Reviews

Tribeca 2013 Review: ‘Lenny Cooke’ Scores with Astonishing Footage

Imagine living every day of your life knowing that you are more famous for not amounting to anything than you… Read More

Tribeca 2013 Review: ‘Byzantium’ Gets Lost in Its Own Seduction

Vampire movies are about sex. This has become practically a rule, and that’s totally okay. I have no problem with… Read More

Tribeca 2013 Review: Rock Doc ‘Mistaken for Strangers’ Sings With Heart and Humor

If you asked Matt Berninger what his younger brother, Tom Berninger, thinks of indie rock, he’d tell you it straight:… Read More

Review: ‘Oblivion’ Is Gorgeous Spectacle Painted With a Very Familiar Brush

Oblivion is many things. [pause for laughter from readers who’ve seen the film]It’s a thrilling mix of science fiction, action and… Read More

Review: ‘The Lords of Salem’ Asks “Why the Goat?” and Answers With a Dancing Turkey Demon

Editor’s note: My review originally ran during SXSW earlier this year, but we’re posting it again as the film hits… Read More

Tribeca 2013 Review: Deeply Meditative ‘Hide Your Smiling Faces’ Reshapes Coming Of Age

Daniel Patrick Carbone’s Hide Your Smiling Faces can be compared to Stand By Me in several ways. In both films,… Read More

Review: ‘In the House’ Is a Much-Welcomed Return to Form for François Ozon

To say that François Ozon has worked in many genres would be a misstatement, but only because his films tend… Read More

Review: I Fell For ‘This Ain’t California’ In More Ways Than One

The main difference between Exit Through the Gift Shop and This Ain’t California is that the latter’s main character has… Read More

Review: ‘It’s a Disaster’ Is Everything But

You wouldn’t think large-scale death and destruction would be good fodder for comedy, but last year’s Seeking a Friend For… Read More

Review: ‘My Brother the Devil’ is All in the Details

Editor’s note: Scott’s review originally ran during last year’s Berlinale Film Festival, but we’re re-running it now as the film… Read More