Reviews

‘Lovelace’ Review: A Surprisingly Tame Biopic That Doesn’t Give Much Satisfaction

Editor’s note: Kate’s review of Lovelace originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-posting it now as… Read More

‘In a World…’ Review: Lake Bell Proves a Voice Can Be a Powerful and Goofy Tool

Editor’s note: Allison’s review of In a World originally ran during this year’s LAFF, but we’re re-posting it now as… Read More

‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ Review: Screw Zeus and Poseidon, Nathan Fillion Is the Only God…

‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ Review: Screw Zeus and Poseidon, Nathan Fillion Is the Only God That MattersOf all the young… Read More

‘We’re the Millers’ Review: The Family That Rolls Together Probably Stays Together or Something

There are some performers, like Zach Galifianakis or Will Ferrell, who can pretty much just stand there alone on screen… Read More

‘Elysium’ Review: The Best-Looking Bad Movie Of the Year

Expectations are a dangerous thing, and right now few people realize that as well as Neill Blomkamp. Four years after… Read More

‘2 Guns’ Review: Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg Deliver a Far Better Action/Comedy Than You’re…

‘2 Guns’ Review: Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg Deliver a Far Better Action/Comedy Than You’re ExpectingYou’d be forgiven for walking… Read More

‘The Spectacular Now’ Review: Honest Performances and Serious Subject Matter Elevated Beyond…

‘The Spectacular Now’ Review: Honest Performances and Serious Subject Matter Elevated Beyond Standard High School FareEditor’s note: Allison’s review of The… Read More

‘The Artist and the Model’ Review: Luminous Camerawork Can’t Save This Clichéd Drama

France during the war is a perennial setting for filmmakers wishing to impart some quality gravity to their story. The… Read More

‘Europa Report’ Review: The Anguish of Exploring Deep Space

Intense, unnerving, claustrophobic. These are three adjectives that describe some of the best trips into space that man has taken… Read More

‘The Canyons’ Review: Unremarkable In Every Way

If you’re expecting this to be a raging takedown of Paul Schrader’s skeevy-seeming flick, you’re going to be disappointed. Coincidentally,… Read More