Movies

Russia’s The Thief unfolds in the shadow of Stalin.

Lacking the soul of the original, Babe: Pig in the City is just another kids’ movie.

Six-String Samurai benefits from plenty of movement and lack of money.

You don’t have to be crazy to enter the Kingdom Hospital, but it sure helps.

A stylistic mess, Home Fries hops out of the pan and into the fire.

The craftsmen at Pixar delight with the inventive and enchanting A Bug’s Life.

Peter Berg’s sour Very Bad Things earns a one-way ticket to filmic Palookaville.

It’s hard to tell the heroes from the villains in Elizabeth.

Woody Allen casts a dubious eye on the culture of fame in Celebrity.

Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott have a political agenda: It’s called box office.

With Happiness, Todd Solondz welcomes us back to the Dollhouse.