Hilarious sweet and sour David Mamet comedy.

Davis, a hugely underrated actress..., is deadpan perfection as Joyce, wearing oversized glasses and a wig that makes her look like an older version of Thora Birch's character in "Ghost World."

Emotionally honest, feel-good saga with a universality that stands out in a season of singularly depressing and cynical Hollywood product.

So smooth and satisfying it makes the similar "Ocean's Eleven" look like a game of three-card monte.

Drawing inspiration from anime and vintage Looney Toons, this beautifully drafted, offbeat charmer is hip, funny - and a bona fide heart tugger for the whole family.

His (Friedkin) very lack of subtlety is both the strength and weakness of The Exorcist in the 21st century.

Combines big laughs, a big heart and thoroughly winning characters to become the first big surprise of the fall season.

A grim, challenging movie that will amply reward audiences willing to go along with its ride into the dark depths of its characters' souls.

Norton, returning to cracking form, doesn't try to make the selfish and smug Monty sympathetic -- but he lights up the screen, especially in two fantasy sequences.

I was laughing so hard, tears were streaming down my cheeks.

The best thing Baldwin has done in years, and a triumph of low-budget storytelling by a director to watch.

Tremendously affecting on several levels, In the Bedroom is must-see viewing for anyone who complains Hollywood doesn't make movies for grownups.

Vol. 2 isn't anywhere near as self-indulgent as its predecessor, but it still plays like the work of a man too in love with his creations to decide which of his darlings to kill - so he ended up with merely a very good movie.

This demanding puzzle is not for the "Chocolat" crowd, but those who stay with it will experience perhaps the most dazzling film released so far this year - even though a second viewing is virtually mandatory.

Rarely since the tale of the Corleones has a movie presented such a compelling, sympathetic portrait of a criminal lowlife.

Be warned: Though it's entirely justified by the story, there's a level of violence and brutality in Training Day -- that some terror-weary audience members may not care to cope with these days.

Packs a dramatic wallop that makes it one of the year's best movies.

Smart, funny and ingeniously detailed with terrific vocal teamwork.

Lynch's first G-rated feature, turns out to be one of the year's best films...a wonderful surprise.

Easily one of the year's best movies.

The quirky High Fidelity really deserves being called the first must-see movie of the century.

Stunningly photographed, largely with a hand-held camera, by Rodrigo Prieto (another member of the "Amores Perros" team) on gritty locations in Memphis and Albuquerque, 21 Grams is also a visual tour de force - and a rare Hollywood product depicting class differences with any kind of honesty.

A thoughtful, rousing and beautifully crafted epic.

Isn't quite as accessible or as deeply moving as his masterpiece, "All About My Mother." It's a tad too self-consciously a work of art for that. But it's still a must-see for anyone who's halfway serious about film.

The most devastating spoof of reality TV since Albert Brooks' 1978 "Real Life."

Less grim than it sounds, Southern Comfort ends on a note of triumph for its endearing, gender-bending hero.

An unforgettable and complex portrait of a nuclear family in meltdown.

Quirkily likable comedy-drama about a family trying to coping with loss, contains three of the best performances you're likely to see in an American movie this year.