Fridae

A deceptively deep drama in the guise of a mystery thriller, Michael Haneke proves once again among the sliest of filmmakers.

An intelligent high school sex comedy that relies as much on wordplay and situations as sight gags.

A hamhanded, leadfooted thriller still worth seeing for some good ideas it contains.

The second action comedy I’ve seen this year to use post-card intros.

A paint by numbers disaster movie that is also firmly of its time.

Luc Besson’s new return to the director’s chair is a giddy and silly comics adaptation that spoofs the epic action adventures that made him famous.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles enters the 21st Century. 

Ben Affleck once again proves a better director than actor in a muscular crime film that falls short of its intended caliber, but hits hard enough to divert nevertheless.

Anton Corbijn aims for and delivers an elegant and fine-tuned genre exercise. 

An idealized memory of Fourth Republic life that offers non-moralizing, unsentimental laughs for the children and gentle comedy of manners for the adults.