Reviews

[Review] Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks, directed by John Lee Hancock, has a top-notch cast and top-notch production values, not to mention a beautiful score from the great Thomas New...

[Review] American Hustle

Remerging in 2010 with The Fighter, David O. Russell took what could have been a dark tale of triumph — overcoming a drug addiction, underdog boxing story, etc....

[Review] Crave

When you take a look at Charles de Lauzirika's filmography to see the myriad behind the scenes featurettes and home video productions he's accomplished for the ...

[Review] White Reindeer

Just in time for the holiday season comes White Reindeer, perhaps the saddest Christmas film ever made. It's also one of the better Christmas films to come out ...

[Review] S#x Acts

Director Jonathan Gurfinkel's debut feature Shesh peamim deals with the important topic of teenage sexual abuse in a way that better make you uncomfortable by ...

[Review] Out of the Furnace

After directing Jeff Bridges to a Best Actor Oscar with 2009’s safe, humble, crowd-pleasing Crazy Heart, it’s admirable for writer-director Scott Cooper to turn...

[Review] Night Train to Lisbon

Sometimes a well-written story is all you truly need to make a successful film and I believe author Pascal Mercier's novel Night Train to Lisbon provides one. A...

[Review] Diamond on Vinyl

In much the same way J.R. Hughto’s characters interact with one another in made-up dialogue with fictitious personas used to record “rehearsal” conversations or...

[Review] Swerve

After a long journey dating back to 2010, director Craig Lahiff finally has his Australian crime thriller Swerve arriving in American theaters. It took a year t...