The Movie Page



    small imageYou can go home again
    Twenty years after its first release, "E.T." remains the most wondrous of all Hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of Steven Spielberg's misunderstood career.
    By Charles TaylorMar 22, 2002
    small image"You, Me and Dupree"
    This comedy -- starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson -- is so tepid, even the masturbation jokes won't offend.
    By Stephanie ZacharekJul 14, 2006
    small image"You Can Count on Me"
    Like "American Beauty" and "Wonder Boys," Ken Lonergan's debut mixes mordant humor and lots of pot into this bit of Cheerios realism.
    By Andrew O'HehirNov 20, 2000
    small image"Yi Yi"
    This quietly overwhelming Taiwanese still life features characters who meet life's disappointments without relying on dysfunction.
    By Charles TaylorDec 1, 2000
    small image"Yes, Columbia, there is a David Manning"
    Not believe in the studio's fictional movie critic? You might as well not believe in Mel Gibson!
    By Paul TataraJun 7, 2001
    small image"Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother, Too)"
    Alfonso Cuarón's sexually explicit Mexican road movie burns with lustful jokes, liberating joy and the pleasure of life itself.
    By Charles TaylorMar 15, 2002