The Latest Art, Independent, Foreign & Documentary Film Reviews

All that holiday spending might have you feeling a little dirty in these few weeks between Black Friday and Super Saturday, traditionally the second-biggest shopping day of the year. To help cleanse your soul, and to add a bit more culture to your life than you might get cruising the aisles of Wal-Mart, we've invited our film critics into the studio to  catch you up on the latest independent, foreign and documentary films in area theaters.

On Friday's Up to Date, critics Cynthia Haines, Steve Walker and Bob Butler offer their views to help you decide what to see on area screens this holiday season. They also discuss the major themes in theaters this year and give us their top ten releases for 2011.