Gael Garcia Bernal

A sexually charged, funny romp that has it both ways, devolving older audiences into sex-crazed partiers and pausing to remind them of political undercurrents and personal cost.

True to form, Almodóvar gets unimpeachable performances from his cast (particularly Bernal...) and paints his frames with gleefully lurid strokes.

The screenplay by playwright Jose Rivera skillfully translates the straightforward diaries into quietly compelling dramatic terms.

The sum of Gondry's parts may be a hole, but the parts can be pretty darn clever and captivating.

Though obvious, Bollaín's morality tale dramatizes vital issues facing the global economy, forcing the audience to experience them on a human level.

Swims upstream against high-definition with a defiantly lo-fi approach that's also ingeniously evocative of the historical period.

Above all, and not surprisingly, media icon Stewart shows his deep belief in the almost holy power of media to bolster political change, and he's not wrong.

A harmonious set of themes, about vocation and ambition...the role of family...and the meanings of life and death.