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[Review] The 33

Conceived well before Slate’s Forrest Wickman would argue against subtlety, The 33 could be a poster child for his essay: here’s a film that doesn’t beat around...

[Review] By the Sea

By the Sea begins with Angelina Jolie Pitt and her real-life husband Brad Pitt driving a sports car to a resort in France. The sumptuous buildings, the aerial c...

[AFI Fest Review] Men Go to Battle

Mumblecore and the period drama have (somehow) come together, and the result is far better than people who are generally allergic to the subgenre may expect. On...

[AFI Fest Review] The White Knights

In pop-culture consciousness, non-governmental organizations usually crop up on the margins of stories. A granola college student will pay lip service to the he...

[Review] Shelter

It's quite comforting to see actors-turned-directors not shying away from tough subject matter. You'd almost assume they would amidst stereotypes of celebrity v...

[AFI Fest Review] Disorder

Disorder tackles the home-invasion thriller on an unusual front, emphasizing paranoia and uncertainty over any nightmare of intruders coming to get you; the hom...

[AFI Fest Review] Southbound

The V/H/S series has crashed and burned badly, but producers Brad Miska and Roxanne Benjamin have moved on to a different anthology of horror shorts, now joined...