If you have trouble reading this e-mail, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/12/04/movies/moviesupdate/index.html December 4, 2009 Movies Update Movie Reviews MOVIE REVIEW | 'UP IN THE AIR' Neither Here Nor There Reviewed by MANOHLA DARGIS One of the pleasures of “Up in the Air” is that its actresses share the _frame_ with George Clooney as equals, not props. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'BROTHERS' A War Abroad Ignites a Battle at Home Reviewed by A. O. SCOTT “Brothers” is in some ways less a movie about war than a movie that uses war as a scaffolding for domestic melodrama. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'BIG RIVER MAN' Swimming With Crocodiles, but Well Oiled Reviewed by MANOHLA DARGIS With “Big River Man,” the director John Maringouin has shaped a richly textured narrative about human endeavor. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE LAST STATION' Following the Master to the End of the Line Reviewed by A. O. SCOTT To say that the actors in “The Last Station” overdo it would be an understatement. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'EVERYBODY’S FINE' De Niro Packs His Suitcase, Heading to Geezer Territory Reviewed by STEPHEN HOLDEN Warning: A putatively heartwarming dramatic comedy like “Everybody’s Fine” can be hazardous to your health. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'SERIOUS MOONLIGHT' Love Triangle Bound by Tape and Talk Reviewed by STEPHEN HOLDEN “Serious Moonlight” suggests an unholy, watered-down hybrid of “The Ref” and “Funny Games,” played as a chirpy screwball comedy. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'GIGANTE' Love (Bashful) in the Nighttime Workplace (Oppressive) Reviewed by STEPHEN HOLDEN “Gigante” is a small, unpretentious slice of Uruguayan neo-realism. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'LOOT' Treasure and Memory Hunt Reviewed by JEANNETTE CATSOULIS In the engrossing, exasperating, exquisitely shot documentary “Loot,” a search for buried treasure becomes an unlikely trigger for emotional catharsis. MOVIE REVIEW | 'UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US' The Music of Church Burning Reviewed by MIKE HALE “Until the Light Takes Us” recounts how a few Norwegian musicians hijacked an obscure offshoot of heavy _meta_l. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Rate and Review MORE REVIEWS '“Film Ist. a Girl & a Gun': In Old Clips, a Paradise Found and Lost 'Before Tomorrow': Ancient Inuit Wisdom as Sustenance in Dire Times 'Breaking Point': A Lawyer With a Tragic Past and Future 'Mystery Team': College Humor on the Big Screen 'Paa': A Tale of India 'The Strip': A Devoted Worker in a Dead-End Job Go to Reviews » News & Features An Actor Nails the Cadence and the Charm By BILL KELLER In “Invictus,” Morgan Freeman conveys the manipulative charm, the serene confidence and the lonely regret of Nelson Mandela. Filmography: Morgan Freeman |  Trailer: 'Invictus' Carpetbagger Blog: A Miracle in Shorts He Wears a Revealing Sort of Restraint By SARAH LYALL Colin Firth’s roundabout Englishness and Tom Ford’s forthright Americanness proved a happy marriage with “A Single Man.”  Trailer: 'A Single Man' | Filmography: Colin Firth Tom Ford: Design Director A Director Who Gives Business the Business By DAVID CARR You probably wouldn’t notice Jason Reitman, the director of “Up in the Air,” walking by you in an airport. It would be a good place to look, though.  Video Interview: Jason Reitman Go to Movies » DVD Nutty Professor in Prime Time By DAVE KEHR “The ‘Jerry Lewis Show’ Collection” offers more than five hours of excerpts from the variety show that Mr. Lewis starred in and co-produced for NBC. Go to DVD » Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week. Photos & Video New Oscar Season, New Carpetbagger The Oscar season is upon us, which means it's time once again for the Carpetbagger to hit the streets. But this year, changes are afoot. David Carr and Melena Ryzik report. The Carpetbagger Blog Returns  Post a Comment Special Section: Awards Season Critics' Picks: 'La Jetee' A. O. Scott looks at Chris Marker's 28-minute rumination on time, love and the apocalypse. Movie Overview |  Comment Anatomy of a Scene: 'Up in the Air' Jason Reitman, the director of Up in the Air, describes a scene involving airport security. Critics’ Picks A. O. Scott recommends: Me and Orson Welles Broken Embraces Manohla Dargis recommends: Big River Man Up in the Air Stephen Holden recommends: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Uncertainty Go to Critic's Picks » Box Office Top 5 November 29, 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Blind Side 2012 (Columbia Pictures) Old Dogs A Christmas Carol (Walt Disney) Go to Box Office » Coming Soon Invictus A Single Man The Lovely Bones Go to Coming Soon » Times Pulse The most popular movies amongNYTimes.com readers. A Single Man The Road The Private Lives of Pippa Lee The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Blind Side Go to Times Pulse »