Spin and self-pity dominate Shut Up & Sing
Discovering purpose and pleasure in Stranger Than Fiction
Babel wants to blame government for characters' bad choices
Clever comedy Borat will appeal most to cult following
Flushed Away has some crude humor but a serious point
Apartheid film shows good but flawed men who are shaped by their fate
Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is interesting but incomplete
Eastwood film examines the anguish of the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima
The Queen skillfully portrays palace intrigue after Diana's death
