Film & TV

Early on in Robert Redford's interview, a reporter asks him a difficult question: What do you think your role is in repairing the world?
November 8, 2007 at 12:00 am

Fred Claus tries to tell an updated version of the Santa Claus story by bringing in Santa's relatives and adding some modern flourishes, but it ends up being a formulaic cash-in on the holidays that only those under the age of six will enjoy. In order to drive home an anti-corporate message, the film has Santa answering to a board of businessmen (the script never explains why Santa has to answer to a board) and an efficiency expert (Spacey), who wants to shut down the North Pole and outsource to the South Pole.
November 8, 2007 at 12:00 am

Lions for Lambs tackles three intertwining stories that explore many of the harsher realities of our world today.
November 8, 2007 at 12:00 am

Though the world of feel-good movies is remarkably vast, one would think that there would be little room for a film whose title represents a particularly violent form of suicide.
November 8, 2007 at 12:00 am

It's a little disconcerting to hear Jerry Seinfeld's voice coming out of an animated bee's mouth, but after a few minutes of Bee Movie, you'd swear you were watching Seinfeld.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

Adapted from a novel by David Gerrold, Martian Child aims to please with its amiable eccentricity, but ultimately falls short due to the filmmakers' meddling with the original story. John Cusack plays David, a widowed science fiction writer who decides to adopt a young boy, Dennis (Bobby Coleman), who truly believes he is from Mars.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

Is there a particular message people will get out of this? There is a message that I tried to install in there, but I don't think people are getting it.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

If you haven't yet heard about American Gangster, you're probably living under a rock (or maybe just in Hill). The film's hype and star power (not to mention Jay-Z's decision to make a concept album based on it) set expectations high.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead answers a question you didn't know you were supposed to ask: can an art house action film be enjoyable?
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

To be honest, I had low expectations while sliding the Netflix DVD of Behind the Mask into my computer.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

In the mood for mutilation this Halloween? Shaun of the Dead (2004) Though this is a parody from across the pond - think Dawn of the Dead meets Harold and Kumar - British comedians Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright know how to splatter their way into movie history.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

This film - indie filmmaker Peter Hedges's follow up to Pieces of April - tells the story of Dan Burns (Carell), a widowed advice columnist having a tough time following his own advice.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

Halloween: a time when families map out trick-or-treating routes, neighbors stock up on candy and Penn students blur the boundaries between "dressing up" and not dressing at all.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Hollywood has always had an infatuation with period films. Whether it's the allure of capturing a bygone era, the ability of history to provide an interesting story, or the need to dress hunky male actors in tights, nothing says Oscar and prestige quite like a costume drama.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Wes Anderson is a director of details. Of course, he's more than that; his past films like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic are works that celebrate the quirkiness of dysfunction.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

An extravagant treat for history buffs, this sequel to the 1998 Academy Award-winning film Elizabeth reunites the Australian-born acting duo Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush for another great performance.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

We Own the Night explosively changes the traditional crime drama to include a powerful familial message.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Gavin Hood's follow-up directorial effort to the Academy Award-winning Tsotsi is all too reminiscent of the post-Oscar pitfalls often found in Hollywood.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, director Dominik's second feature, is so good I couldn't bring myself to leave the theatre for a bathroom break when my bladder, only 40 minutes into the 2+ hour film, screamed full.
October 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

This movie marks the directorial debut for Gilroy, who wrote the screenplays for the Bourne trilogy.
October 4, 2007 at 12:00 am