The Ridley Scott of "Alien" and "Blade Runner" is unrecognizable in 2012.

Director Jonathan Nossiter is all over the place in this faulty Rio farce.

"Rampart," a dirty cop movie, makes Woody Harrleson into a poor man's Paul Newman.

Giving amoral financial insiders a leg up can bring the world to the brink.

Put a brilliant British actor in the hands of a brilliant French director and lights go on.

A family death can mean a leap back into a quiet but revealing past.

Justin Kurzel produces a nuanced portrait of psychological and physical sadism.

Danny Boyle's biopic of trapped hiker Aaron Ralston is great, minus soundtrack.

Here's a techo-thriller that can't decide exactly what it's trying to say.

Sam Fuller's war masterwork brings out the best in gritty Lee Marvin.