Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Review
Our head film critic disliked Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters so much it drove him to have a crisis of faith/near mental breakdown from how tone deaf, unfunny, and laboured the whole affair was.
Parker Review
Making an action film with Jason Statham playing author Donald Westlake's iconic badass Parker should have been easy, but slack pacing, and uncomfortable director, and a severely lacking script make this outing unworthy of its namesake.
Italy: Love It or Leave It Review
Instead of an intriguing portrait of two young men trying to feel nostalgic for a lost cultural identity, the heavily forced and amateurish road trip documentary Italy: Love It or Leave It gives us two bratty filmmakers that feel like less talented surrogates for Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock in the worst possible ways.
Tatsumi Review
Part biography, part short story compilation, Tatsumi animates the life and selected works of mangaka Yoshihiro Tatsumi in a film that will please fans and newcomers alike.
Krivina Review
With his first feature film, Krivina, Igor Drljaca crafts a lyrical, dreamy and purposefully contemplative search for self in an artfully made film bourne from a simple search for answers.
Knife Fight Review
With a plot oddly similar to a comedic version of The Ides of March from a couple of years ago, the political satire Knife Fight comes from a good pedigree, but it's still nothing that hasn't been seen before and better especially in the past few years.
Broken City Review
Marred by a pretty lacking script, Broken City isn't so much awful as it is wholly predictable and almost instantly forgettable.
On the Road Review
While not a bad film overall, the probably unadaptable On the Road captures an admirably realistic feeling sense of aimlessness and youthful hedonism, but it's hard to shake the feeling that something big is still missing
Mekong Hotel Review
Opaque and inscrutable by design, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's follow up to his most successful feature, the lengthy short film Mekong Hotel almost feels to dry to warrant a second viewing despite its waterlogged setting.
Beware of Mr. Baker Review
Beware of Mr. Baker is one of the sharpest rock music documentaries to come down the pike in quite some time, and we're not just saying that because we're afraid of the film's subject beating us senseless.
Mama Review
Deceptively simple, but effective on the surface, Mama has a lot more depth than one would expect thanks to sharp writing and a great lead performance from Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain. It revives the "creepy child" horror movie from the jaws of tedium.
The Last Stand Review
It's gleefully over the top, but The Last Stand easily stacks up nicely side by side with Arnold Schwarzenegger's best work, marking a true return to form for the long missing action hero.
The Waiting Room Review
Offering an interesting counterpoint to dry and stuff polemics and television fantasies, the hospital set documentary The Waiting Room offers a great counterpoint and a nuanced look at the personal side of hospital economics.
Quartet Review
Already somewhat underrated, Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut Quartet will appeal beyond the older crowd it's aimed at and giving plenty of laughs and great performances to people who couldn't care less about old people and the opera in the slightest.
This Week in DVD: 1/15/13
Looking to shake the early winter doldrums? Before you head out or order in a movie out on DVD this week, take a look at our eclectic line-up of reviews including the action of Taken 2 and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, the martial arts mayhem of Swords of Dragons Gate, the drama of Won't Back Down, the visual splendour of Samsara, and the return of Woody Allen in To Rome with Love.
