If there had to be a last man on Earth, Will Smith would be a good candidate. Plus: The Kite Runner, and Francis Ford Coppola’s return to the movies.

Atonement should make amends to Ian McEwan. Plus: Juno, a teen flick run amok.

Two wonderful meditations—from Julian Schnabel and Tamara Jenkins—on life slipping away.

Todd Haynes’s many Bob Dylans don’t add up.

Noah Baumbach plumbs the inky depths of smart, shallow people. Plus: Brian De Palma's Redacted.

Lions for Lambs may have you making strange noises. Plus: Seinfeld’s sting-free comedy.

American Gangster is oddly bloodless.

Sidney Lumet lovers, rejoice! Plus: The small problem with Ryan Gosling’s sex-doll movie.

Rendition is rousing despite itself. Plus: Dead-kid season in Hollywood.

Sleuth is Pinter lite (a relief); We Own the Night does, basically.