Justin Chang

Given that it not only covers the same narrative ground as the hyperkinetic 2004 French actioner "District B13," but even borrows one of that film's stars -- the amazingly nimble,...

Cameron Diaz plays the cool, brittle yin to Leslie Mann's weepy, whiny yang in "The Other Woman," an ungainly, often flat-footed yet weirdly compelling romantic dramedy about two gals who...

It doesn't feel accidental that the Cannes Film Festival should deliver an unusually strong showing for female filmmakers the same year that Jane Campion is serving as jury president. But...

Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice." Terrence Malick's "Knight of Cups." Tim Burton's "Big Eyes." Hou Hsiao Hsien's "The Assassin." Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys." Woody Allen's "Magic in the Moonlight." Doug...

On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection announcement, a major competition prospect has emerged in Tommy Lee Jones' frontier drama "The Homesman," starring Jones and Hilary Swank...

A hardened cop and a desperate crook form an unlikely alliance that helps bring down an organized crime syndicate in "Bad Country," a blandly executed action-thriller whose cast names (Matt...

The overexposed found-footage gimmick is applied to the rather more durable vampire genre in "Afflicted," a low-budget horror-thriller that's resourceful enough to wring a few fresh chills from a slender...

The long, slender Malagasy primates that once thrived but are now skittering ever closer to extinction get their giantscreen closeup in "Island of Lemurs: Madagascar," a serviceable Imax 3D nature...

A rather misleading title is just one reason to be slightly suspicious of "Rio 2" an eye-popping, ear-tickling animated sequel that labors to fold a cheeky family sitcom, an earnest...

A belated festival premiere for Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher" and a powerhouse showing for British filmmakers including Mike Leigh and Ken Loach -- plus appearances by other usual suspects such as...