Reviews

[Cannes Review] The We and the I

With each new film, Michel Gondry falls further and further away from his Charlie Kaufman-scripted opus, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Here in Cannes w...

[Review] Battleship

Screenwriters Erich and Jon Hoeber actually made paying Hasbro a boatload of cash for their seemingly-unnecessary board game property a relevant story point in ...

[Review] American Animal

American Animal exists within the crazed psyche of Matt D'Elia, which is appropriate because he's the star, the writer, the director, the co-editor and also one...

[Cannes Review] Rust & Bone

In Jacques Audiard's follow-up to the internationally-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated A Prophet, the French filmmaker decided to adapt a short story collection by...

[Cannes Review] After the Battle

Political debates can be well worth the time and aggravation they take up, both educating and challenging each participant to think about important topics in ne...

[Review] The Dictator

The Dictator certainly sounds like a great idea. Gifted character actor Sacha Baron Cohen inhabits the grandiose, pompous, and ridiculous mantle of a third-worl...

[Cannes Review] Moonrise Kingdom

In Wes Anderson's seventh film Moonrise Kingdom, the quintessential quirkiness that's made the filmmaker a household name is in full effect. Unlike his last liv...

[Review] Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows is a strange breed of film. This adaptation of the cult soap opera show is not as stylishly bizarre as one might expect. Quite the opposite, in fac...

[Review] The Avengers

Four years ago, Marvel's first venture into features, the surprise hit Iron Man made a promise at the end credits: the type of promise that was impossible not t...

[Review] First Position

First Position wants you to understand that ballet is no joke. As much as you might think the silly shoes and fluffy dress are signs that the environment is rel...