Elvis Mitchell

“Sean Penn has never become the lighter, laughing guy.”

“Inarritu's films focus on the repercussions of a single act that draws people together and simultaneously throws their lives into chaos.”

“With his compulsively slamming lyrics and king-of-the-world delivery, DMX intuitively echoes the existentialism of the projects of the novelist Donald Goines.”

“His work isn't all glower. Even though he hasn't smiled in a movie since the underrated 'Proof' in the early 1990s, Mr. Crowe is given to a hurt swallow when he's uncomfortable and to a look...”

“The title 'Spirited Away' could refer to what Disney has done on a corporate level to the revered Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki's epic and marvelous new anime fantasy.”

“'Va Savoir' is a lovable comedy about love that looks upon life as drama and uses the world of the theater as a staging device.”

“The director Steve McQueen has found a way to constantly include the element of surprise in his work, both as an artist and as a filmmaker.”

“The stoic drama 'A Somewhat Gentle Man' is photographed in a palate of steel gray tones that match Stellan Skarsgard's complexion. It's a low-blood-pressure version of the kind of thing Jame...”

“One thing that I've noticed about big families is that they usually break down into two camps: the talkers and the watchers.”

“The action comedy 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl' raises one of the most overlooked and important cinematic questions of our time: Can a movie maintain the dramatic inte...”

“'Boat Trip' is more tiresome and dumb than actually bad.”

“In 'Windtalkers,' the director John Woo is meticulous in melding his own intimate style into the cliches of a large-scale war movie, paying homage to all the tired conventions of the genre....”