A teacher's take on 'Waiting for Superman'

'Vision,' Margarethe von Trotta's study of Hildegard of Bingen, is both a film and a moral lesson.

'The Social Network' examines the founding myth of Facebook

'The American' is a film about America today: a nation that has made too many weapons and killed too many people.

Julia Roberts' quest for spiritual enlightenment in 'Eat Pray Love' comes across as unremittingly self-centered.

'Breathless' is not a museum piece; it is not to be talked about in hushed, reverent tones.