The Taviani Brothers' tale of a wartime Tuscan village is steeped in Italian myths.

The biggest grossing film of all time is little more than scrambled National Geographic.

Tarsem's self-indulgent adventure is the best and most gorgeous of failures.

Olmi's rural masterpiece has the makings of a 19th-century Italian documentary.

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's first Holloywood effort is both bad and silly.

Good intentions aside, Demme's poignant effort never seems whole.

Nearly five decades later, Lindsay Anderson's fantasy still packs a punch.

Pick Mastroianni (and Tornatore) over DeNiro when it comes to this melancholy story.

Once upon a time, Alex Proyas could make good movies about the surreal. No longer.

For Stanley Tucci's sake, ignore the hollow Italian accents and focus on food and mood.

Meryl Streep's Sophie Zowistowska is among the greatest-ever film renderings.

Marco Risi's biopic about a journalist slain by the Camorra is lean and strong.