Reviews

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  Hancock

  By Robert Wilonsky

  Thursday, July 03

  The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis as a dead man, was writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's breakthrough, but its follow-up, Unbreakable,... More >>
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  Wanted

  By Jim Ridley

  Thursday, June 26

  Of the summer's many revenge-of-the-nerd fulfillment fantasies, Wanted stands the best chance of dislodging Fight Club from fanboys' Facebook... More >>
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  WALL-E

  By Robert Wilonsky

  Thursday, June 26

  Many will attempt to describe WALL-E with a one-liner. It's R2-D2 in love. 2001: A Space Odyssey starring The Little Tramp. An Inconvenient Truth... More >>
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  Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

  By Ella Taylor

  Thursday, June 26

  In Kit Kittredge, all it takes to cure the Depression is a little Miss Sunshine. To my 10-year-old daughter, the term "American Girl" means... More >>
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  Get Smart

  By J. Hoberman

  Thursday, June 19

  As old Broadway shows are revived, new Broadway shows are spun from old movies so that new movies may be fashioned from ancient TV series. It's... More >>
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  Mongol

  By Jim Ridley

  Thursday, June 19

  You want a history lesson? Take a class. You want clanging swords, sneering villains, storybook romance, and bloody vengeance? Here's a brawny... More >>
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  Sergei Bodrov

  By Ella Taylor

  Thursday, June 19

  Just over a decade ago, Russian director Sergei Bodrov made his mark on the West with his Academy Award-nominated movie Prisoner of the... More >>
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  The Promotion

  By Scott Foundas

  Thursday, June 12

  Screenwriter Steven Conrad writes movies about success and self-fulfillment in America — how we define it, the price we pay for it, and... More >>
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  The Foot Fist Way

  By Robert Wilonsky

  Thursday, June 12

  The Foot Fist Way has been trying to break into theaters since clawing its way down film-fest row, beginning at Sundance in '06. It took Will... More >>
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  The Incredible Hulk

  By Robert Wilonsky

  Thursday, June 12

  In recent days, Universal's been running a TV spot for The Incredible Hulk that gives away what should come as no surprise to any fanboy worth... More >>
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  You Don't Mess with the Zohan

  By Ella Taylor

  Thursday, June 05

  Behold Adam Sandler, in a passable Israeli accent and outsize codpiece, as Zohan the Mossad super-heavy: catching barbecued fish in his butt... More >>
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  Standard Operating Procedure

  By J. Hoberman

  Thursday, June 05

  It's been 20 years since Errol Morris made The Thin Blue Line — a found "noir" that served to free an innocent man convicted of murder.... More >>
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  Etgar Keret

  By Ella Taylor

  Thursday, June 05

  In "Fatso," a short story by Israeli writer Etgar Keret, monogamy takes a bizarre vacation when the narrator's pretty girlfriend morphs, every... More >>
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  Sex and the City: The Movie

  By Ella Taylor

  Thursday, May 29

  Oh, please — spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties the knot with Mr. Big, even though you've already seen that... More >>
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  Cannes Film Festival

  By J. Hoberman

  Thursday, May 29

  CANNES, France — The competition for the Palme d'Or is ongoing as I write, yet the red carpet has been rolled up as you read. You will... More >>
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