Gregory Weinkauf

Superb performances distinguish a new adaptation of Wilde’s Earnest.

Spider-Man slings pop mythology for the masses.

Ignoble savages go ape in Human Nature.

The loving and loathing of a poofy rhino informs Death to Smoochy.

E.T. returns to heal our cynical hearts.

Harrison’s Flowers reveals — duh — that war is bad.

Simon Wells tinkers with his great-grandpa H.G.’s Time Machine.

Anne Rice’s cheesy vampire queen doesn’t suck.

A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster’s Ball.

Kidman’s Birthday Girl sets a trap, but for whom?