Alfonso Cuarón's ferocious take on a P.D. James novel is a thrilling powerhouse.

In a pinch, please stick with "Casablanca" — but Clooney's fun.

Robert De Niro's CIA is too dull to be believed.

Ron Howard throws up a Hail Mary that neither Hanks nor Tatou can catch.

Lots of cameos and good intentions do not Bobby Kennedy elicit.

Romance rule 101: Take time out to make love on a barrage balloon.

Overwrought (Dame) Judy Dench and (semi-Dame) Cate Blanchett do not a movie make.

Anne Hathaway is a pretty stick figure in a poor skeleton of a movie.

Conrad didn't like his story but that's no reason not to like the word-game movie.

Dad's unstable, mom's mentally on the lam, kids are going nowhere fast. But it all counts.

Family-man-seeks-revenge is even more tired than Harrison looks.