A genuinely winning film about two siblings and an ailing parent that’s both funny and warm.
We're taking better care of the old man than he did of us.In this remarkable film, two siblings, short of their goals, come together to take care of their father who suffers from dementia. Wendy (Laura Linney) is an aspiring playwright/temp who’s having an affair with a married guy and keeps applying for fellowships to support her…

Suspense and drama sure to please!
One young woman's death sets off a chain of events involving murder and intrigue in the city of London. Eastern Promises, a Focus Features production released to DVD on December 26, stars Naomi Watts as a midwife thrown into a world of murder and corruption when one woman dies during childbirth. The young woman leaves a newborn daughter…

A balanced account of America’s love affair with drugs.
The history of American drug laws have not been as cut and dried as one might think. Most of our first drug laws were rooted in misunderstanding and prejudice rather than a feeling of helping those in the throes of an addiction.Today, our drug laws stem from the 1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Act, which removed state regulation of existing drug laws…

The true story of a well-to-do white boy who wanted to play at what so many of us struggle against every day.
In January 1991, I began working in downtown Los Angeles, close to the Union Mission and near St. Vibiana. I walked through a kind of war zone, where the homeless (drunks and druggies and mentally deficit mostly, I thought at the time), the parking lot attendants, and even visiting businessmen thought women walking alone were fair game. I learned…

Good movie, even if the formula is apparent.
With The Great Debaters Denzel Washington returns to the director's chair for the first time since Antwone Fisher in 2002. This is his second turn as a director. The film tells an inspiring story that helped plant the seeds for the civil rights movement. It is an important story that is enlightening and puts a positive spin on a dark spot in…

An inspirational, visually stimulating film about an extraordinary man.
In Scaphandre and le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), filmmaker Julian Schnabel uses an artisan's eye in adapting this true story of former French Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominque Bauby (Mathieu Amalric). It’s the rare inspirational and imaginative film about relinquishing the fight and striving for more. Using his deft eye…

This is a great set for Indy fans, but some won’t be happy with George Lucas’s edits.
George Lucas is rarely a man of small ideas. In 1992, Lucas decided to transfer the character of Indiana Jones, popularized in three mega-successful films, to the small screen. Conceived as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, the series began as an hour-long drama but surprisingly poor ratings forced George Lucas to revamp his idea into a series of…