Reviews

[Review] Norwegian Wood

In Anh Hung Tran’s adaptation of the beloved Haruki Murakami novel Norwegian Wood, the French-Vietnamese director attempts a bold feat: to transform the lyr...

[Review] The Devil Inside

If only this was a sit-com, what an uproarious work The Devil Inside would be. From this critical angle, (perhaps after proper lubrication, Alamo Drafthouse...

[Review] Roadie

I believe Rush is correct when they say that “living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal” – Roadie, a new drama from Michael Cuesta starring Ron Eldard...

[Review] Newlyweds

After having to watch Edward Burns' Newlyweds on my 14-inch MacBook, I immediately added all of the actor/writer/director's previous films to the very top o...

[Review] Pariah

If Lee Daniels' Precious made for a heightened, melodramatic, and mostly satisfying expression of the external trials -- poverty, an abusive mother, a runaw...

[Review] In the Land of Blood and Honey

In the Land of Blood and Honey marks a violent, promising directorial debut for mega-star Angelina Jolie. This is a hard-R look at a hopeful relationship th...

[Review] War Horse

Thirteen years since Saving Private Ryan and six since his last 'serious' work in Munich, Steven Spielberg pulls out all the stops for his newest WWI epic W...

[Review] The Adventures of Tintin

Considering I started conjuring images of an Indian sidekick named Hadji when first made aware of news Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson were directing a T...

[Review] The Pill

One of the greatest lessons I received from my film school education was a tossaway bon mot from a faculty advise, upset that  I didn't have time to take a ...