Zach Galifianakis is a comic force of nature! He is terrific. He digs down here and delivers a beautifully nuanced performance that gets under your skin. Just like the movie.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is beyond bad. It carves out its own category of godawfulness. And, please, you don't have to remind me that the original was a colossal hit ($700 million worldwide) and the sequel will probably do just as well. I know it's popular. So is junk food, and they both poison your insides and rot your brain.

George Clooney is exceptional.

Force Majeure is a jolt. You won't know what hit you. Director Ostlund shifts gears from humor to psychological thriller with cunning skill.

The latest spin on the Marvel comic-book hero delivers the popcorn goods.

The Hunger Games has epic spectacle, yearning romance and suspense that won't quit!

Pixar has outdone itself in visual magic and vivid storytelling.

Amy Adams is the wish your heart makes…she’s wicked good.

McAvoy's bonkers brilliance will blow you away.

Bridges - a master of subtle brilliance - plays the hell out of it. Not by showing off, but by going bone-deep into a character who only thinks he's running on empty. Crazy Heart may finally win him the Oscar that's unfairly eluded him and it offers the pleasure of watching a great actor at the peak of his form.

Kevin Kline gives a master class in acting. He finds every nuance of mirth and melancholy in this wonder of a role and rides it to glory. You can't take your eyes off him.

Redford builds a riveting, resonant political thriller that values the complexity of its characters and the intelligence of its audience.