Reviews

‘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

‘The To Do List’ Review: Weird Sex with Aubrey Plaza

Volunteering to review a movie starring indie darling Aubrey Plaza, one that is at its core a movie about navigating… Read More

‘The Hunt’ Review: Terrifying, Frustrating and Impeccably Acted Entertainment

When Lucas’ (Mads Mikkelsen) job as a high school teacher ends abruptly with the school’s closing he secures a position… Read More

‘The Wolverine’ Review: A Resurgence, Berserker Style

With the exception of Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, no single superhero has seen more screen time than Hugh… Read More

‘R.I.P.D.’ Review: Even a Gleeful Jeff Bridges Can’t Save This Arrestingly Bad Adaptation

‘R.I.P.D.’ Review: Even a Gleeful Jeff Bridges Can’t Save This Arrestingly Bad AdaptationOkay, Ryan Reynolds, you can stop now. Step… Read More

‘Red 2’ Review: A Mediocre Misfire

It’s not easy to make a good sequel. Even when the original film is something like Red, a decently entertaining… Read More

‘Computer Chess’ Review: ‘Slacker’ Meets ‘Pi’ Meets ‘King of Kong,’ and It’s Kind of Brilliant

I’ve never seen an Andrew Bujalski film before, but I loved his new film Computer Chess, which I’m told is… Read More

‘The Conjuring’ Review: One of the Best Horror Films in Years

The best horror films transcend simple scariness. They create an atmosphere filled with tension that puts a stranglehold on the… Read More

‘Blackfish’ Review: Beauty and Terror Arise From the Chlorinated Depths

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