Reviews

[Sundance Review] James White

In the five months found within James White, our title character is at the most difficult chapter of his life thus far. Grieving the loss of his father and atte...

[Sundance Review] True Story

Each building up their dramatic profiles as of late, Jonah Hill and James Franco take the next obvious step: teaming up for about as dark a story as Hollywood c...

[Review] Mortdecai

As talented a director as David Koepp is, he’s no Blake Edwards. The screenwriter of many excellent features (Jurassic Park, Carlito’s Way, The Paper, Panic Roo...

[Sundance Review] Girlhood

With Girlhood, writer-director Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Water Lilies) deepens her preoccupation with coming-of-age stories focusing on strong, young female leads...

[Sundance Review] White God

The darkest retelling of Homeward Bound imaginable, KornĂ©l MundruczĂ³'s Cannes-winning drama White God is equal parts a technically ambitious, but not entirely s...

[Review] The Wedding Ringer

If Kevin Hart ever makes a sequel to his concert film Let Me Explain, I hope he explains the circumstances behind his latest effort, The Wedding Ringer, an inco...

[Review] Paddington

When Michael Bond’s beloved creation Paddington first showed up in children’s books in the 1950’s, he was sitting there in the train station he’s named after, w...

[Review] Appropriate Behavior

When Desiree Akhavan first appears onscreen in her feature debut Appropriate Behavior, one thing is for sure: she's a stunner. With a statuesque figure, dark ca...

[Review] Still Life

Oscar-nominated producer (for The Full Monty) Uberto Pasolini's second film as writer/director isn't easily categorized. Aptly labeled with the hybridized compr...

[Review] Spare Parts

Tucked away in a screen at your local multiplex you’ll find another feature film, all be it not an Oscar prestige drama, tackling another contemporary issue hea...