With all the markings (and trappings) of his usual tastes, Woman in Gold is a minor entry into the canon of Harvey Weinstein auteur theory, a film that has part...
Clive Owen has the right figure and face for a world-weary medieval knight, but twice now he’s ended up in period action thrillers more grueling than the Middle...
There's something about this series that's transcended any intellectual discussion about cinema. How else does a lamely derivative version of Point Break substi...
That the consensus choices for favorite trilogy — from Lord of the Rings and Star Wars to Three Colors and Before… — are most often defined by their overall sha...
If the bank of trustworthiness requires constant investment, Alex Gibney’s previous work pays dividends in what is his most challenging film to date, Going Clea...
Alien invasion gets a strangely cheerful overwrite in Tim Johnson’s Home, the latest (and only) entry from DreamWorks Animation this year. The studio, that took...
The premise behind Etan Cohen's directorial debut, Get Hard, should work. A super-rich finance wiz named James King (Will Ferrell) is convicted for numerous cou...
Even though it’s a slow-boil mystery, Man From Reno is film that engages quickly and keeps one transfixed. Like the hard-boiled detective films and noir fiction...
There’s a repulsion instinct that makes Heaven Knows What one of the more compelling films on the festival tour this past year. Exploring the plights of the mid...
We all like to trust in law enforcement and the justice system, but when it comes to the police of our municipalities it has become increasingly evident that so...
