Golden Door (2006) Movie Reviews

Golden Door (2006)

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother.

Talk to Me (2007) Movie Reviews

Talk to Me (2007)

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph “Petey” Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

No Reservations (2007) Movie Reviews

No Reservations (2007)

The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.

Rescue Dawn (2006) Movie Reviews

Rescue Dawn (2006)

A U.S. fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Hairspray (2007) Movie Reviews

Hairspray (2007)

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

Joshua (2007) Movie Reviews

Joshua (2007)

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.

Evening (2007) Movie Reviews

Evening (2007)

A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the 1950s and never forgets.

Sicko (2007) Movie Reviews

Sicko (2007)

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.

La Vie en Rose (2007) Movie Reviews

La Vie en Rose (2007)

The life story of singer Édith Piaf.

Once (2007) Movie Reviews

Once (2007)

A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

Paris, je t’aime (2006) Movie Reviews

Paris, je t’aime (2006)

Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented and awakened.

Gracie (2007) Movie Reviews

Gracie (2007)

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

Mr. Brooks (2007) Movie Reviews

Mr. Brooks (2007)

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

The Valet (2006) Movie Reviews

The Valet (2006)

A porter and a top-model have to pretend to be a couple in order to salvage a CEO’s marriage.

Bug (2006) Movie Reviews

Bug (2006)

An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.

Waitress (2007) Movie Reviews

Waitress (2007)

Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.

Away from Her (2006) Movie Reviews

Away from Her (2006)

A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer’s disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) Movie Reviews

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.