Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008

By Bill Gibron

Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008. [11 September 2008]

The Soloist

By Ben Travers

True stories can occasionally be their own worst enemy, as in this unevenly executed exploration of overwrought melodrama. [13 August 2009]

The Soloist

By Cynthia Fuchs

The Soloist illustrates Nathaniel's internal life -- his music and his madness -- in reductive, sensational imagery. [24 April 2009]

Atonement

By Matt Mazur

There are so many perspectives to be considered in this film, that it might be said director Joe Wright had one too many cooks in the English country estate’s proverbial kitchen. [3 April 2008]

Atonement

By Cynthia Fuchs

The lingering deaths of soldiers and the lost causes they embody serve as tragic backdrops to the less compelling plot points embodied by Briony and her characters. [7 December 2007]

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Everyone knows that Keira Knightley is lovely, vibrant, and gloriously young, that she can play feisty and dreamy with equally apparent ease. [11 November 2005]

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Soloist’ Suffers from a Lack of Honesty

Movie version of reporter’s story twists the facts, but in this case, he’s OK with it [27 April 2009]

Jamie Foxx goes for gold every time [24 April 2009]

James McAvoy gets a big role as a man wronged in ‘Atonement’ [14 December 2007]

Character is a must for ‘Atonement’ star Keira Knightley [6 December 2007]