Despite a winning moment here and a wonderful one there, The Haunted Mansion has more in common with The Country Bears than it does Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and that’s too bad.

School of Rock caught me by surprise. It features some pretty big laughs and gets the essence of what makes great Rock ‘n’ Roll timeless.

American Splendor is an absolute delight.

There are far too few films that make me giddy and excited about the art of cinema. Adaptation is one of them. See it at once.

Punch-Drunk Love is Sandler’s finest hour.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the most fun I’ve had at the cinema in ages.

In a world of stories pertaining to be about teenage and young adult life yet hold nothing but the most saccharine and cliché-ridden ideas at their heart, Ghost World shines bright as an achingly realistic tour de force worthy of celebration.