Review: Valkyrie (2008) *** 1/2

Tom Cruise in Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie
Valkyrie opens in Tunisia during the heart of WWII. A dedicated militarist but recalcitrant Nazi, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) briskly paces through the arid, tan dessert to confront his superior officer. He demands that the entire Division shirk orders (they are sitting ducks, target practice for an Allied [...]

Weekend Forecast: 10/9/08

Wong Kar-Wai’s Ashes of Time Redux, opening in limited release 
There isn’t much to get too excited about in the wide releases this weekend:

Body of Lies. A Ridley Scott thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a CIA agent on the trail of a terrorist leader. He is guided from afar by CIA veteran Russell Crowe but with his life [...]