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À Tout de Suite (2004, 85 min., NR)

Shot in jittery black-and-white 16mm, this French film's on-the-fly aesthetic captures the shiftlessness of bourgeois youth and some of the spirit of the French New Wave.

The A-Team (2010, 117 min., PG-13)

It's the latest old TV show to be remade as a contemporary feature film and fares just about as well as the rest.

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001, 146 min., PG-13)

There's nothing more frustrating than a posthumous work from your favorite filmmaker that doesn't quite live up to expectations. In this case it's Stanley Kubrick, who had been working on A.I. for over a decade before ...

Abandon (2002, 99 min., PG-13)

What hath The Sixth Sense wrought? These days, it seems as if every psychological thriller has a surprise finish. You get the idea that filmmakers plot these scripts backwards, beholden to the notion that the end ...

The Abandoned (2006, 94 min., R)

Creepy Eastern European atmospherics encase this horror film, which nevertheless suffers from an anemic script.

ABCD (2000, 106 min., NR)

Like many films by modern Indian and Indian-born directors, ABCD (an acronym for American-Born Confused Desi) dramatizes the conflicts between traditional and Western concepts of family life -- marital love in particular. Compared with others of ...

Abduction (2011, 100 min., PG-13)

Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.

About a Boy (2002, 100 min., PG-13)

“They say no man is an island, but they're wrong,” says perpetual bachelor Will Freeman (Grant). “I am an island. I'm Ibiza.” That may be the most telling and also the most funny line in this ...

About Schmidt (2002, 124 min., R)

At the age of 66, Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) is a man unprepared to face life's ambiguities. As the movie opens, we see Schmidt alone in his office at Woodmen of the World insurance company in Omaha ...

Above the Rim (1994, 96 min., R)

'Tis the season for b-ball films. With the recent Blue Chips, the forthcoming Hoop Dreams, and this debut from Jeff Pollack, Hollywood seems to have caught NCAA fever, and while Above the Rim manages to capture ...

Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts 2009 (2009, 88 min., NR)

The Academy gets animated.

Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Shorts 2005 (2006, 132 min., NR)

A rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs; plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.

Academy Award-Nominated Live Action Shorts 2006 (2007, 99 min., NR)

And the Oscar goes to … see the five nominees and judge for yourself.

Academy Award-Nominated Live-Action Shorts 2009 (2009, 94 min., NR)

Good things come in small packages.

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2003 (2004, 86 min., NR)

A package of some of the most recent animated and live-action Oscar nominees.

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2004 (2005, 100 min., NR)

A program of eight short films nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2002 (2002, NR)

As that sublime spectacle the Academy Awards lumbers along each year, you have to pick and choose your bathroom breaks -- you don't want to be caught with your pants down when some packed-in starlet pops ...

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2003 (2003, NR)

This compilation features seven shorts nominated for Academy Awards in the past year: "Inja" by Steve Pasvolsky, "The Cathedral" by Tomek Baginski, "I’ll Wait for the Next One …" by Philippe Orreindy, "Fait d'Hiver" by Dirk ...

Accepted (2006, 92 min., PG-13)

Accepted asserts that a college run by students might be better than its institutional alternative, but who wants education advice from the creators of such a witless, uninspired excuse for a college comedy?

The Accompanist (1992, 102 min., PG)

Set during the winter of 1942-43 in German-occupied Paris and wartime London, this French movie tells the story of the accompanists of the world, the people who are supporting players in other people's lives and never ...

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994, 86 min., PG-13)

Finding yourself starved for some old Jerry Lewis-style clowning? Your response to that question will probably color your reaction to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey (the white guy on In Living Color) mugs his way ...

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995, 91 min., PG-13)

When speaking critically about any of Jim Carrey's films, there's only one burning question that really needs to be asked: "Is it funny?" Keeping this in mind, let's cut right to the chase. If you liked ...

Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992, 98 min., R)

It's been years since I've come across a film with a script this poor. It's almost as if screenwriter Kevin Elders had set out to consolidate every single action film cliché into one gorgeously awful smorgasbord ...

The Acid House (1999, 112 min., NR)

Call it Trainspotting 2, if you must, just don't confuse this trio of short films adapted from Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh's collection of the same name with Danny Boyle's groundbreaking Welsh-adapted tale of junkies down and ...

Across the Universe (2007, 133 min., PG-13)

Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthward into a minefield of literalism.

Act of Valor (2012, 110 min., R)

Navy SEALs conduct a rescue mission in this film that employed actual soldiers and their experiences in its making.

Actress (1992, 167 min.)

At 154 minutes, this expansive Chinese film version of the life of actress Ruan Ling-yu -- China's answer to Greta Garbo and one of that country's most highly regarded silent film stars -- is an occasionally ...

Adam (2009, 99 min., PG-13)

Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne co-star in this love story about a guy with Asperger's Syndrome and the girl who lives next door.

Adam & Steve (2006, 99 min., NR)

It’s an honest, refreshing comedy about love – gay, straight, or both – and is a date movie for all occasions and persuasions.

Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002, 70 min., PG-13)

Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights seems to be fashioned around the idea of making fun of as many body parts as possible -- no matter where their location. Thus, in addition to the fart and boob ...
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