Thrillers

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Spartan, the new thriller written and directed by David Mamet.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

Actor John Malkovich is making his directorial debut with the new film The Dancer Upstairs. Malkovich has been nominated twice for an Academy Award for his work in the films In the Line of Fire and Places in the Heart. His other films include Heart of Darkness, Being John Malkovich, Shadow of the Vampire, Woody Allen's Shadows and Fog and Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. Malkovich is also a founding member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

TV critic David Bianculli previews tonight’s season premiere of the second season of “24” on FOX.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews City by the Sea the new film starring Robert DeNiro and Frances McDormand.

David Edelstein is movie critic for the online magazine Slate. He reviews the new Clint Eastwood film, Blood Work.

Film critic Henry Sheehan reviews K-19.

Guest film critic Armond White who writes for the New York weekly, New York Press, reviews The Sum of All Fears.

Actor Bill Paxton makes his directing debut with the new psychological thriller Frailty. He also co-stars in the film, along with Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe. Paxton previously starred in Twister, A Simple Plan, One False Move and Apollo 13.

Film director Andrew Davis. His films include The Fugitive, and Under Seige. His latest film Collateral Damage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was about to go into distribution but was pulled after the attacks on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon.