The Humbling Review
Boasting a script from Buck Henry and the best work Barry Levinson and Al Pacino have done in years, The Humbling might be the more rewarding (and somewhat more difficult) version of Birdman.
Gotham Episode 1.12 Recap
Gotham takes major strides in an hour that displays a shocking amount of self awareness and super villainy.
Girls Episode 4.2 Recap
Hannah Horvath responds to Lena Dunham's writing critics in Episode 4.2 of Girls.
Home Entertainment Review: Sword of Doom
Sword of Doom (Kihachi Okamoto, 1966) – It says a great deal about the stark brutality of director Kihachi Okamoto’s Sword of Doom that even all these years and so many vicious samurai epics later, the film retains its ability to shock, disturb, and enthrall. Made during 60s heyday of samurai flicks launched into new […]
Home Entertainment Review: Lucy
Lucy (Luc Besson, 2014) – Luc Besson’s Lucy is an absolutely insane attempt to fuse comic book action storytelling with grandiose philosophical pretentions. The writer/director has failed in his ambitions to be profound, but failed in such lovably ludicrous ways that his movie is almost more entertaining than it would have been if he had […]
Home Entertainment Review: The Guest
The Guest (Adam Winguard, 2014) – The genre-loving writer/director team of Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard have gradually been easing themselves into the status of the best horror filmmakers of their generation. The Guest only confirms that title, while also pushing their style into other genres. Their partnership started with the brutal serial killer move […]
Appropriate Behavior Review
The bittersweet indie comedy Appropriate Behavior heralds the arrival of a major triple threat in the form or writer, director, and star Desiree Akhavan.
Star Wars #1 Review
We've got a good feeling about this. Star Wars #1 kicks off a new, ongoing series that sees a galaxy far, far away back under the Marvel Comics banner.
Last Days in Vietnam Review
Last Days in Vietnam is a harrowing and balanced look at the waning days of losing a war.
Two Days, One Night Review
Marion Cotillard and the Dardennes deliver an emotionally wrenching and truthful modern commentary with Two Days, One Night, a drama that moves like a thriller.
American Sniper Review
While Clint Eastwood never chooses a moral side, the uneven American Sniper gets a lot of mileage thanks to a transformative leading performance from Bradley Cooper.
Blackhat Review
Blackhat feels like a Michael Mann Greatest Hits album. And not in a good way.
Paddington Review
Don't believe an ounce of the unfounded pre-release negativity. Paddington is so excellent it could restore faith in humanity to the hardest of cynics.
The Wedding Ringer Review
The Wedding Ringer is the kind of bland comedy that could only come out in the month of January.
Escobar: Paradise Lost Review
Despite its distracted story, Escobar: Paradise Lost offers some some good moments of tension and decent performances.
