By Jane Holahan We are in prime time blockbuster summer movie territory right now. So many superheroes have passed through movie theaters in the last few months, I'm beginning to think those are the only kind of movies Hollywood makes anymore.

By Anthony Quinn FILM OF THE WEEK The Visitor (15) Thomas McCarthy (108 mins) *** STARRING Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira Is there still room for tact and gentleness in movies that deal with a post-9/11 New York? Tom McCarthy's The Visitor, hearteningly, suggests that there is, although it helps that it smuggles the issues through in the form of a character study, one that is fast becoming a mini-genre of its own: the middle-aged professional guy who has lost his mojo.

By SCOTT A. MAY In a season filled with over-the-top Hollywood fantasies, "The Visitor" delivers a refreshing dose of reality. Remarkable for its intelligent script and powerful but low-key performances, this one easily ranks among my favorite little films of the year.

By Soren Andersen, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. May 23--The sound of drumming. Insistent. Hypnotic. Seductive. It pulses in "The Visitor" like a heartbeat. There's something slightly alien about it, something in the beat that suggests a Middle Eastern bazaar.

By Jeff Vice Deseret News Like a lot of actors, Tom McCarthy wants to direct films. The difference is, he actually does direct when he can.