Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Swiss Army Man Review

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Swiss Army Man proves that a fart joke can be melancholic, magical, inspiring, adventurous, and moving, and that's not even the movie's finest achievement.

Kill the Messenger Review

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Despite a great leading performance from Jeremy Renner and a relatively untold true story, Kill the Messenger is a bit of a missed opportunity.

Blu-Ray Round-Up: 2/10/14

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We FINALLY start digging ourselves out of the backlog of DVDs and Blu-Rays we received over the past month with the first of two special home entertainment columns this week. Today we look at the hilarious Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa , the intense Captain Phillips , the Adam Scott comedy A.C.O.D. , Kuosawa's classic Throne of Blood on Criterion, and Dylan McDermott trapped in a Freezer .

The Spectacular Now Review

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James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now is the most authentic depiction of what it means to be a teenager since Cameron Crowe's landmark Say Anything . It's so adept at conveying youthful awkwardness, petulance, and regret, and how every moment in a teenagers life could signify the end of their comfortable world that it could practically incite post traumatic stress memories in those who watch it. The aching and longing at the heart of this bracing work is the kind that informs the rest of a young person's life for better or worse, and it's all done entirely free of cliche or artifice.

This Week in DVD: 3/12/13

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This week brings out some heavy hitters at the video store including Life of Pi , The Master , Hitchcock , Smashed , Playing for Keeps , This Must be the Place , and A Late Quartet .