Movie Reviews & Stories

Friedmans captures an American family at its beginning and end.

Danny Boyle gets his mojo back in the dig-vid zombie flick 28 Days Later.

In Whale Rider, a Maori lass confronts her heritage and destiny.

Chen Kaige extols the power of music in a time of change.

Under Ang Lee, the big green guy gets a healthy dose of existentialism amid the action.

Kelly says she ain’t going nowhere. Neither is her movie.

Billy Bob comes close to nothingness in the curiously titled Levity.

Ron Shelton tries to mock the L.A. cop-buddy movie, but the joke’s mostly on him.

This peculiar prequel isn’t smart enough to be Dumberer.

Unlike John Nash, Spider sees little triumph over schizophrenia.

The high-speed sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious delivers more noise and more flash.