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'The Orphanage'

MOVIE REVIEW: The chain saws are set aside so the film can tap into what we find truly horrifying.

'Persepolis'

MOVIE REVIEW: The adapted graphic novel shows Marjane Satrapi's life in, and after, Iran

'Southland Tales'

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Southland Tales' is a political farce, a doomsday chiller and a paranoid fantasy that heads messily toward the apocalypse.

'Bee Movie'

MOVIE REVIEW: Jerry Seinfeld wrote and voices the lead character, but there's not much at stake. Although the jokes are funny.

Lumet's mastery shines in 'Devil'

MOVIE REVIEW: In the latest from the 83-year-old director, things go horribly wrong, exactly as planned.

'Rendition'

MOVIE REVIEW: The star-filled political drama has few surprises but gives everyone a chance to shine.

'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'

MOVIE REVIEW: Elizabeth I morphs into some kind of 16th-century Michael Corleone to keep her throne.

'Sleuth'

MOVIE REVIEW: The remake of the 1972 film benefits from an updated script by Harold Pinter and pitch-perfect performances by Michael Caine and Jude Law.

'The Heartbreak Kid'

MOVIE REVIEW: The Farrelly Brothers' remake of Neil Simon's comedy has none of the charm of the original, and the body function jokes are the most touching parts.

'The Darjeeling Limited'

MOVIE REVIEW: The film about three brothers in the wake of their dad's death is a pleasurable journey to nowhere, but it's worth the ride.

'Feast of Love'

MOVIE REVIEW: Robert Benton's film about love and loss is free of catharsis and is neither funny nor sad.

'The Last Winter'

MOVIE REVIEW: Gothic horror rises in the Arctic

'The Jane Austen Book Club'

MOVIE REVIEW: Robin Swicord's first feature, with Maria Bello and Emily Blunt, is a clever look at modern life and love.

'Eastern Promises'

MOVIE REVIEW: In David Cronenberg's London-set thriller, evil must be battled, often with evil.

'Blame It on Fidel'

MOVIE REVIEW: A young girl is caught in the swirl of '70s politics in Julie Gavras' assured directorial debut, 'Blame It on Fidel.'

'The Hunting Party'

MOVIE REVIEW: Black comedy turns preachy in a somewhat-true story of journalists who are out to get a Balkan war criminal.

'Dans Paris'

MOVIE REVIEW: Spirit of J.D. Salinger hangs heavy in the French film about two brothers exploring love and loss ad nauseam.

'The Nines'

MOVIE REVIEW: Reality? Or fantasy? 'The Nines' blurs the lines

'Live-in Maid'

MOVIE REVIEW: The film gives an intimate portrait of a complex 30-year relationship and shows a side of Latin America rarely seen in the U.S.

'The Nanny Diaries'

MOVIE REVIEW: The social bite of the popular novel fades into a generic chick flick.

'Superbad'

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Superbad's' teen raunch isn't what's shocking; it's the love story.

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