Thank Richard Kwietniowski for getting John Hurt and Jason Priestly to dance.

When Ritchie doesn't try too hard, he succeeds — and this one's on the house.

Before the "Matrix" franchise, a software/hardware flick from Salvatores.

Ian McKellan's James Whale is almost too crushed for one movie's good.

Mike Leigh's gentle probing of London working women is quietly deft.

Polanski's Polishness doesn't let him down in this "fable" of modern survival.

Verdone's egalitarian shrink movie ensures everyone laughs and cries in unison.

Bruno Ganz as Adolph Hitler melts down like a wicked wizard.

What if the cop did it and you know it from the start? Great stuff.

Never mind Julia and Hugh, worth it just to watch Rhys Ifans wiggle.

High tones it down a notch, buys into satire, and a good time is had by all.