Bob Balaban

James Franco nails Ginsberg in Howl

No Reservations

No Reservations is sweet and savory fare. Without the foam.

For Your Consideration

Hooray for Christopher Guest's Hollywood, where Purim gets Oscar buzz and Charlie Rose gets his due.

All Wet

M. Night Shyamalan steps up the lunacy with Lady in the Water.

Writes and Wrongs

In Capote, a murder leads to a masterpiece leads to an undoing.

Not a Gas

A mediocre Wind bags only a few charming laughs.

Class Act

Robert Altman rounds up the best Brits for a heroic resurrection.

The Bitch of Kitsch

Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes trap us with a raptor in Ghost World.

Gunning for Love

Brad and Julia get pistol-whipped by The Mexican.

Old Unfaithful

Brad and Julia get pistol-whipped by The Mexican.