visuals but lacking a certain, well, spirit.
Affected, overwrought misstep from director Sam Mendes tracks the brutal disintegration of a 50s-era suburban couple in high style and higher melodrama.
This true story about Jewish freedom fighting brothers during WWII is good but falls far short of its intended mark.
An animated documentary that examines war through the eyes of a soldier that is as powerful and well-crafted as one could ever hope.
Mid-level addition to the sub-genre: “The Jim Carrey Comedy”.
The seamless blend of acting, direction, and story make “Gran Torino” another Eastwood triumph.
Unusual animated fable – about a courageous mouse that saves a kingdom – suffers from an over-abundance of story but has its heart in the right place.
A family is up against it in this Christmas tale of hope and despair that manages to rise above mediocrity.
David Fincher’s wildly overlong adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story misses a key point from its source material: the story should be a short one.
Alarmingly dull reinvention of the 1951 sci-fi classic replaces the Cold War-era threat of Communism with the contemporary threat of environmental disaster.
