
Who Do You Love?
The German pope never wrote his press. Others did, and chose cliché. What a difference an encyclical makes.

Stella Descending
Norwegian Linn Ullmann packs her story of detection and remorse with a whole lotta Ibsen.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Not very dangerous. Not much of a mind. Still, fun to watch.

The Iran Follies
Until 1998, the bomb was a toy for Christians and atheists only. Now, Hindus and Muslims have a passkey.

Ancient Evenings
At a Rome restaurant, Italy's generation gap is all about cars — until you dig deeper.

The Opposite of Sex
Christine Ricci, that little terrorist, has her way with a movie.

Spielberg’s One-Stop
Morocco can double for a emirate, but Budapest can’t play Rome. Milan maybe, but not Rome — something the “Munich” director should know.

Bush at War; Plan of Attack
Woodward's first two post-9/11 books examine how the U.S. decided to attack Afghanistan, and the (applauded) Bush consensus.

Nobody’s Fool
Too bad Paul N. and Jack N. never made it into the same movie.

Changed Man
Francine Prose approaches pre-9/11 America with breezy, comic gusto. But there's a lot that isn't funny.

Heir to the Glimmering World
Cynthia Ozick assembles a wild cast, including destructive fathers and compromised suitors in this 1930s epic.