Movies cannot be made or watched in a vacuum. Selma esoundingly proves why.
Read MoreAmerican Sniper Movie Review
American Sniper doesn’t waste time before going in for the kill, starting with a powerful scene that echoes loudly through Clint Eastwood’s best film in years.
Read MoreReactions, thoughts, and anger, the 2015 Oscars Nominations
The academy’s less than eclectic choices are boring, a little stupid, and definitely baffling.
Read MoreA Most Violent Year Movie Review
The plot takes a turn that’s nothing less than one of the most bafflingly, infuriatingly stupid things I have ever seen in a critically acclaimed movie.
Read MoreIda Movie Review
Ida is unafraid of delving into any topic or theme, but its brilliance is how you don’t realize the full breadth of its narrative net until hours after watching it.
Read MoreExodus: Gods and Kings Movie Review
It’s a numbing, exhausting viewing experience that left me in a state of sanctified confusion.
Read MoreThe Hobbit: The Battle of the FIve Armies Movie Review
nobody in movies today goes epic the way Peter Jackson goes epic.
Read MoreWild Movie Review
Wild has flaws, but it’s largely an absorbing experience that, at times, cuts deep.
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The Imitation Game Movie Review
A rollicking good time, with laughs, thrills, and heart to spare.
Read MoreFoxcatcher Movie Review
it’s as clear Carell is acting as it is his carrot nose is fake
Read MoreThe Theory of Everything Movie Review
a brief history of tepid screenwriting
Read MoreThe Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 Movie Review
Mockingjay Part 1, like Katniss herself, is applaudably audacious and willing to take risks, butFrancis Lawrence isn’t as adept with a camera as Katniss is with a bow.
Read MoreCIFF Preview/Review Winter Sleep
A film that’s so long, rambling, and indulgent, the title acts as an ironic warning.
Read MoreWhiplash Movie Review
Whiplash is the sadist’s sports movie, a psychological thriller that hurts.
Read MoreBig Hero 6 Movie Review
Big Hero 6 tries to be a 21 Jump Street meta-fest for kids, only without being as smart, perceptive, or fun.
Read MoreCIFF Preview/Review: The Last Five Years
Watching The Last Five Years was a disorienting, upsetting experience, and only the biggest fans of musical theater should make the trip to the cinema.
Read MoreCIFF Preview/Review: Black Coal Thin Ice
It’s a peculiar rhythm that keeps the audience off-kilter, but tolerance for the film’s indulgences may wear thin.
Read MoreInterstellar Movie Review
No film in 2014 is as joyously cinematic: Interstellar is worth celebrating.
Read MoreNightcrawler Movie Review
Only in a city like Nightcrawler’s L.A. could a character like Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) creep, and his sociopathic saga is amongst the hardest-hitting Hollywood parables in years.
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