Reviews

[Review] A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

R-rated comedies are rife with manchild coming-of-age tales full of crude humor and heart. TV writers Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck try their hand at this popula...

[Review] The Debt

There is a fantastic film in The Debt. With a director like John Madden behind the camera, it's a bit surprising that he didn't churn out something of a hig...

[Review] Bunraku

Bunraku is a western set within an ultra-stylized cartoon world without guns. It's an inspired and attention-grabbing idea right off the bad. In execution, ...

[Review] Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Tucker & Dale vs Evil is a surprise in that it takes what feels like a one-note sketch idea and makes it work as a funny, ear-turning feature comedy. In...

[Review] Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Director Troy Nixey's things-go-bump-in-the-night haunted house pic, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, is a simple yarn of a horror film. Old-school hocus pocus ...

[Review] Our Idiot Brother

Social critique and satire is rarely charming, however Our Idiot Brother, directed by Jesse Peretz, is a relaxed tight-rope walk. Structurally the film is a...

[Review] The Family Tree

It's times like this that make one rue the day American Beauty made it big. While it introduced millions to the beautiful style of Sam Mendes and cemented b...

[Review] The Inbetweeners Movie

At what dismal moment in the history of film did the ‘movie based on a television show’ set out its position as a staple of the modern cinema listing? Both ...

[Review] 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is a film that mostly stays true to its title. It’s in 3D and there’s plenty of sex and extreme ecstasy. As for the zen part...