I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject it.

Documentarian Laura Poitras has crafted a first-rate Hitchcockian-type thriller telling the story of Edward Snowden.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

Not so much a film as a visual essay, exquisitely directed and photographed (by Sacha Vierny)... Difficult to watch but well worthwhile for those willing to be challenged.

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

With massive doses of eye-popping special effects I applaud the visual achievements in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.'

Hitchcock's murder set-pieces are so potent, they can galvanize (and frighten) even a viewer who's seen them before!