In the Valley of Elah, the first film Paul Haggis has written and directed since Crash, is exactly the sort of movie America needs right now — a lacerating, bone-deep inquiry into the war in Iraq, one ...

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When "Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004) came out in theaters across the nation, audiences turned up en masse to see it. Many Americans were looking forward to a film that criticized the war in Iraq and ...

In the Valley of Elah may sound like a film about a picturesque spot, but it isn't. Everyone has the glum look of individuals bringing a Very Important Message to the world. And while the film does ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

The Iraq war is slowly making its way into the work of American filmmakers. How could it not? Paul Haggis, who has made a name for himself as a writer and sometime director of heavy-handed and ...

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Paul Haggis has not only avoided the dreaded sophomore slump, but the director and co-writer of the Oscar-winning "Crash" has returned with another bona-fide contender with this deeply reflective, ...

Even a relatively uncomplicated movie can take years to get made, which is why pictures that deal with topical political issues are relatively rare. But perhaps because we’re living in an era when ...

The stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, Josh Brolin, James Franco. The story: Vietnam vet Hank Deerfield (Jones) teams with a tough police detective (Theron) to try ...