"Empire of Light" is the story of employees at a movie theater in the coastal town of Margate, United Kingdom, in the 1980's. The main character is Hilary Small, the duty manager, whose struggles in life, particularly with bipolar disorder, begins to interfere with her job. [..]

"Music and Lyrics" is an innocuous romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, telling the story of a washed-up pop star attempting to revive his career by writing a hit song for a new singer. Grant's character receives help from his domestic help (Barrymore). [..]

"The Savages" is an excellent drama about two siblings from a dysfunctional background who reunite to care for their estranged father slipping into dementia. Director-screenwriter Tamara Jenkins put together this insightful film that gives good lessons in forgiveness and family values. Laura [..]

Fans of the series "Battlestar Galactica" will find "Razor" an interesting stand-alone made-for-television movie that goes into the show's backstory. The plot has Lee Adama of the Galactica given command of the Pegasus, as the incumbent was killed in action. Director Felix Enriquez Alcala and teleplay [..]

Confusion reigns supreme in the crime drama "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." The film, directed by Sidney Lumet and the screenplay written by Kelly Masterson, has so many flashbacks from the different points of view of various characters that viewers do not know if they are [..]

The Weinstein Company has another yawner on its hands called "Grace is Gone." It is the sad story of a man whose wife is killed in combat in Iraq, and the difficulty he has in breaking the news to his two young daughters. First time director [..]

Interviews with ten former astronauts of the Apollo program highlight the fascinating British documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon." Director David Sington supplements the interviews with old footage of the moon landings, as well as NASA film and photographs never seen by the general public. [..]

"King of California" is a quirky comedy-drama film from Mike Cahill, making his debut as director and screenwriter. This is Cahill's original story about a mentally ill man who believes there is buried treasure beneath the Costco where his daughter works. She is reluctantly drawn into [..]

John Wayne is definitely the star of the show in "Chisum," where he plays a rancher and cattle baron who gets caught in the middle of the Lincoln County War of 1878 in New Mexico. Director Andrew V. McLaglen ("Bandolero!" 1968) and screenwriter-producer Andrew J. Fenady instilled [..]

"Bad News Bears" is the story of a disgraced former MLB player hired to coach a children's baseball team with poor playing skills. Producer-director Richard Linklater ("School of Rock" 2003) instilled this sports comedy with plenty of laughs, maybe going overboard a bit when the coach supplied [..]