"Big Miracle" is a whale of a tale that rings of sentimental nostalgia and is schmaltzy enough to bring a tear to anyone who's ever owned a pet. Read comments

A mind-twisting cable film and a mind-blowing movie top this week's new DVD releases. Read comments

Director Joe Carnahan took the standard horror film format -- a group of strangers being systematically killed in the woods -- and gave it a National Geographic spin to create "The Grey." Read comments

Now that the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards have been announced the scramble begins to see as many of the honored films as possible. Read comments

This week's new DVD releases include the Blu-ray releases of a film classic and sci-fi TV series, and a dark tale starring Ryan Gosling. Read comments

Some of the most powerful moments in films are those with no dialogue and little action. It's in these moments that you can tell the difference between those hired to act in movies and those who really act. Read comments

"Man on a Ledge" is like a hot dog. As long as you don't look too closely at what it's made of, it's reasonably enjoyable. Read comments

"Red Tails" is about 60 years too late. Had this tale of the historic Tuskegee Airmen been made in the '50s, audiences would have accepted the stereotype characters, passive approach to racism and hackneyed dialogue. By today's standards, the movie never gets off the ground. Read comments

In this era of cookie-cutter moviemaking that generally depends on high-tech explosions or low-brow humor, a film like "The Artist" is like a creative breath of fresh air blowing away the fog of floundering filmmaking. It's ironic that a movie that goes back to the basics of Hollywood's silent era would seem so new and fresh. Read comments

"Shame" is an exercise in sadness so deep and aching that it's like plunging ever downward into a midnight-black lake and never touching the bottom. This explicit account of a handsome Manhattan sex addict -- played with a hollow, numbing ferocity by Michael Fassbender -- features graphic nudity and a flurry of sexual images, but don't go expecting a prurient experience. Its eroticism is stark and clinical. Read comments