One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.

We are the playthings of the gods.

[Marlon] Brando was the only guy who could step out of that shadow at the end of that movie and be worth the wait.

Because I don't give the studios advanced quotes or an advanced look at my reviews. I think the readers deserve to read my reviews before the studios do.

Aren't you getting tired of people hating one another? What do they think they get out of it?

CROUCHING TIGER is nevertheless a gloriously big epic, starring the Hong Kong action stars Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh in a visionary adventure where the characters seem set free from the force of gravity.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.