Reviews

[Review] Killer Joe

Somewhere between greasy leftover fried chicken and stale half-finished beer cans sits Killer Joe, filmmaker William Friedkin’s fresh adaptation of Tracy Letts’...

[Review] Step Up Revolution

Dance movies, not unlike pornography, deliver exactly what they promise, sometimes dressed up with a “plot.” Step Up Revolution delivers both a plot (a lame lov...

[Review] The Watch

I suppose you can describe The Watch (formerly Neighborhood Watch) as high concept, and perhaps high might be the state one would be in to enjoy it. Here we hav...

[Review] Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Chinese artist/activist/dissident Ai Weiwei—a man deeply entrenched with the social media scene so his voice can be heard around the world—acts by responding to...

[Review] Ruby Sparks

In the vein of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's previous indie hit, the much beloved Little Miss Sunshine, their new film Ruby Sparks isn't exactly what one ...

[Review] Klown

With "Klovn's" television run finishing in 2009 after six seasons, celebrated Danish comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen decided on a big screen transit...

[Review] The Queen of Versailles

"What do you get the couple who has everything?" It's the kind of question that does not beget an answer; the idiom is practically smothered with enough iron...

[Review] The Magic of Belle Isle

As the years progress and his workload diminishes, director Rob Reiner has chosen to spend his time bringing what he calls "life-affirming material" to the big ...

[NYAFF Review] Ace Attorney

Takashi Miike has been on an oddball streak of live-action films hat distinctly feel more like a series of live-action cartoons. Since last year’s whimsical Nin...

[Review] The Imposter

One of the most harrowing tragedies that can happen to any family is dealing with a missing child. The pain and anguish of not knowing what could have happened ...