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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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  • Lincoln (2012)

    Day-Lewis portrays Lincoln Review by Marty Mapes: When Spielberg humanizes, it works, and when he mythologizes, it doesn't

    Review by Robert Denerstein: Though impressively thorough, Lincoln sometimes loses its way

    Review by Matt Anderson: Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a tour de force performance as Abraham Lincoln.

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2008)

    DVD review by Marty Mapes: Thankfully an artist, Julian Schnabel, is at the helm, rather than a cheerleader

  • Munich (2005)

    Bana works revenge for Munich Review by Marty Mapes: A great conversation starter that suffers from Spielberg's penchant for mass entertainment

    DVD review by Matt Anderson: Munich gets a chance to find a much-deserved larger audience on DVD.

  • War of the Worlds (2005)

    Cruise watche the skies as the War of the Worlds begins Review by Marty Mapes: Spielberg and his team are master filmmakers, and it's a pleasure to see them work

  • Minority Report (2002)

    Morton and Cruise look for the Minority Report Review by Marty Mapes: The strong story and visuals overcome the flaws of this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    Haley Joel Osment is an A.I. Review by Matt Anderson: Spielberg honors Kubrick in with a serious spin on Pinocchio

  • Lost Souls (2000)

    Lost Soul Winona Ryder Review by Marty Mapes: Either a weak, undercooked Exorcist clone or an elegant, subtle psychodrama

  • The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

    DVD review by Andrea Birgers: The 1993 adaptation captures the spirit of the film and provies good family entertainment