Super 8
J.J. Abrams' homage to the early Steve Spielberg doesn't live up to its potential.
The Adjustment Bureau
Judeo-Christian intimations aside, welcome to sci-fi "romantic comedy."
Shutter Island
Scorsese's psychological thriller takes on too much and comes up lame.
Vertigo
Hitchcock's best movie is about a man who wants what he dreams, not what he has.
Il postino
The only satisfying part of Michael Radford's ode is the great Massimo Troisi.
The Thomas Crown Affair
There's no better chance to see Steve McQueen in his cool prime than here.
Taxi Driver
Young Scorsese and De Niro carved a perfect storm from squalor of 1970s New York.
The End of Violence
Wim Wenders, Mr. "Paris, Texas," struck out big-time by trying to tackle L.A.
Days of Heaven
Thank cinematographers Néstor Alemandros and Haskell Wexler for bailing out Malick.
His Girl Friday
Does comedy get much better than this? For the sake of argument, no.
Nikita
Luc Besson's Nikita is an edgy cross between sex symbol and wild-child.