Tree of Life is one of the most problematic films ... a compelling story and visuals that will blow your mind, warring with abstract meanings, confusing plot lines and an ambiguous ending.

I know Malick nuts who've said they were so moved by The Tree of Life they began to shake ... Sponsor Message But Malick can be annoyingly abstract: No image is allowed to be non-archetypal ...

Without question, though, Tree of Life is already being recognized as one of the most important movies of the year. It has polarized critics and preview audiences as one of 2011's few unmitigated ...

And there are relatively few frames of The Tree of Life that I'm sure I entirely understand. The film is gorgeous and abstract, leaping around in time and space, structured in movements and more ...

Terrence Malick worked slowly—there was a twenty-year gap between “Days of Heaven” (1978) and “The Thin Red Line” (1998)—until he got to “The Tree of Life,” from 2011, which I ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief TORONTO – The Tree of Life has been tapped as the best film of 2011 by the Toronto Film Critics Association, which also gave Terrence Malick the best ...

“The Tree of Life” introduces a character pondering the meaning of existence as he searches for the answers to the universe’s most perplexing questions. Undeniably impressive, it’s a film ...

It is equally clear why The Tree Of Life landed the Palme D’or — against the brute attack of modern cinema it feels heaven-sent. A film awestruck by life: why are we here? What are we for?

“The Tree of Life,” checking in at 138 minutes and rated PG-13, is now playing nationwide. Mike gives the movie 1 out of 4 stars. Check out “Screen Scene” twice weekly for what’s hot or ...