The city that inspired so many lovers finally gets a love letter all its own with this charming collection of vignettes dedicated to each of its twenty neighborhoods.
A pale imitation of Hannibal Lecter conducts an acting class with a rising young star.
Wistful tale of a small-town waitress in a loveless marriage with a bun (and a pie) in the oven is more sweet than saccharine thanks to a smart script and solid performances.
Achingly sincere study of a man who leaves Los Angeles to care for his ailing grandmother in suburban Michigan only to – wouldn’t you know it? – find himself, features strong performances but never reaches the depths to which is aspires.
An off-hand joke made by two struggling writers fosters a TV reality show on cannibalism. Really.
A lone good man against the evil establishment. Ends in a sort of stalemate but not before lots of explosions of people and objects.
Director Edgar Wright cements his reputation as a master parodist with this classic send-up of bombastic Hollywood cop movies.
Incoherent mess about the ten biblical plagues afflicting a small Louisiana town marks another poor post-Oscar choice for Hilary Swank who deserves – and should know – better.
The Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino three-hour tribute to the exploitation films of their youth is undeniably fun, but it’s as choppy and uneven as the films it reveres.
Engaging story of a troubled young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in a riveting performance) trying to piece together his life in the aftermath of a tragic car crash.
