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[Review] Contraband

Judging by the advertisements for Contraband, I expected to watch a half-baked actioner with big beats and little brains (let alone heart). Instead the film...

[Review] Joyful Noise

For a film about a gospel choir and the push and pull of faith within its singers' lives, Joyful Noise has a funny way of getting its message of love and ho...

[Review] Beauty and the Beast 3D

Once upon a time, before Disney's Beauty and the Beast was declared a box office sensation, before it was dubbed the first-ever animated film to be nominate...

[Review] The Grey

Boasting a kinetic and visually-adventurous filmmaker, a battle-tested and diverse action star and a supporting cast equal parts testosterone and heartbreak...

[Review] We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin represents an immensely exciting piece of filmmaking from Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar). That might seem like an odd...

[Review] The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady begins and spends much screen time on the least interesting part of Margaret Thatcher’s life. Her husband Denis (Jim Broadbent) has passed awa...

[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...