Michael Wilmington

`Curse of the Golden Flower' (star)(star)(star)(star) Cold cruel passion and wicked court intrigue are portrayed with visual splendor in "Curse of the Golden Flower," the latest period film of the...

Despite that sour-sounding title, a far more heartening view of politics than " . . . So Goes the Nation's" can be found in this little documentary by St. Louis'...

Back in 1976, almost everyone loved Rocky Balboa. Created by struggling young actor-screenwriter Sylvester Stallone, this South Philly heavyweight lived in a threadbare, charming little world. "Rocky" was a heartwarmer....

What it's about: James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's documentary examining the 2004 Republican election victory in Ohio that sealed President Bush's second term and people's complaints that the...

Faith moves multitudes, and so does Frank Capra's emotion-packed 1946 Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life"--the movie where James Stewart had his favorite and best role. Modeled somewhat on Charles...

"As Ohio goes, so goes the nation" runs an old political aphorism. (Or was it Maine?) Anyway, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's " ... So Goes the Nation"...

"Babel," Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's complex, international drama about tragedies of miscommunication, led the nominees for the annual Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, announced Tuesday. "Babel" collected nine nominations, including nods...

Who's in it: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini What it's about: A now-wealthy architect's (LaPaglia) youthful design for a minority public housing project gets him into trouble. Worth watching:...

Oliver Stone has a gift for melodrama, a flair for agitprop and a taste for conspiracy, all of which get full play in his fiery masterpieces "Salvador," "Born on the...

"Linda Linda Linda," from Japanese writer-director and festival favorite Nobuhiro Yamashita ("Hazy Life"), is a really cute little Japanese high school rock 'n' roll movie about a girl band battling...