Pursuit of Happyness, The

Another triumph of old-fashioned movie-making from the Czech authors of Kolya.

A memorable portrayal of an interplanetary seductress disguised as a disguised Scarlett Johansson

The movie it took twelve years to make — about a childhood that appears to be taking much, much longer

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.

Next Stop, Wonderland, written and directed by Brad Anderson, is a charming romantic comedy with a great many funny moments, though it doesn’t quite pull everything together in its rather unsatisfactory ending. But it has an excellent beginning. Erin (Hope Davis) comes home one day to find her live-in boyfriend, Sean (Phil Hoffman), moving out…

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