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[Review] Blackfish

After hearing about the death of top Orca trainer Dawn Brancheau on February 24, 2010, writer/director Gabriela Cowperthwaite became intrigued by the SeaWorld p...

[Review] The World’s End

Shaun of the Dead opened with the notes of classic horror layered over studio logos from the 21st century. The initial aural-visual impressions from Hot Fuzz ar...

[Review] R.I.P.D.

There is a lot that is thrown into the boiling Hollywood pot that is R.I.P.D. Directed by Robert Schwentke, this afterlife crime-comedy saga takes from just abo...

[Review] Blue Jasmine

Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine begins with a cross-country plane ride: Jasmine (Cate Blanchett), the former wife of a Manhattan investment player (Alec Baldwin), is...

[Review] Nicky’s Family

The title of Emmy Award winning team Matej Minac and Patrik Pass’ new documentary is probably its most telling attribute. Where many would have jumped at the ch...

[Review] Red 2

For DC Comics imprint Homage’s Red, screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber turned Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s original work into a surprise box office hit with ...

[Review] The Conjuring

James Wan’s new horror movie, The Conjuring, has all the accoutrements we expect--the declarations of truthiness, a beleaguered family under spiritual attack, a...

[Review] Terms and Conditions May Apply

In 2009, Ondi Timoner (briefly interviewed in Terms and Conditions) chronicled an art project turned quasi-cult in her remarkable account of Josh Harris’ Quiet ...