Michael Douglas, who has been playing self-destructive middle-aged anti-heroes with great skill since “Fatal Attraction” nearly a quarter-century ago, is superb as an auto salesman who sinks deeper ...

Anchor Bay Films has finally premiered the trailer for David Levien & Brian Koppelman's Solitary Man starring Michael Douglas, Jesse Eisenberg, Jenna Fischer, Susan Sarandon, Mary-Louise Parker and ...

You’d think Michael Douglas has played the charming cad on screen once too often, but damned if he doesn’t pull it off once more in grand style. As a former car salesman and relentless womanizer ...

There are lots of movies about people who make bad choices, and their stubborn self-destructiveness drives us crazy. Don’t do that, we think, sitting in our comfortable seats. Don’t! They do it anyway ...

Those who lament Hollywood's continuing fascination with older men who are sexually irresistible to younger women probably won't be too receptive to "Solitary Man." In it, Michael Douglas plays Ben ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

For a story about a guy who keeps disappointing the people he loves, “Solitary Man” is a movie of no small generosity: It offers audiences the pleasures of a screenplay whose every acerbic line is ...

With "Solitary Man," you're made to wonder: How can a man who once possessed the gift of charm and success throw everything away to wallow in sleaze and deceit? By Kirk Honeycutt More Toronto reviews ...

With few exceptions, recent American movies tackling social problems have lacked either sufficient historical or political perspective; witness this year’s embarrassing and retrograde Oscar-winning ...

The vast majority of movies stick to the commercial narrative template: a three-act story following a small number of heroes (preferably just one) through a series of events that lead to a potentially ...