Reviews

[Review] Ruby Sparks

In the vein of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's previous indie hit, the much beloved Little Miss Sunshine, their new film Ruby Sparks isn't exactly what one ...

[Review] Klown

With "Klovn's" television run finishing in 2009 after six seasons, celebrated Danish comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen decided on a big screen transit...

[Review] The Queen of Versailles

"What do you get the couple who has everything?" It's the kind of question that does not beget an answer; the idiom is practically smothered with enough iron...

[Review] The Magic of Belle Isle

As the years progress and his workload diminishes, director Rob Reiner has chosen to spend his time bringing what he calls "life-affirming material" to the big ...

[NYAFF Review] Ace Attorney

Takashi Miike has been on an oddball streak of live-action films hat distinctly feel more like a series of live-action cartoons. Since last year’s whimsical Nin...

[Review] The Imposter

One of the most harrowing tragedies that can happen to any family is dealing with a missing child. The pain and anguish of not knowing what could have happened ...

[NYAFF Review] Monster’s Club

Toshiaki Toyoda is known as somewhat of a rebel filmmaker in his home country of Japan, partially because he was blacklisted from the film industry after being ...

[Review] The Do-Deca-Pentathlon

In 1990, brothers Jeremy and Mark created the "Do-Deca Pentathlon," a 25-game event that would definitively decide which of the two was the superior sibling. Bu...

[Review] To Rome with Love

Following something as successful as Midnight in Paris -- which became both a Best Picture nominee as well as the highest-grossing picture of Woody Allen’s care...

[Review] Beasts of the Southern Wild

Man is a creature. In our rush to congratulate ourselves on a mastery of our world through various technological achievements, we seem to forget this -- every d...