Unstoppable
When things go bad, young (and older) get going, but few as self-mockingly as Denzel.
The Descent
In Appalachian caves lurk ghoul-people that not even girl-power can solve.
Reservoir Dogs
Put criminals in cahoots and they'd better succeed, or the dogs come out snarling.
Loving and hurting
Seen three decades later, Scola and Wertmüller haven't lost their punch.
A Dangerous Method
Though David Cronenberg fans shouldn't miss this, they'd do well to question his method.
In the Valley of Elah
Director Paul Haggis is so eager to make an "important" movie, he falls flat.
Anatomy of a Murder
The first Hollywood movie to tackle rape for mainstream audiences is still top-of-the-line.
You Kill Me
Sexy beast-styled Ben Kingsley carries a movie about the… Buffalo snow-plowing mafia.
Homicide
Joe Mantegna is memorably bewildered in Mamet's odd "crime" caper.
Moneyball
Brad Pitt and Joshua King give career performances in a film that transcends sports.
Coaches, kings and fools
Wayne, McKellan and Newman are suitably stellar in a great triple-header.