The Squid and the Whale

The young actors' performances are particularly haunting. Full Review

Both sharply comical and piercingly sad. Mr. Baumbach surveys the members of the flawed, collapsing Berkman family with sympathy but without mercy, noting their individual and collective failures and imperfections with relentless precision. Full Review

The hole in the film isn't a reflection on Linney's performance. It's as if Baumbach, his hands full of oily whale blubber, didn't want to deal with an exploding sac of squid ink. And who can blame him, really? Full Review

This story doesn't just belong to them anymore. This richly observed, sometimes heartbreaking movie has become ours, too. Full Review

Jeff Daniels, an actor who is often relegated to inoffensive supporting roles, surprises with the power and intensity of his performance. Full Review