The Tender Bar Review: Ben Affleck Headlines A Fine Cast In An Underwhelming Drama
Ben Affleck's performance as a compassionate bartender-philosopher saves George Clooney’s otherwise middling adaptation of The Tender Bar.
Tye Sheridan
The Card Counter Video Review
The Card Counter contains another exceptional performance by Oscar Isaac—even if the rest of the cast doesn't quite keep up.
The Night Clerk Review
The Night Clerk explores loneliness, voyeurism, and authenticity in a half-baked De Palma-style thriller.
Dark Phoenix Review
Can a classic storyline and stacked cast raise the final X-Men movie above mediocrity?
Dark Phoenix Video Review
Managing Editor Jason Gorber reviews Dark Phoenix – Does it raise the X-Men franchise from the ashes of Apocalypse or is it a First Class failure?
Contest: See DARK PHOENIX in Toronto!
That Shelf wants to send you and a friend to an advance screening of Dark Phoenix in Toronto on Wednesday, June 5th!
10 Pop Culture References from Ready Player One That You May Have Missed (SPOILERS)
Now that you've seen Ready Player One we’re going to catch you up on 10 of the coolest pop culture references that you may have missed.
Ready Player One Review
Ready Player One is a classic Spielberg adventure that glosses over the more unique aspects of its premise.
X-Men: Apocalypse Review
X-Men: Apocalypse is extremely faithful to its source material, but does that make it a good movie?
Gilles Paquet-Brenner on adapting Dark Places
French writer/director Gilles Paquet-Brenner talks to us about adapting Gillian Flynn's Dark Places while also learning to adapt to Hollywood.
The Forger Review
John Travolta stars as an art forger about to embark on one last gig so he can spend time with his dying son in this passable potboiler that’s more character study than a thriller or a heist movie.
TIFF 2014: The Forger Review
The Forger Gala John Travolta stars as an art forger and single dad about to embark on one last gig so he can spend some quality time with his dying son in this passable potboiler that’s more of a character study than a thriller or a heist film. Ray Cutter (Travolta) is a convicted felon […]
TIFF 2013: Joe Review
Joe Special Presentation Director: David Gordon Green An unusual relationship develops between young, refuge seeking drifter, Gary (Tye Sheridan) and ex-con Joe (Nicholas Cage) who oversees a crew clearing trees. Joe is a believable and emotional film that follows an unconventional friendship between two emotionally scarred people Taking place in America’s deep south, site foreman Joe […]
Mud Review
Mud feels like a classical young adult novel from the 80s or 90s brought to life with all of the life lessons intact, and it's mostly a positive thing.
Contest: See MUD in TORONTO
Enter for a chance to win one of five pairs of passes to an advance screening of Mud in Toronto on Monday, May 13th at 7:00pm, courtesy of Dork Shelf and eOne Films.
