The 20 Best Movies of 2011 (So Far)

We've seen a lot of good movies in the first half of 2011. Here are 20 well worth a couple hours and the ever-escalating price of a ticket.  read more

Of Gods and Men Review

Director: Xavier Beauvois Writers: Xavier Beauvois and Etienne Comar Cinematographer: Caroline Champetier Starring: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach Studio/Runtime: Sony Pictures Classics/120 min. Movies adapting real-life stories for the big screen always have a tough choice in how accurately they depict events. Hollywood usually chooses to heighten things and, although we accept that they’re only inspired by reality and not recreations, it’s also possible to stray too far in the realm of realistic depictions. That’s the case with Of Gods and Men, which depicts what happened to a Trappist monastery in Algeria during 1996, events...  read more