Classier than most drug/crime dramas, Carlito's Way brings a vintage feel to a genre that turned toward merciless violence, but that doesn't mean it works either.
A grueling Vietnam that offsets a number of historically inverse films from the era, Casualties of War is a difficult watch but essential in its reality.
Milk will likely become director Gus Van Sant’s crowning achievement, a deeply involving story of San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the country. …