"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 [..]

"King Corn" is an interesting documentary that sheds light on the food distribution system in America. Hosts Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis move from Boston to Iowa, where they grow corn on one acre of land. They show the wide use of corn and corn [..]

Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore has come up with his most explosive documentary to date. "Sicko" takes a look at health care in the United States, including health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. He compares the American market-oriented system with the non-profit, universal health care systems of [..]