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A portrait of modern sanctity which — very oddly, in my view — asks not to be taken too seriously

Aiming for the Like Water for Chocolate niche in the market, Woman on Top is advertised as a movie about sex and cooking — which at least must be said to beat sex and shopping. Insofar as it is actually about anything, however, it is more about magic. And not very interesting magic. The magic,…

Conservatives should always beware of the media’s praise, but that goes double for Hollywood conservatives. Clint Eastwood wishes to announce that he’s grown.

Comic gangsters reassure us that, even in the most civilized of countries, civilization is for suckers.

An exciting and well-made movie about American soldiers at war in Iraq which doesn’t condescend to them — but which also doesn’t treat them as being quite real

A poor evocation of the Cold War, this movie redeems itself with a portrayal of men doing their best to cope with a colossal military screw-up.