Otherwise, “The Station Agent” is very well made, with fine lensing, tight editing and an acute sense of place all helping McCarthy assert himself as a new director of talent.

"The Station Agent", the film, shares much with its main character, Finbar McBride (the almost-unknown Peter Dinklage): The film is short and more than a bit shy. However, just like Fin, "The Station ...

But what makes "The Station Agent" is the quieter passages, where lonesome hearts murmur to each other. Readers can reach Forum reporter Tom Pantera at (701) 241-5541 Movie Review "The Station Agent" ...

"The Station Agent" -- a remarkably assured first film from writer-director Tom McCarthy -- makes a case for Fin taking a giant leap back into life. Not much happens by conventional movie standards.

The Station Agent stars Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale and Michelle Williams. Dinklage plays Finbar McBride, a dwarf (no, not the long bearded kind) who has always been a loner ...

In a movie as delicate as "The Station Agent," moments that violate the emotional balance stick out. When Michelle Williams' boyfriend bullies Fin, when he has an outburst at the local bar, and in the ...