'Paycheck' cashes in on Uma's butt-kicking appeal

CTV's Dominic Patten writes Ben Affleck hits his stride as a guy who knows something is going on but isn't sure what it is. But in the end the film belongs to Uma Thurman whose moxy performance saves the day.MORE

Neve Campell's 'The Company' oddly mesmerizing

Like a Seinfeld episode, Robert Altman's ballet film The Company seems to be about nothing, yet it's oddly mesmerizing.MORE

Theron could be up for an Oscar with Monster

With Monster, Charlize Theron becomes queen of the self-effacing starlets, eclipsing Nicole Kidman in last year's The Hours, in which she concealed herself behind a prosthetic schnoz to simulate plain-Jane author Virginia Woolf.MORE

'Return of the King' is a decent ending

With ``The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,'' Peter Jackson delivers a decent ending to his fantasy trilogy - actually, about 12 endings.MORE

House of Sand and Fog evokes loathing and compassion

House of Sand and Fog is like a human chemistry experiment, a drama that documents the explosive mixture of pride and desperation. MORE

'Calendar Girls' may be too tasteful

Calendar Girls, the true story about a group of middle-aged women who do everything BUT the Full Monty, has some sweetly funny moments, but it may be too tasteful for its own good. MORE

Peter Pan sticks close to J.M. Barrie text

In a movie world so overrun by dazzling visual effects that they've started to become ho-hum, director P.J. Hogan's Peter Pan stands out as a vibrant, refreshing fantasy-landscape. MORE

Cheaper by the Dozen 'drowns in schmaltz'

Cheaper by the Dozen might be more appropriately titled Cheesier by the Dozen. Other than the title, this supposed remake bears virtually no resemblance to the admirable 1950s film or autobiographical memoir the earlier movie was based on. MORE