‘Rush’ Review: Ron Howard and Team Win With a Simple But Powerful Drama
Ron Howard is kind of an everyman’s director. He isn’t above his audience, knows exactly what they want, and generally… Read More
September 6, 2013
Reviews
‘Hell Baby’ Review: Infantile Comedy Pulled From the Oven a Bit Too Soon
Editor’s Note: Our review of Hell Baby originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Fest, but we’re re-running it now… Read More
September 6, 2013
‘Riddick’ Review: In Space No One Should Have to Hear Your Nipple Banter
Richard B. Riddick (Vin Diesel) awakens on a dusty and deserted planet and immediately starts yammering on about how down… Read More
September 6, 2013
‘A Teacher’ Review: Tight and Tense, Clips Along Mercilessly
Editor’s Note: This review originally appeared as part of our Sundance 2013 coverage, and now A Teacher being released into… Read More
September 6, 2013
‘Good Ol’ Freda’ Review: A Good Ol’ Beatles Documentary
Editor’s Note: Our review of Good Ol’ Freda originally ran during this year’s SXSW film festival, but we’re re-running it… Read More
September 6, 2013
‘The Past’ Review: Worth a Visit, But You Wouldn’t Want to Live There
“I’m nobody in this story.” By the time Ahmed (Ali Mosaffa, consistently solid throughout the film) utters that comment halfway… Read More
September 5, 2013
Revisiting Jim Henson’s ‘The Dark Crystal’ To See If It’s Worth Revisiting
It’s a known fact that the summer of ’82 offered up perhaps the best movie season on record (no, really,… Read More
September 5, 2013
‘Low Winter Sun’ Review: Going Deep Into the Darkness of the ‘Catacombs’
Low Winter Sun is a dark show, and I mean that in the most simple-minded way possible. In keeping with… Read More
September 2, 2013
‘Breaking Bad’ Review: Rabies and Reflections in a Pontiac Aztek
“Rabid Dog” is a transitional episode, and not a particularly elegant one at that. Like Walt’s old Pontiac Aztek, it’s… Read More
September 2, 2013
‘Getaway’ Review: Better Yet, Just Don’t Go In the First Place
There’s a brief scene during the final throes of Getaway that is both thrilling to watch and impressive on a… Read More
August 30, 2013