Robert Wilonsky

Bad Santa is crude and rude — and the jolliest Christmas movie ever.

The Missing misses plenty — except ancient prejudices.

Richard Curtis is in Love with love, so what’s new?

Elf has all the earmarks of a holiday standard.

Pieces of April‘s story of a family falling apart to come together is no turkey.

Eastwood takes a guilt trip down the mighty Mystic River.

The Coens make a ’40s comedy with a Cary named Clooney.

Kill Bill‘s missing something — like, oh, a proper ending.

The teacher, not the teaching, makes this School of Rock.