Reviews

Review: ‘Before Midnight’ Is the Best of Richard Linklater’s Trilogy

Editor’s Note: This review originally ran as a part of our insanely extensive Sundance 2013 coverage. Before Midnight is in… Read More

Review: ‘Furious 6’ Redefines Ridiculous In Its Escalating War On Logic and the Laws of Physics

It seems every summer is ruled by comic book movies these days, and 2013 is set to be no different.… Read More

Review: ‘The Hangover Part III’ Hits Slightly More Often Than It Misses

Summarizing the plot of a movie like Hangover 3 is a little pointless. Let’s face it, the plot is pretty… Read More

Review: ‘Black Rock’ Plays the Mildly Dangerous Game

Here’s the thing. If your movie is going to feature two attractive women, completely nude, my first reaction shouldn’t be… Read More

Review: Greta Gerwig Charms in Witty, Warm ‘Frances Ha’

It starts like any other love story - there is dancing and music and laughter and secrets and plans -… Read More

Review: ‘The English Teacher’ Starts Well, But Fizzles Fast

Editor’s Note: This review originally ran as part of our Tribeca coverage, and as of today, the film is in… Read More

Review: ‘Pieta’ Unfolds With Deep Unease and Powerful Emotive Forces

Pieta is an unnerving film. It makes you cringe with disgust, it disarms you with moments of tenderness, and it… Read More

Review: ‘Love is All You Need’ is Sweet, But Not Sickly So

Probably the first thing you need to know about Love is All You Need is that it doesn’t include any… Read More

Review: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Fumbles Blindly Through Space and Time

2009’s big screen Star Trek reboot was a success on just about all fronts thanks to director J.J. Abrams and… Read More

Review: ‘Becoming Traviata’ Is an Intimate and Wise Portrait of Opera’s Greatest Heroine

Becoming Traviata is not La Traviata, nor should it be. It isn’t a concert documentary. It is about the creation… Read More