Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck caught between redemption and action in The Town

Parting Shots: The St. Louis International Film Festival wraps Sunday, but there's still plenty worth checking out

Labor Pains: With Extract, Mike Judge goes back to work

Best Daily RFT Comments of the Week

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Dead Bodies, Buried Ledes: Political thriller State of Play is adrenaline for a dying industry: Ours

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Sundance 2008's buzz is barely audible.

But Sugar is sweet and Traces of the Trade leaves its mark.

This Week's Issue

But Sugar is sweet and Traces of the Trade leaves its mark.

Beantown Boys Make Good

The Brothers Affleck come through with a complex, sophisticated Boston crime drama.

Past Action Hero

Even with the Mac kid at his side, John McClane is just...old.

What Garry Didn't Know

Not Just the Best

of the Larry Sanders Show

(Sony)

The greatest boxed set ever -- not so much for the made-up irritainment as for the real thing, which this collection serves up by the ton. There are 23 brilliant episodes of the

I Want My Bud.TV!

Not Just the Best

of the Larry Sanders Show

(Sony)

The greatest boxed set ever -- not so much for the made-up irritainment as for the real thing, which this collection serves up by the ton. There are 23 brilliant episodes of the

Ace Up His Sleeve

Joe Carnahan's overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself.

Film Openings

Week of September 21, 2006

A Star Is Bored

Matt & Ben & J.D. & $$

Detective Comics

A showbiz noir investigates TV Superman’s real-life tragedy.

Dreams of Syndication

Will & Grace: Series Finale

Gigli (2003)

Week of January 19, 2006

Bet on Black

Glory Road relives the season college hoops smashed the color barrier

"Imperfect" Is Right

Boring game play mars Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

Happy Surprise

Tom Arnold leads a large ensemble cast. Yep, you read it right.

Hotel Bars

Drink of the Week: A downtown highlight reel

Cross Examination

Wash U researchers become pony tipsters and we talk to a local producer who wants Josh Hartnett in Flames. Plus, a blogger who cares about cross-contamination and you.

Film Openings

Week of October 20, 2004

U.S.A-holes

Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

Stop and Go

Red Lights has its moments, but not nearly enough of them

Jersey Gurgle

Kevin Smith is Silent Bob? Dude, my butt he is.

Punk Monk

Paul Bettany gets medieval in The Reckoning

Papa Tried

Family-man Smith goes soft in a story about a Girl

Forget It

You saw Paycheck last year...remember?

Farrelly Mediocre

The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more

Lit Up

It's more fun watching the movie get made than watching the movie

Film Openings

Week of July 30, 2003

Film Openings

Week of July 16, 2003

Bass-Ackward

Irréversible desperately attempts to turn the world upside down

The Stunted

Against all odds -- and several plot implausibilities -- director William Friedkin stages a comeback

Boredevil

Daredevil may be a superhero, but his powers are pedestrian

Grand Dames

The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

Chasing the Young

WB11 and its girl-power anchor team are diving after a younger demographic. Will they belly-flop or win?

Film Openings

Week of May 29, 2002

Film Openings

Week of April 10, 2002

Chris Cross

Behind the Greenlight is a producer proud to be an ass

Bora! Bora! Bora!

Pearl Harbor's sound and fury signify nothing but a new kind of war porn

Up the Academy

The Oscar telecast has, for a decade, been Gil Cates' golden moment

Reindeer Games

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Boiler Room

Written and directed by Ben Younger

Bill Gallo

Written and directed by Ben Younger

DOGMA

Written and directed by Kevin Smith

Natural Disaster

Written and directed by Kevin Smith

Psycho Killer

Written and directed by Kevin Smith

Song of Songs

Written and directed by Kevin Smith