Pray tell, what happened to good old-fashioned Christmas skepticism?
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Friends
In Rome, getting used to new friends can be a nightmare waiting to happen.
Slut-chic
Caligula would have loved the feral, comic book caricature by which impropriety swears.
Tropic Thunder
Aside from Robert Downey Jr.'s mastery of farce, Ben Stiller's war movie parody falls flat.
Alice and Guillaume
A perfectly normal night in the life of two lovers.
Proof of pudding
Contrary to what you might think, plum pudding has no plums.
Apple pie
A dying mother brings back the subtle and many-layered importance of an old delight.
Desperately Seeking Susan
A vintage 1980s screwball comedy gets a boost from Madonna and Arquette.
The X Files: I Want to Believe
The problem with the 21st century version of The X-Files is the disappearance of wit.
Invisible
No magic in Auster's latest, sex-addled fable about identity.
Chestnut wine
Chesnuts and sweet Novello are a great winter treats.
The shattered game
Even a compressed history of Afghanistan shows a cycle of illusion and despair.