William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin and Maria Bello breathe life into the gimmicky Las Vegas story of the unluckiest man alive and the woman who loves him.
A tight, tense, old-fashioned political thiller, updated for the Clinton era, with strong performances all around – particularly from Joan Allen and Gary Oldman.
Fine special effects decorate a completely nonsensical plot in this adaptation of the ‘Hellblazer’ comics which features Keanu Reeves is at his most laconic as the scrambled exorcist of the title. Rachel Weisz gives it her best shot, but she can’t save the messy script from its own feelings self-importance.
George Clooney’s directorial debut is a surprisingly spry, witty adaptation of ‘Gong Show’ host Chuck Barris’ autobiography, thanks in no small part to the man who redefined adaptation, writer Charlie Kaufman, and a perfectly cast Sam Rockwell as Barris.
A promising documentary about the lives of stand-up comics on the road, and the return of Jerry Seinfeld to his touring roots, is padded by an annoying, uninteresting parallel story of arrogant rising comic Orny Adams. There’s nothing funny about that.
The details of a subculture of serial killer art collectors is laid bare in Julian Hobbs’ fair, unflinching documentary.
Twenty years after creating ‘Miami Vice,’ Michael Mann is still making stylish and highly implausible cop thrillers, this one featuring electric performances from Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx as a hitman and the cabbie he hires during one long night in LA.
Four beautiful, despicable characters find everything but love in this borderline sadistic battle of words from Mike Nichols.
Billed, and rightly so, as a Brazilian ‘Goodfellas,’, this harrowing look at gang warfare in a small ghetto outside of Rio de Janeiro is fearlessly brutal and honest.
A soap opera with strong performances by Michael Caine and Tobey Maguire. The screenplay, adapted by John Irving from his novel, mostly goes through the emotions.
