Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003)

15 years ago

Mystic River works because it’s never bogged down by any flashy camera movement. light theatrics or editing experimentation.

Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007)

15 years ago

Michael Clayton suffers from its intellectualism, just as Syriana (Stephen Gaghan, 2005) did, and never lets you connect to the…

Little Children (Todd Field, 2006)

15 years ago

Although true at times, Little Children never compels as the story suffers from the same shortcoming as In the Bedroom:…

The Day The Earth Stood Still (Scott Derrickson, 2008)

15 years ago

In The Day The Earth Stood Still, an alien representative arrives on Earth, setting in motion a plan to save…

Sukiyaki Western Django (Takashi Miike, 2007)

15 years ago

Sukiyaki Western Django virtuously evokes in its narrative Sergio Leone westerns, samurai films and Japanese classic films like Yojimbo.

Gone, Baby, Gone (Ben Affleck, 2007)

15 years ago

WHAT IT IS: Boston: A private investigator is enlisted to find a little girl who's been abducted in his old…

Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead (Sidney Lumet, 2007)

15 years ago

Although Before The Devil Knows You're Dead succeeds for most of its running time, it fails to deliver a satisfactory…

Dan in Real Life (Peter Hedges, 2007)

15 years ago

Dan in Real Life is predictable, and its characters rarely venture into unknown territory. It makes for a passable rental,…

Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes, 2008)

15 years ago

In Revolutionary Road, DiCaprio and Winslet are well cast as the young couple on opposite journeys and Michael Shannon shines…

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher, 2008)

15 years ago

At times , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button feels like more of a story for Zemeckis or Spielberg but…