Eagle Vs. Shark (2007)

"What rescues Eagle vs. Shark is its focus on Lily. Although Horsley overdoes the winsomeness, she is genuinely appealing. Love erases Lily's geekiness and in its place stands an attractive young woman."

Earth Days (2009)

"A surprisingly engaging ecodocumentary about the history of the American environmental movement from the Depression era up to the present."

Eastern Promises (2007)

"David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises plays like a companion piece to his overrated A History of Violence."

The Edge of Heaven (2008)

"Powerful, sexually graphic drama."

Edge of the World (1937)

"Told with old-fashioned simplicity yet avoiding any trace of sentimentality or emotionalism, it's a small-scale masterpiece that shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in cinematic storytelling at its most compelling."

Edvard Munch (1976)

"A masterly biopic."

El Leyton (2002)

"Too bad the acting is uneven. And the ineptly done English subtitles will have you laughing in all the wrong places."

Elephant (2003)

"A must-see movie."

Eleven Minutes (2009)

"The dynamics of fashioning low-end fashion are amusing but a little of McCarroll goes a long way."

Elite Squad (2008)

"Given that Brazil, as a Latin American moviemaking powerhouse, steadily produces vibrant, vital films of real impact and humanity, it's a crime itself that Elite Squad may be the only Brazilian film that American audiences see this year."

Elizabethtown (2005)

"Elizabethtown is scaled big but the experience is curiously uninvolving."

The Embalmer (2003)

"Director Garrone keeps the story involving even though it doesn't quite live up to the star's strong talents."

Emile (2004)

"Poignant and well acted, though not very memorable."

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

"Technical virtuosity and entertainment ingenuity."

Enchanted (2007)

"It may sound like faint praise to say that Enchanted is the movie of the year for smart and spirited 11-year-old girls. But a movie that genuinely respects that audience is not to be belittled."

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2004)

"Documentary about the rock group, which has worked its way through an amazing number of members in its long career."

Enduring Love (2004)

"Enduring Love is marvelously acted and smoothly directed by Mr. Michell."

Enemy of the State (1998)

"The movie has plenty of high-tech power, spinning out action so explosive you'll hardly notice how preposterous the story is or how cardboard-thin the characters are."

Eragon (2006)

"Considering that Christopher Paolini started writing his Eragon novels at age 15 and his protagonist is 17, the adolescent tone is appropriate, but the film shouldn't look as if teenagers made it."

Eros (2005)

"Three short movies with sexual themes by filmmakers of extraordinary interest."

Eureka (2001)

"Patient viewers will find ample rewards in its 217 minutes of eloquently filmed cinema."

Even Money (2007)

"Hot on the heels of Lucky You, we have another movie about gambling addiction, and it's even less successful."

The Event (2003)

"The topic is thought-provoking, the flashback-based structure is interesting, and there are surprising twists near the end. But there's also an overdose of sentimentality that badly dilutes the picture's impact."

Everybody Says I'm Fine (2006)

"The consequences aren't remotely as comic as they're meant to be."

The Exiles (1961)

"A semidocumentary account of native Americans living in Los Angeles's downtown Bunker Hill, its evocations of loneliness and despair and renewal are among the most eloquent in American cinema."