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The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

The foggy moors are palpable, the passions less so, but this new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's oft-told story is a handsome addition to the canon.

Meryl Streep is irresistible as Julia Child as is Nora Ephron's direction, but Amy Adams' Julie Powell is a dud – a mousy, grouchy irritant.

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

There's "something in the mist," and it's not only the beasts that bite but also the dark things that reside within.

Horror overtakes a woman on level P2 of a parking garage, and the film's suspense plays on our collective unease with being alone, at night, surrounded by concrete and rebar.

This Renée Zelweger movie about the life of Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter lacks dramatic tension and a sense of purpose.

This is not the 9/11 film we expected from Stone, who tells the fact-based story of two individuals who somehow survived the collapse of the World Trade Center and with a remarkable economy of expressionistic detail and bombast.

It’s not perfect, but this big-screen debut of H.A. Rey’s lovable monkey is faithful to George’s gentle spirit while fully exploiting the possibilities of old-school, two-dimensional animation.

Nanny McPhee is something of a rarity: a movie for children that is about children and their world.

There's much more to Ms. Channing than Dolly and Lorelei

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

Smith turns his stoner Greek chorus into leading men on a mission.

Absolutely delightful filmmaking, chock-full of gorgeously goofy animation and a storyline that cleverly echoes everything from Stalag 17 to Cool Hand Luke. – Marc Savlov

You have to admire Michael Almereyda's contemporary rendition of Shakespeare's Hamlet if for no other reason than its audacity in staging one of the passive prince's timeless soliloquies in the Action aisle of his local Blockbuster. “Go Home Happy,” chirps the store banner in the background.

The Oscar Wilde drama about deceit and honor is presented by a solid cast.

It's flighty, improbable stuff, meant not to be a historical restorative but a modern romantic tribute to the scribe whose words have launched a million sonnets.

Soderbergh works both sides of the camera as actor, writer, and director of this most personal – and idiosyncratic – of all his projects.

Louisa May Alcott's March sisters remain resonant in a new season.

Hollywood’s newest A-lister – according to the directors who knew him first and best

Henry James' creepy classic resurrected yet again

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy