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[Review] Something, Anything

Don’t let the generic title fool you. Paul Harrill’s Something, Anything gently tells its story through detailed specificity. One might not be able to place the...

[Review] Li’l Quinquin

There is much talk about whether Li’l Quinquin, the latest from Bruno Dumont (Camille Claudel 1915, L'Humanité, Flandres) is a TV series or a film. It was commi...

[Review] Big Eyes

With a kind of quiet reserve, Big Eyes is a rare effort from the Tim Burton that plays it straight. The director wisely keeps the Burton-esque touches to a mini...

[Review] Selma

There are certain figures in history that are so endlessly studied, referenced, and revered that their name alone conjures the narrative of an entire movement o...

[Review] The Gambler

Opening with cold, narrative efficiency, Rupert Wyatt’s remake of Karel Reisz’s 1974 film is a stylish mess. Mark Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a down-on-his-l...

[Review] The Interview

Who would've thought a movie complete with Katy Perry and fecal jokes could cause so much brouhaha? The Interview did just that by royally pissing off North Kor...

[Review] Unbroken

Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, the true-life story of Olympic winner Louis Zamperini’s World War II travails, is a film that specializes in visions both mythic and ...

[Review] Into the Woods

The involvement of Disney on any adaptation of beloved source material can't help being a double-edged sword. On the one hand their clout and financial backing ...