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"The Road": Post-apocalypse now
Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel
Nov. 25, 2009
"The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty
The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages
Nov. 24, 2009
Cinematic genius meets teen heartthrob
A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles
Nov. 24, 2009
"Ninja Assassin": Sneaky but not subtle
Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain
Nov. 24, 2009
Werner Herzog among the demented iguanas
The legendary German eccentric on his most American film, the dirty, profane, dazzling non-remake "Bad Lieutenant"
Nov. 20, 2009
"Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good
Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake
Nov. 19, 2009
Clouds over "New Moon"
It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust
Nov. 19, 2009
John Woo on "Red Cliff" and the rise of Chinawood
Back home after 17 years, the action maestro has created his biggest spectacle -- and rebooted China's film biz
Nov. 18, 2009
"Broken Embraces" and the ties that bind
Pedro Almodóvar gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies
Nov. 18, 2009
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Caught between two worlds
After starring in a summer rom-com and kicking ass in "G.I. Joe," the one-time TV teen returns to "Uncertainty"
Nov. 16, 2009
