The Running Man Review: Edgar Wright’s Flawed Adaptation Still Bests the First
Edgar Wright's flawed adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novel, The Running Man, still bests the first.
William H. Macy
Train Dreams Review: Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Joel Edgerton stars in Train Dreams, a beautifully elegiac slice of Americana from the team behind Jockey and Sing Sing.
Movies vs. Matrimony: Season 2 Round 8
Movies vs. Matrimony is a podcast that pits a husband and wife’s cinematic tastes against each other. Who will win round nine of season two?
Room Blu-ray Review
The Oscar winning Room came out on Blu-ray this week, so we delved into the film and the disc.
Room Review
Lenny Abrahamson's Room is a deeply nuanced film with real suspense and anxiety throughout.
TIFF 2015: Room Review
Room TIFF 2015 review
Cake Review
There's a good reason why Jennifer Aniston didn't get an Oscar nomination this year. It's because Cake is almost unwatchably terrible.
Rudderless Review
Rudderless, the directorial debut of William H. Macy, lives up to its title and hits all the wrong notes.
TIFF 2014: Cake Review
Cake Special Presentations A great, but not exactly against type turn from Jennifer Aniston can’t salvage this slovenly, misshapen dramedy about an angrily depressed pill popping woman with chronic pain and a wealth of repressed feelings. Claire (Aniston) has separated from her husband and lost her child following a tragic accident. She goes through her […]
A Single Shot Review
While a great showcase for the acting talents of star Sam Rockwell – an actor who needs more leading roles than just the character work he knocks out of the park every time – the backwoods thriller A Single Shot misinterprets “slow burn” as “illogically stalling.”
The Sessions Review
Despite a turn towards the predictable and cliche after running out of great material an hour into the film, The Sessions still benefits from terrific performances from Helen Hunt and William H. Macy and a truly excellent one from the always underrated John Hawkes in the lead.
TIFF 2012 Reviews: Part 1
With the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival kicking off this Thursday, Dork Shelf begins their coverage of the Festival of Festivals with our look at Dredd 3D, The Sessions, Krivina, Rust and Bone, I Declare War, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and the huge opening night gala, Looper.
