The Da Vinci Code Will anything the critics have to say matter amid all the other hubbub surrounding this bestselling pulp thriller that questions the foundations of the Catholic Church's dogma? God only knows. - Marjorie Baumgarten
Kinky Boots One man's ailing boot factory and a transvestite's need for extra-large thigh-highs become a perfect match in this British comedy about tolerance. - Marc Savlov Over the Hedge Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it’s overly busy and splashy. - Marrit Ingman See No Evil A seven-foot-tall, reclusive psychopath with a steel plate in his head wreaks havoc in the latest horror concoction. - Marjorie Baumgarten
Sir! No Sir! The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated. - Marjorie Baumgarten Somersault This Aussie coming-of-age film features a mesmerizing performance by stateside newcomer Abbie Cornish as the 16-year-old lead. - Kimberley Jones Sophie Scholl: The Final Days This Oscar nominee from Germany chronicles the last desperate hours of Sophie Scholl, a real-life German university student who, in 1943 Munich, ran afoul of the gestapo while distributing anti-Nazi leaflets. - Marc Savlov
