In a time when people think the Jason Bourne movies are the definitive depiction of a true-to-life spy, we need a good dose of reality. How ironic to find a film like Tinker Tailor...

Every other year, we have a much-hyped occasion in which the best of the best in their line of work strive to go for the gold. But for those of us who aren’t glued to the TV during the...

It’s a prize that is most often given to Western films. But this year, the frontrunner for the best foreign language film at the 2012 Oscars is A Separation, an Iranian film that has...

How do you feel about punching a girl in the face as hard as you can?

If that makes one feel queasy, then Haywire is a film that is best avoided.

There is a scene in Pina, film director Wim Wenders’ new 3D film, when a line of nimble dancers, dressed in evening clothes and assembled in what could pass for a high-school...

What do you get when you mix together a self-righteous martyr, a would-be macho man, an uptight sickie, and a coldhearted prick? There is an answer to such a riddle in the dark comedy...

Viewer, be warned: War Horse will stir emotions like few films before. Tears will flow frequently and in copious amounts. It is recommended to bring a box of tissues (or two).

Though Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, she never ceased to captivate the world with her beauty, talent, and rollercoaster of a personal life. Director Simon Curtis’ film My Week with...

When you’re living in a place that’s best known for palm trees and puka shells, it’s easy to get in the mind frame that life is easy and fun. For the man at the hub of The...

It is rarely said that a film adaptation is better than the book, but in the case of David Fincher’s latest film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on Stieg Larsson’s...