George Clooney's promising political thriller fails to live up to its promises.

Todd Solondz's return to "Happiness" finds everyone more unhappy than ever.

Michael Shannon steals the show in an thriller that mixes madness and the apocalypse.

Australian director John Hillcoat gives Cormac McCarthy an honorable rendition.

Simmering Peter Stormare conjures up a command performance in a tiny gem.

Jake Gyllenhaal's frenzied efforts can't repair defective science fiction.

Emilio Estevez's dad-powered film about spiritual awakening is as subtle as the Bay of Biscay.

James Mangold's romantic thriller wastes its considerable screwball potential.

When things go bad, young (and older) get going, but few as self-mockingly as Denzel.

In Appalachian caves lurk ghoul-people that not even girl-power can solve.

Put criminals in cahoots and they'd better succeed, or the dogs come out snarling.

Director Paul Haggis is so eager to make an "important" movie, he falls flat.