‘Breaking Bad’ Review: The Mighty Despair
by Inkoo Kang “Ozymandias” has got to be some kind of epic meta-dare. Vince Gilligan evokes Percy Shelly’s famous poem, in… Read More
September 16, 2013
Reviews
‘Insidious — Chapter 2’ Review: More Of What Worked Least In ‘Insidious’
Some sequels continue unfinished stories from where their predecessor left off, but others just use the name as a launching… Read More
September 14, 2013
‘Tim’s Vermeer’ Review: Who Knew Invention, Obsession, and Painting with Light Could Be So Fun?
‘Tim’s Vermeer’ Review: Who Knew Invention, Obsession, and Painting with Light Could Be So Fun?If the plotline of Teller’s (yes, of… Read More
September 14, 2013
‘Blue Caprice’ Review: A Fascinating Fictionalized Character Study of the Beltway Snipers
Editor’s Note: Kevin’s review of Blue Caprice originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-posting it now… Read More
September 13, 2013
‘The Family’ Review: A Disappointing Return For Luc Besson
Luc Besson has been missing in action when it comes to action films for over a decade now. Of course… Read More
September 13, 2013
‘You and the Night’ Review: The Best French Orgy Movie of the Year
The brilliant, bizarre You and the Night has found itself in a unique position. It played Cannes back in May,… Read More
September 12, 2013
‘August: Osage County’ Review: When Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Face Off, We All Win
The dysfunctional family drama can pack it in now, because the genre has reached its zenith with John Wells’ spectacularly… Read More
September 10, 2013
‘Devil’s Knot’ Review: Deeply Disappointing Dramatization Is All Loose Ends
Four highly publicized documentaries in, it should go without saying that the West Memphis Three ordeal has taken up its… Read More
September 10, 2013
‘Breaking Bad’ Review: A Redneck Standoff in Tohajiilee
So Hank’s definitely dead, right?Because it’s rare that a dogged pursuer of justice in a morally anarchistic universe calls his wife… Read More
September 9, 2013
‘Labor Day’ Review: Jason Reitman’s Most Mature Work Suffers Alongside the Human Condition
There’s no funny or punny way to put this - Jason Reitman’s Labor Day is a film about human needs… Read More
September 6, 2013