Carol
Todd Haynes has become an expert in bringing the style and values of the American 1950s to life.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Capote's famed Holly Golightly is in fact little more than a once-over-lightly.
Dolce past
Once upon a time, Rome's Via Veneto was a hair haven for celebrities.
Looking for Eric
Ken Loach delivers a deeply humane look at midlife, male bonding, and soccer-love.
Up in the Air
It's the women characters, not George Clooney, that save Jason Reitman's modest film.
A Single Man
Colin Firth gives his all in Tom Ford's first directing effort.
Revolutionary Road
Sam Medes' account of 1950s marital fraying is both vivid and flawed.
The White Tiger
Despite the hype, Dostoyevsky is not at risk from Aravind Adiga's Man Booker winner.
The Reader
How can a Holocaust movie seem like a Disney adventure? Cliché's the word you want.
A History of Violence
David Cronenberg portrays violence and deceit as much through gestures as guns.
The View from Castle Rock
Few others besides Canada's Munro so breathtakingly navigate the ever-changing underside of every day life.
Lust, Caution
Ang Lee supercharges the sex but fails to make a credible movie.