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Capsule reviews of new movie releases San Francisco Chronicle (05-23) 12:03 PDT , (AP) -- "The Intouchables" — On paper, this looks like eat-your-vegetables cinema: The story of a wealthy, white disabled man and the troubled black youth from the projects who becomes his reluctant caretaker. See all stories on this topic »

Kristen Stewart's 'On The Road': Cannes Reviews Are In! MTV.com While they say the movie remains faithful to the book, they feel the film version lacks the spark Kerouac carried throughout the novel. "You can't help but wish that Salles and screenwriter Jose Rivera had focused less on the stories in the book and ... See all stories on this topic »

Movie Review: Watching "Bully" Is Not Enough To Make A Difference Says ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Irene van der Zande, child safety and bullying prevention expert, reviews the movie "Bully," offering advice and caution to adults about letting kids watch the movie and five practical, upbeat actions adults can take right away to help stop bullying ... See all stories on this topic »

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Recap Crave Online Reviews of 10+10, Blood Letter, I Am a Ghost, Mirage, Nice Girls Crew, Tormented, Battleship (yes, Battleship) and more. By Fred Topel Ever since I saw the American release of Rumble in the Bronx, I've been in love with Asian films. See all stories on this topic »

Mixed reviews for On The Road Independent Online The film version from Brazilian director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) strives to capture the energy and drug-fuelled stream of consciousness of the original book. Salles is helped by the casting of British actor Sam Riley as protagonist Sal ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

ON THE ROAD Reviews: Mostly Positive in France Alt Film Guide (blog) On the Road reviews have been generally positive — though not without reservations. (Please scroll down for snippets from a few French reviews.) Walter Salles directed the movie version of Jack Kerouac's dramatically loose 1957 semi-autobiographical ... See all stories on this topic » Alt Film Guide (blog)

Garrett Hedlund/Kristen Stewart Praised, ON THE ROAD Mixed Alt Film Guide (blog) On the Road's English-language reviews have been mixed. (Please scroll down for snippets from a handful of US/UK reviews.) Walter Salles directed the long-gestating movie adaptation of Jack Kerouac's 1950s' novel about his road trips in the post-World ... See all stories on this topic » Alt Film Guide (blog)

Cannes Review: 'On The Road' Is A Failed Attempt to Adapt the Unadaptable Film School Rejects Some books demand adaptation, offering immediate and easily translatable promise as film projects, whether that is thanks to the power of the plot, or characters or certain ideas that would lead to a looser adaptation. Jack Kerouac's seminal "On The ... See all stories on this topic »

Blind movie critic Tommy Edison educates the masses USA TODAY The videos are shot and edited by his buddy Ben Churchill, a documentary filmmaker, and share a website with a series called "Blind Film Critic." Yes, a blind guy reviews movies. In fact, Edison — who works as a traffic reporter for a Connecticut ...