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— William Demarest, The Lady Eve

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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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Ciarán Hinds

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)

    McAvoy lives through the Disappearance of Jessica Chastain Review by Robert Denerstein: McAvoy and Chastain offer his-and-hers perspectives

  • The Woman in Black (2012)

    Radcliffe approaches The Woman in Black Review by Robert Denerstein: It may not be groundbreaking -- but it's creepy

    Review by Matt Anderson: The Woman in Black is a good old-fashioned chiller.

  • The Debt (2011)

    Mirren repays The Debt Review by Robert Denerstein: A well-acted thriller that raises complex issues of conscience

  • The Rite (2011)

    Hopkins trains for The Rite Review by Robert Denerstein: Predictable and exaggerated, with some minor saving graces

  • Life During Wartime (2010)

    Solondz relives Life during Wartime Review by Robert Denerstein: A middling helping of Solondz

  • The Statement (2004)

    Review by Marty Mapes: Has the right spirit of tension, Europe-hopping, espionage, and double-crosses

  • Veronica Guerin (2003)

    DVD review by Risë Keller: An important moment in history, but as an entertainment, it’s less successful

  • Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

    Jolie fits nicely into Lara Croft's boots Review by Matt Anderson: Lara punches a shark, rides a motorcycle on the Great Wall of China, and dives off a skyscraper

  • The Eclipse

    Hjejle eclipses Hinds Review by Marty Mapes: Being haunted by one's past really means something from director Conor McPherson

    Review by Robert Denerstein: Well sketched characters show the power of undigested grief