AP - Somehow, Diane English has managed to make the "Sex and the City" movie look like a documentary.

AP - There is much to admire in the operatic version of "The Fly."

Reuters - In a sea of serious festival films, "Ghost Town" stands out like a beckoning beacon of welcome frivolity.

Reuters - Spike Lee has so much on his plate in "Miracle at St. Anna" that it's little wonder everything goes flying.

Reuters - The Western might not make a galloping comeback anytime soon, but it won't be Ed Harris' fault.

AP - Metallica, "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.)

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Reuters - After she scored nine pop hits between 1999 and 2006, top 40 radio gave Jessica Simpson the heave-ho.

Reuters - Indie film darling Darren Aronofsky stumbled with his most recent movie, "The Fountain," but he's back on track with "The Wrestler," which had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and is seeking distribution.

Reuters - The raison d'etre for "Passchendaele" is a savage World War I battle by that name, a proud yet horrific moment in Canadian history that cost the still-young and underpopulated country so many of its finest young men.