
L.A. Confidential
Substance, style, brio, lust — Hanson's got it all in spades.

The Pledge
Friedrich Dürrenmatt might have been pleasantly surprised by Nevada.

Intentions
As the Spanish Civil War of the 21st century rages in Iraq, forgive the routed their nostalgia.

Heat
Mann's cat-and-mouse game makes good use of all its hired hands.

Dirty Dancing
Tamer than dirty, and the dancing isn't half bad. Swoon away.

Doctrine
What happens when the makers of a secure world take cues from those who make them insecure?

The Final Cut
Out of the Baroque via Orwell cometh a dour Robin Williams. Sigh.

Wonder Boys
And why wasn't Michael Douglas able to make more like this one?

Barbarians
Terrorism is barbarism. But it's the civilized that still define what unsettles them.

Identity
Knockout good thriller that never comes in from the rain.

The Devil’s Advocate
Don't talk back to His Satanic Majesty Al or you get a speech.