Review: Half Nelson

Ryan Fleck's Half Nelson turns a genre upside down: the free-thinking inner-city junior high school teacher is also a crack addict. Ryan Gosling turns in a marvelous performance, as does newcomer Shareeka Epps as a vulnerable teen. Half Nelson opens today. Read Marcy's review.

Also in theaters now: The Night Listener - Little Miss Sunshine - Another Gay Movie - Brothers of the Head - Scoop - Changing Times - A Scanner Darkly