Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio play married folks leading lives of not-so-quiet desperation in this commanding, suburban drama.
A mysteriously troubled woman who has been away for years arrives at her sister’s home and we gradually learn what has come before.
Lust between a teenage boy and an older woman evolves into a wannabe political blockbuster. They should have stuck to the sex.
A young boy in post-war Germany has a torrid affair with an older woman, only to find out years later that she’s a Nazi war criminal, in director Stephen Daldry’s overwrought adaptation of the Bernhard Schlink novel.
Disproving the old adage “Third time’s the charm”, this mess doesn’t even deserve a straight-to-video release.
Ron Howard’s nail-biting drama “Frost/Nixon” packs a mean political punch.
Darren Aronofsky’s most personal film in years is a small character study, featuring a ferocious, career-capping performance by Mickey Rourke.
Three old buddies reunite in their hometown during the holidays and the result smells worse than a decade old fruitcake.
Sean Penn gives a moving, masterful performance as slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk.
Matteo Garrone’s unflinching and unglamorous look at the Neopolitan mafia is a disorienting but ultimately intriguing hybrid, with the head of a documentary but the body of a film.
