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Eleven filmmakers from around the globe offer up short takes on the World Trade Center tragedy in September 11.

Claude Berri’s deftly played romantic comedy The Housekeeper stands out as an adult alternative amid a sticky slew of popcorn blockbusters.

A British import, 28 Days Later, brings the zombie genre back to life. Swimming Pool fails to make a splash.

The Hulk
Directed by Ang Lee; starring Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly.

Hollywood Homicide
Directed by Ron Shelton; starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.

Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s The Heart of Me, set in pre- and postwar London, aims to be a passionate love story. But it’s so prim and starched, it could have been made 60 years ago.

The Italian Job offers plenty of classic heist-movie high jinks, but the real thrills come from watching an all-star cast that’s allowed to just do its job.

Together follows a violin prodigy from the Chinese countryside who, when faced with the prospect of fame and fortune, makes the "right" decision and walks away.

The Matrix Reloaded scores with its balletic fight sequences, special effects, and sexy stars in fetish-wear. Unfortunately, it’s also loaded down with feeble mythmaking.

In The Shape of Things, Neil LaBute shows he can create women behaving as badly as men; the pageant of mutant humanity lengthens in the blockbuster X2: X-Men United.

Javier Bardem fills the screen with his commanding presence in The Dancer Upstairs. Spellbound follows eight striving students as the National Spelling Bee approaches.