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Pool
Film Reviews:   The graceful presentation, detached humor and Buddhist milieu of "Pool" allow life lessons to just float into view.
Russell Edwards - 11/24/2009 7:41:15 PM
Victory Day
Film Reviews:   One part "Bourne Identity," one part "Lilya 4-Ever," one part "Death and the Maiden" and a whole lot of Sean Ramsay.
Dennis Harvey - 11/24/2009 7:23:22 PM
The Lovely Bones
Film Reviews:   Peter Jackson's infatuation with fancy visual effects mortally wounds "The Lovely Bones."
Todd McCarthy - 11/24/2009 6:00:00 PM
A Dog Named Christmas
TV Reviews:   Film rides the appeal of a yellow Labrador to an audience's heart.
Brian Lowry - 11/24/2009 5:21:34 PM
A Moon to Dance By
Legit Reviews:   A trio of finely tuned actors make "A Moon to Dance By" a compelling theatrical experience.
Robert L. Daniels - 11/24/2009 4:25:49 PM
The Princess and the Frog
Film Reviews:   Disney goes back to the drawing board with results more diverting than captivating.
Justin Chang - 11/24/2009 12:00:00 PM
Old Dogs
Film Reviews:   Shrill comedy is made for audiences looking for unchallenging laughs with familiar faces.
Dennis Harvey - 11/24/2009 9:57:11 AM
The Starry Messenger
Legit Reviews:   This melancholy mid-life crisis drama creeps up on you.
David Rooney - 11/23/2009 6:00:01 PM
Age of Iron
Legit Reviews:   Whatever the faults of "Age of Iron," lack of ambition is not among them.
Sam Thielman - 11/23/2009 6:00:00 PM
Fela!
Legit Reviews:   A wildly loose-limbed journey into the throbbing heart of Afrobeat.
David Rooney - 11/23/2009 5:06:50 PM
Tresor
Film Reviews:   Semi-autobiographical canine comedy by late Gallic helmer-producer Claude Berri.
Jordan Mintzer - 11/23/2009 3:36:19 PM
Brothers
Film Reviews:   Susanne Bier's emotional melodrama becomes a lesser thing in Jim Sheridan's English-language remake.
Justin Chang - 11/22/2009 10:00:00 PM
Prime Mover
Film Reviews:   Harsh reality and magic realism collide in "Prime Mover."
Richard Kuipers - 11/22/2009 7:09:49 PM
Rapt
Film Reviews:   A contemporized take on the real-life 1978 kidnapping of millionaire playboy Edouard-Jean Empain.
Jordan Mintzer - 11/22/2009 6:49:19 PM
Bullying
Film Reviews:   Commendable intentions fall short in "Bullying."
Jonathan Holland - 11/22/2009 6:47:33 PM
Paper Castles
Film Reviews:   "Paper Castles" feels as flimsy as its title.
Jonathan Holland - 11/22/2009 6:39:33 PM
Zero Hour
Legit Reviews:   Jim Brochu paints a remarkably sympathetic portrait of Zero Mostel.
Sam Thielman - 11/22/2009 6:15:00 PM
Tamerlano
Music Reviews:   Opera in Handel's time thrived on murder and/or suicide.
Alan Rich - 11/22/2009 5:21:05 PM
West Coast Left Coast Opening Night -- Eureka!
Music Reviews:   These are not the best days for California. Our one-time Golden State is starting to tarnish.
Steven Mirkin - 11/22/2009 5:19:07 PM
Dreamgirls
Legit Reviews:   Musical has enough vocal talent to compensate for the stiff acting.
David Rooney - 11/22/2009 4:45:37 PM
Adrift
Film Reviews:   The existential crisis of a thirtysomething Catalan woman is the subject of Ventura Pons' 20th feature.
Jonathan Holland - 11/22/2009 2:32:39 PM
Show Boat
Legit Reviews:   Production offers an appealing display of the timeless melodies, it sorely misses the colorful trappings.
Paul Harris - 11/22/2009 12:17:44 PM
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
TV Reviews:   Cartoon Network has churned out a second live-action movie infused with a slick comicbook feel.
Brian Lowry - 11/22/2009 12:07:33 PM
Swell Season
Music Reviews:   It's not that there's any tension on stage, but it was quite apparent that Swell Season is now more than ever Hansard's band.
Steven Mirkin - 11/20/2009 7:43:51 PM
Girl Crazy
Legit Reviews:   This breezy song-and-dance show from 1930 aims only to deliver its saddle-bag full of song hits.
Steven Suskin - 11/20/2009 6:22:30 PM

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