Noah Baumbach has been threatening to make a great film for a long time. Post-college angst flick Kicking and Screaming was hilarious in fits and starts, but uneven; the underrated Mr. Jealousy, a dry-witted romantic comedy, came closer but still wasn't quite a masterpiece. His collaboration with Wes Anderson on the script for The Life Aquatic is perhaps too crammed full of wonderful ideas; they never quite gel into a cohesive whole.  It was only a matter of time, however; back on his own and delving into very personal territory, Baumbach really knocked one out of the park with last year's The... More >>>