Flicks w/ The Film Snob

Terrence Malick brings his signature style to a lyrical portrait of love and sorrow.

The love of two young women is divided by the claims of religion, in this honest and compassionate Romanian film.

A movie about the campaign to say "No" to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1988 holds funny and surprising lessons about how progressives can win in politics.

The elusive boundaries of love and need are reflected in the momentary relationship of an old man and a young call girl in Japan, in another subtle film by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.

Interviews with six former directors of Israel's internal security agency demonstrate the tragic dead end of Israeli policy and the need for peace.

Steven Soderbergh's sly suspense film takes aim at the current prevalence of psychiatric medication.

The horrific story of a 12-year-old African girl who becomes a child soldier is depicted with extraordinary depth and humanity in this Canadian film.

Hardened convicts perform Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in a maximum security Roman prison, and the result expresses a surprising relevance.

A rich and fascinating look at the life of trappers living off the land in Siberia.

Mike Leigh's brand of working class comedy was never better than in this 1990 film about a family of lovable misfits.

An elderly man copes with the slow death of his wife in Michael Haneke's brilliant film about love and mortality.

A daring Portuguese film explores the seductive illusions of romantic memory against the background of colonialism in Africa.

As usual, the Film Snob waits until February to look back and evaluate his favorite flicks of the previous year.

Denzel Washington plays a pilot who saves his passengers with a heroic flight maneuver, only to find his new found fame threatening to expose his alcoholism.

The popular musical based on the Victor Hugo classic is finally a movie, and a very enjoyable one.