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Simply Galling
The Dying Gaul offers three likable people who behave appallingly
By Jean Oppenheimer
Exhuming McCarthy
The Red Scare returns in Good Night, and Good Luck
Truth Syrup
An intriguing cover-up tale melts into a melodramatic mess
Countdown to 12
A Salvadoran boy awaits the birthday that renders him a warrior
Artful Dodging
Polanski's Oliver Twist misses the grit of Dickens's classic
Better Mood
Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original
Follow the Music
A brash realtor rediscovers the piano in a gripping French remake
Bird Droppings
Disney's Valiant effort never leaves the hangar
No Way Out
Last Days follows the final spiral of a tormented musician
Mostly Miranda
Me and You can't overcome its irritating star
For Love of the Game
The Farrelly brothers swing straight and hit the sweet spot
Road Rules: Israel
A Nazi hunter finds tangled emotions in Walk on Water
The Kids Aren't Alright
Nobody Knows painstakingly reveals the horror of child neglect
Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu. With Yagira Yuya, Kitaura Ayu, Kimura Hiei, Shimizu Momoko and You.
Bayou Polka
A rudderless German springs to life with the help of zydeco music
Great Clips
Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary
Directed by Joe Fab and Elliott Berlin. Featuring the residents of Whitwell, Tennessee. Rated G.
Horse Senseless
Racing Stripes is strictly for kids. More precisely, it's not for them either.
Blade Runners
Hotel Rwanda finds hope amid the horrors of tribal genocide