Leave the rich girl alone. Music aside, Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette is far from a royal disgrace.

California Split begins with Altmanesque babble, which is always in the background. We’re used to gambling movies made in a style as feverish as their protagonists. But Altman sits back and watches the ebb and flow—the traffic of lost souls.

Everyone’s going to hell in The Departed, and Martin Scorsese has fun killing them off along the way.

And bow down to Helen Mirren. A wonderful film about cool, clueless Elizabeth in the days after Diana.

In The Science of Sleep, Michel Gondry’s magic-carpet ride almost makes it through the night.

De Palma wilts and Affleck is eh. Plus: scruffy crusader Al Franken.

The master of the smart thriller takes on Ellroy’s tale of Hollywood brutality.

Another exploration of In Cold Blood—this time with humor.

Mutual Appreciation is a sharp comedy about soft living.

Outkast's energetic mishmash of a movie musical. Plus: the gross-out spectacle of How to Eat Fried Worms.