Haruki Murakami’s international bestseller becomes a soaring, intimate screen tale of love and loss

Ron Eldard tries valiantly to breathe life into a trite character and a script with all the depth of “test…one-two, one-two”

Moronic sci-fi flick casts appealing actors, led by Emile Hirsch, as the most empty-headed survivors imaginable of an alien invasion

Any genuine moment that might have occurred gets pummeled into submission by the slick theatrics of the director and his collaborators

You don’t have to have read Stieg Larsson’s best-selling books to feel déjà vu over David Fincher’s stylish whodunit

Tom Cruise’s moribund spy franchise gets a much-needed shot of adrenaline from “Incredibles” director Brad Bird

Robert Downey, Jr. quips valiantly amidst a wall of cacophony and empty spectacle that winds up feeling like a Victorian migraine

“Juno” creators Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman re-team for a character study of a wonderfully monstrous woman

Garry Marshall’s second holiday-based, star-packed comedy filled with contrivances and dopey characters, with barely a laugh among them

Vanessa Redgrave's military stage-mom steals the show in Voldemort's directorial debut

Michelle Williams’ Monroe impersonation is uncanny, but it’s at the service of a bland story that focuses on all the wrong things

The deeply felt superstars of TV and movies make a glorious comeback, with Jason Segel and Amy Adams providing strong support