Keri Russell gives an excellent performance as a "Waitress" who specializes in making delicious pies, in addition to dealing with an abusive husband and an unwanted pregnancy. Director-screenwriter Adrienne Shelly put together quite a gem here, in her last work before her death at age 40, three [..]

"Lars and the Real Girl" is an off-beat comedy-drama about a socially awkward young man who develops a romantic and non-sexual relationship with an anatomically correct sex doll. His family and friends support him while he words through his problem of fear of intimacy. [..]

Will Smith entertains fabulously in "I Am Legend," a science fiction horror film about the end of the world. Smith's character Robert Neville seems to be the last person remaining on earth, or at least on Manhattan Island, due to a cure for cancer that has mutated [..]

The unusual life of Dr. Dorian Paskowitz and his family is chronicled in the documentary film "Surfwise." He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he learned to surf at a young age. Paskowitz and his parents moved to San Diego, where he spent most of [..]

Seth Rogen stars takes on another low-life role in "Knocked Up." This raunchy romantic comedy from producer-director-screenwriter Judd Apatow follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand that results in an unintended pregnancy. The "romantic comedy" story features partying, smoking marijuana, use of more hard-core drugs, [..]

"Fracture" is a crime drama that we have seen before: A man shoots his wife, sending her into a coma, gets off on a technicality, and then an ADA goes on a campaign to prove his guilt. The difference here is that Anthony Hopkins and Ryan [..]

"300" is a accurate retelling of a key historic battle that changed the course of history. The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B. C. was between an alliance of Greek city states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the invading army-navy of the Persian Empire of [..]

"Into the Wild" is the true story of a young man who travels across America for two years, from his home in Virginia and college in Georgia to the wilds of Alaska. Sean Penn did an excellent job of producing, directing, and writing the screenplay, adapted [..]

"Stardust" is a fanciful tale of imaginary kingdoms, witchcraft, and romantic involvements across different dimensions. Director Matthew Vaugh ("Layer Cake" 2004) seems to lack focus as he combines elements of "The Lord of the Rings," "Harry Potter," and Bill Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Not much [..]

Diana Ross delivered an outstanding performance as legendary singer Billie Holliday in "Lady Sings the Blues." Though the film was criticized for playing fast and loose with the facts of her life, director Sidney J. Furie ("The Ipcress File" 1965) created a very entertaining film that has [..]