Cooper is at his grizzled, laconic best in “West,” a tense Western about family ties, betrayal, and the effort of a one-time criminal to reform his murderous habits. London’s turn as a saloon floozy and Cobb’s as the ...

Director Andrzej Munk was tragically killed in a car accident after making only a few films, but his body of work places him at the forefront of the Polish New Wave, right alongside the likes of Andrzej Wajda. Tracks ...

Drawing on the conventions of the heist genre, James Marsh’s exquisite “Man on Wire” is both a tale of gripping suspense—explaining how, exactly, a shady crew of conspirators penetrated security barriers at the World ...

If Vittorio De Sica had lived in 21st-century America, he might have made a movie like "Man Push Cart," Bahrani's touching portrayal of a man whose friendship with two people, wealthy Mohammed (Sandoval) and kindly ...

This groundbreaking film by the experimental documentarian Dziga Vertov is no dry exercise in recording human behavior: Edited at a pace that startled and mystified audiences at its 1929 premiere, and utilizing optical ...

A follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Annie Hall," Woody Allen's "Manhattan" is the writer-director's most overt, visually poetic paean to the city of his birth. While weaving in recurring themes of frustrated love ...

In this marvelous sequel to "Jean de Florette," director Claude Berri builds on his previous feature with its well-observed portrayal of Provençal village life. Infusing his tale with a Greek sense of tragedy, "Manon" ...

Ostensibly a portrait of Burtynsky, who has traveled the world snapping large-format pics of the largest incursions into our natural environment, this thought-provoking exposé of planetary pillaging is half travelogue, ...

Bringing Peter Weiss's shocking, critically acclaimed play to the big screen, Peter Brook enlists the formidable talents of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company, who collectively drive this masterwork of social ...

Dustin Hoffman re-grouped with "Midnight Cowboy" director Schlesinger for this nerve-jangling thriller based on screenwriter William Goldman's novel. Some critics fault the movie for loose ends in the plot, but in a ...

The actor's unaffected warmth and love of his craft shine through his pungent anecdotes, shattering the vain, romantic hero stereotype he so loathed. For an endearing portrait of a consummate screen actor, look no ...

Not only is "Penguins" visually arresting (as you'd expect from a National Geographic production), it is emotionally involving, transcending its genre to become a family-friendly crowd-pleaser with nary an explosion or ...

March", a perennial holiday favorite produced by the legendary Hal Roach, retains its magic, thanks to a charming, refreshingly simple rendering of Toyland and its citizens, some cute songs, and the irresistible antics ...

This gripping psychological thriller turns the dense minutiae of high finance into an intense roller coaster ride. The cast is a who’s who of seasoned talent, but the movie hangs on the bravura performances of Spacey ...

Marston's harrowing film about poverty and the illegal drug trade follows a likable young woman through a hellish gauntlet of unpleasant events, beginning with her disembarkation at the Newark airport. With arresting ...

Like a lightning bolt to the heart, the Oscar-winning "Marjoe" hits its mark with illuminating mercilessness. Opening with old videos of Marjoe preaching hellfire at age 4(!), Smith and Kernochan give us a taste ...

Long before Spalding Gray brought one-man performance monologues into the mainstream, 40-year-old actor Hal Holbrook perfected this wonderful stage persona as an homage to the author of "Huckleberry Finn" and many other ...

Was there a more sensual, original modern dancer than Martha Graham? Along with Nureyev, Nijinsky, and Isadora Duncan, Graham was one of the pioneering forces of the 20^th-century art of dance and movement. ...

Acclaimed among critics and a winner at festivals from Sundance to Cannes, “Martha” is a vivid, disturbing depiction of how cults prey on our most vulnerable children. Writer/director Durkin makes an impressive feature ...

Director Aristrain’s meditation on displacement and isolation is at once intelligent, incisive, and deeply felt. The always reliable Luppi is superb here in a largely unsympathetic role, and Roth breaks your heart as ...