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THE TAILOR OF PANAMA Jamie Lee Curtis, Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush (R) A silky adaptation of John le Carre's espionage thriller. B+
AMORES PERROS Emilio Echevarria, Goya Toledo (R) Violent and molten, this Mexican passion play plumbs humanity's dog-eat-dog nature. A
KEEP THE RIVER ON YOUR RIGHT: A MODERN CANNIBAL TALE Documentary (R) An exploration of a New Yorker's experience living among a tribe of man-eaters in Peru. A-
MEMENTO Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss (R) .murder wife's his avenge to mission a on amnesiac an about, chronology reverse in told, thriller dizzying A
THE CIRCLE Nargess Mamizadeh (unrated) Iranian director Jafar Panahi explores the lives of women struggling for freedom in modern Tehran. A
THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN (unrated) With the similarly themed The Circle, this visually stunning tale completes a one-two punch. A-
THE LUZHIN DEFENCE John Turturro, Emily Watson (PG-13) A woman's fight for her chess-prodigy fiance's soul. Sublimely acted. B+
WITH A FRIEND LIKE HARRY... Sergi Lopez, Laurent Lucas (R) In this creepy French drama, a stranger encroaches on the lives of a vacationing family. A-
Video & DVD
FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY Andy Garcia (PG-13) Garcia nimbly plays the famed Cuban trumpet player in this Home Box Office biopic. A
HAMLET Ethan Hawke, Bill Murray (R) Treachery, murder, and soliloquies run rampant at the Denmark Corporation. A
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER Documentary (R) This 1999 Oscar winner details the gripping and tragic hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics. A-
102 DALMATIANS Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu (G) A sprightly, campy sequel that easily bests its tedious 1996 predecessor. A-
TIGERLAND Colin Farrell (R) Director Joel Schumacher's hard-hitting, powerful film explores a hellish Vietnam-era boot camp. B+
YI YI Jonathan Chang (unrated) A beautifully crafted window on a contemporary Taiwanese family, from writer-director Edward Yang. A
BAMBOOZLED Damon Wayans (R) Spike Lee's media satire -- about an African-American TV exec who launches a modern-day minstrel show -- is both his subtlest and most ham-handed movie. B+
Books
COMIC BOOKS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Marvel) Arachno-hero Peter Parker lives in Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski's resurrection. B+
NONFICTION
COMFORT ME WITH APPLES Ruth Reichl (Random House) Food critic Reichl's delicious follow-up memoir to her best-selling Tender at the Bone. A
HOW I CAME INTO MY INHERITANCE Dorothy Gallagher (Random House) This memoir vividly illuminates the author's reconciliation of her Ukrainian Communist roots with her modern ambitions. A-
LOST IN MONGOLIA: TRAVELS IN HOLLYWOOD AND OTHER FOREIGN LANDS Tad Friend (AtRandom.com) In these essays, New Yorker scribe Friend approaches pop culture with fanboy enthusiasm and adult skepticism. A-
