Review: Uneven ‘42’ Throws the Cheeseballs Long and Slow
Baseball hall-of-famer, social activist, and boundary-breaker Jackie Robinson has long been due a full-scale feature film to chronicle his many… Read More
April 12, 2013
Reviews
Review: ‘Oblivion’ is a Black Hole of Borrowed Sci-Fi Ideas
Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion is a lot like a fireworks display on a Tuesday. It has no real reason to exist,… Read More
April 12, 2013
Review: ‘Trance’ is Completely Hypnotic Until Things Get Messy
In less qualified hands, Trance wouldn’t be this entertaining. The script for Danny Boyle’s newest quasi-thriller asks a lot from… Read More
April 12, 2013
Review: ‘Disconnect’ is a Harrowing and Sometimes Too On-the-Nose Drama By Way of ‘Crash 2.0’
Discourse on the growing disconnect between us due to the overwhelming presence of technology in our daily lives is nothing… Read More
April 11, 2013
Full Frame 2013 Review: ‘A.K.A. Doc Pomus’ is an Honorable Tribute With Few Magic Moments
Full Frame 2013 Review: ‘A.K.A. Doc Pomus’ is an Honorable Tribute With Few Magic MomentsThere are two kinds of biographical documentaries,… Read More
April 7, 2013
Full Frame 2013 Review: ‘Medora’ is So Much More Than Just Another Underdog Sports Documentary
Small things matter in Medora, Indiana. It’s the kind of town where “enormous” only really applies to people’s pride, especially… Read More
April 6, 2013
Review: Shia LaBeouf Comes of Age With Solid ‘The Company You Keep’
Shia LaBeouf has already quite effectively shrugged off his adolescent persona as a Disney kid (admittedly, though, he was always… Read More
April 6, 2013
Review: ‘The Brass Teapot’ Occasionally Shines But Needs Another Polish
John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple) are a young couple high on love and low on net worth. He… Read More
April 5, 2013
Review: Stunning ‘Upstream Color’ Puts Swine Before Pearls and Finds Universal Truths Along the Way
Editor’s note: Rob’s review originally ran during Sundance earlier this year, but we’re re-running it now as the film releases… Read More
April 5, 2013
Review: ‘Evil Dead’ Isn’t Scary or Smart, But It Delivers the Gory Goods With Style and Excess
Editor’s note: Rob’s review originally ran during SXSW last month, but we’re re-running it as Evil Dead officially hits theaters… Read More
April 4, 2013