Movie Review
Are you looking for recommendations about the best and worst in current film releases? Our movie reviews try to get past brief opinions and dig into why a given movie works, and what it has to offer.
The reports of this film’s artistic death have been greatly exaggerated
Anna Rose Holmer’s poetic debut doesn’t need words to tell its hypnotic story.
This movie would have made much more sense at around half the length
Can Lonely Island gags make up an entire movie?
The new Anthony Weiner documentary never feels like a one-sided apologia, because it gives the 2013 mayoral candidate enough screen time to damn himself with his own mesmerizing words and actions.
Also Zac Efron, shirtless and soulful
It’s a fine character study and L.A. noir pastiche, but a messy mystery
In this world, failure to find love — or an acceptable fake equivalent — is punished by lobsterdom
Unfortunately, the ads may chase off the people who would love it most
How can so many varied characters all have the same glower?
Our spoiler-free review of the latest MCU ensemble piece.
The film, about deception at a New York radio station, wastes a strong start on a tepid finish
Ben Wheatley’s adaptation is a chilly, violent class struggle
Five films address the struggle for adult identity in radically different ways
Tom Tykwer’s adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel is spotty, but ultimately good-hearted.
This straight-faced but enjoyably silly film deals with fame, power, and celebrity impersonations
How Nerdland, Dean, and Poor Boy take similarly awkward characters in very different directions
The new film is subtle about taking sides, except against the establishment
The film completes his trilogy about salvation through song
The studio’s recent live-action remakes are cash-ins, but this one stakes out its own territory
Arms are lacerated, bones snapped, skulls are stabbed, and not everyone makes it out alive, but The Ain’t Rights certainly make good on the promise of “Nazi Punks F*ck Off.”
It isn’t necessary for comedy, but it sure helps a film like this
The animated French film takes a steampunk adventurer and her talking cat around the world
And a teaser trailer for the next Justice League film
The SXSW 2015 favorite arrives in theaters this week
There are very few films I’ve seen that I can confidently say “have everything.” 2001: A Space Odyssey is one. Dead Slow Ahead is most certainly another.
Jeff Nichols’ follow-up to Take Shelter and Mud tries for Spielbergian blockbuster status on a Nicholsian tiny budget.
Its racial-diversity message is so broad and non-confrontational that it’s hard to imagine it sparking a meaningful conversation. Siding against Owens literally means siding with Nazis.
It’s a gushing gasoline pump of a film, spewing in all directions.
Marvel’s R-rated superhero makes for unexpectedly joyful viewing.
