Say what you will about Zhang Yimou's previous two swords and kung fu flicks, but they sure were pretty. Lots of luscious colors and tableaus straight out of paintings. But they also weren't the most exciting films you’ve ever seen. You either gasped at the prettiness and rolled with it or you said nice shot and hoped for something else to happen. For us, Hero was the one that blew us away, the use of color so dazzling and original it left us awe-struck. House of the Flying Daggers, however, didn't do it for us. more ›

and that it's not in reference to Ian Ziering (as the Sports Guy on ESPN put it- "when you've worked with Eastwood, Freeman, Ziering and Morita in a 10-year span…that's a career."). Also being released today is Moolaadé, a cheery holiday movie about female genital mutilation. Sounds like a perfect movie for that post-New Year's Hangover. more ›

Finally, our holiday film season begins. There are so many great movies opening this weekend that we don't know where to begin. more ›