Darkness on Both Sides of the Border

Orson Welles'classic Touch of Evil is re-released as he really meant it to be

An Old Man’s Second Chance at Life

In Wild Strawberries, Ingmar Bergman shows it's never too late to start over again

One True Thing’s False Message

Mother-daughter melodrama presents assisted suicide as a noble choice

The Wonderful Wizardry of OZ

All ages identify with the life lessons learned by Dorothy and friends

A Little Guy with Big Faith

Simon Birch loves God, but not organized religion

Struggling to Build Paradise on Earth

The Mission offers one of the best depictions of Christian redemption ever filmed but is marred by its 'liberation theology'bias.

Big Questions, Empty Answers

Cynicism undercuts the intriguing themes raised in Return to Paradise

A Farewell to Princes

Shard of Light in the City of Glitter

A Post-Feminist Cinderella for Our Times

A Post-Feminist Cinderella for Our Times

Seeds of Faith in Surprising Places

In Fellini's 8 1/2, memories & dreams help a film director through his spiritual crisis

A Thief of Hearts and Goods

The tragic story of a mother, a child, and a criminal symbolizes the collective ravages of communism on a people

The Power of a Holy Man’s Words and Deeds

Richard Attenborough's epic Gandhi explores the private life and public impact of a champion of non-violence

Zorro Rides Again

Latest version of screen hero's exploits wins the day with self- deprecating humor and old-fashioned derring-do

Faith and Superstition in the Time of the Plague

Ingmar Bergman's classicThe Seventh Seal wrestles with questions of the end times

World WarII Meets the Hollywood Hype Machine

The ultra-violent Saving Private Ryan is noteworthy, but it's not all that Spielberg and the media say it is

An Unusual Look Behind Enemy Lines

La Grande Illusion sizes up war and the virtue of great men

Seduced by The South and by Scarlett

The most successful movie of all time is re-released on the silver screen

Silent Triumph of the Human Spirit

Even without sound, Fritz Lang's classic Metropolis remains a haunting story of man vs. machine