Akira Kurosawa's Hitchcock-influenced thriller is a convulsive ride.

Once upon a time, Alex Proyas could make good movies about the surreal. No longer.

Central to Terry Zwigoff's charmer are Delta blues, Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi.

For Stanley Tucci's sake, ignore the hollow Italian accents and focus on food and mood.

Meryl Streep's Sophie Zowistowska is among the greatest-ever film renderings.

Paolo Virzì's trite Italian family drama manages to sentimentalize even cancer.

Marco Risi's biopic about a journalist slain by the Camorra is lean and strong.

Fellini's forgotten morality play about Italian chaos hasn't lost an ounce of relevance.

If it's horror-schlock you want, Roger Corman is always glad to oblige.

Schlock thrillers are a kick when a director knows how to make fun of himself.

Richard Curtis turns to Bill Nighy for a performance worth a fireside sitting.

Walter Hill's rock 'n' roll fable is among the best popcorn movies of the 1980s.