Reviews

[Review] Lore

Cate Shortland's Lore is a frustrating film to watch, because Shortland is so clearly a talented filmmaker -- vibrantly attuned to the syntax of nature in a way...

[Review] Identity Thief

The words "from the director of Horrible Bosses" instilled little hope for me sitting down to Seth Gordon's newest work Identity Thief. Screenwriter Craig Mazin...

[Review] Day of the Falcon

The "new" film Day of the Falcon has had an odd trajectory to American theatres. Originally titled Black Gold, Jean-Jacques Annaud's contemporary epic in sand d...

[Review] Bullet to the Head

One can see how Bullet to the Head, the new action film starring Sylvester Stallone, seemed a worthwhile property. Adapted from a graphic novel, this lean, mean...

[Review] Wrong

I'm not sure there has ever been a more apt name for a film than the one musician turned filmmaker Quentin Dupieux chose for his newest existentialist romp thro...

[Review] Stand Up Guys

Essentially an hour-and-a-half excuse for a few great (or perhaps once-great?) performers to play off one another, Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino and Christo...

[Review] Hurry Up and Wait

Remember when Atlanta, Georgia based rock band Gringo Star was on everyone's lips and selling out shows throughout the USA back in 2011? Well, it didn't quite w...

[Review] The House I Live In

The Grand Jury Prize winner for documentary at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Eugene Jarecki's look at American drug policy—The House I Live In—began with a d...