Steven Soderbergh's swan song is a nifty little thriller about people and pills.

Shane Carruth stocks up on amazing impressionism but shortchanges characters.

Amy Seimetz produces a not-so-sweet romantic flight that's also mesmerizing.

Tarantino goes West, but stays at the very top of his vervy, nervy game.

Matthew McConaughey has an actor's movie breakout in Jeff Nichols' "Mud."

De Palma's Cannes heist flick — helped by Rebecca Romijn — remains a stylish joy.

The strength of Alan J. Pakula's thriller is Jane Fonda as a call girl named Bree.

The story of serial liar Mark Whitacre is perfect fodder for comically-inclined Soderbergh

Cult classics can get lost in their own brilliance, with "Primer" a case in point.

Kubrick took time into his own hands — literally — in making his own kind of noir.

Sasha Grey, once a porn star, is the strangest of experiences in Soderbergh's story.

Vittorio De Sica's early work, "Umberto D." in particular, was uncompromising.