It's unabashedly ludicrous and alarmingly uneven, but surprisingly, Green Lantern is not quite as godawful as it looks. There are other surprises, and they'...
There are certain conventions all sports movies must require. In documentary it’s considerably more difficult, as a filmmaker must make choices on who to follow...
After a few bad films, including Ghosts of Mars and Vampires, I realized John Carpenter could churn out duds for the rest of his career, and I'd still love ...
Whether he revels in the fact or not, J.J. Abrams has become synonymous with adrenaline-fueled entertainment. In the feature film arena, he broke out writin...
X-Men: First Class is a wittier and smarter version of J.J. Abram's Star Trek, with a genuine emotional core. Both films are very similar, not only in how t...
After a successful tour on the film fest circuit, where it garnered much love and critical praise, Richard Ayoade’s directorial debut Submarine is finally ope...
Beautiful Boy, the feature film debut of co-writer/director Shawn Ku, takes an incendiary turn on the standard grieving parent narrative by centering the dram...
Sprawling and epic -- two obvious, but true words to describe any Malick film. To no surprise whatsoever, The Tree of Life fits into that lush and overwhelm...
Woody Allen at his best is always a glory to behold. The man at his so-so, which applies to plenty of his more recent films, is still far more impressive an...
The Double Hour is a well-crafted thriller from Italy, holding our attention, while often keeping us guessing as we get plunged into the cold. The exhilarating ...