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[Review] Another Earth

Another Earth is a film that works better the more time a viewer is willing to give it. At first impression, it's an admirable experiment with some strong p...

[Review] The Smurfs

I think Grouchy says it best during goodbyes with his human counterparts in The Smurfs. “I hated it so much … less than expected.” He then caps it off with,...

[Review] The Interrupters

Chicago is plagued with a violence epidemic, a corrosive force infecting its inhabitants. Murder rates grow while a generation of young people disappears. C...

[Review] Cowboys & Aliens

It is telling that there are five credited screenwriters on Jon Favreau's latest blockbuster, Cowboys & Aliens. Based on Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's comi...

[Review] Attack the Block

No movie that has come out this summer has yet to rival the pure kinetic joy found in  Attack the Block, Joe Cornish's British import from the Edgar Wright ...

[Review] The Future

The Future, Miranda July's follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed, Me and You and Everyone We Know is aptly named. Much like the future, it turns out dim,...

[Review] Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Love can make you do stupid things. Love can drive you crazy. It can break your heart, make you better than you ever thought you could be, or be used as a...

[Review] Sarah’s Key

There’s a point in Sarah’s Key in which the story ends. We discover that which we have been waiting to discover. Then the film continues. For another hour. ...

[Review] Autoerotic

Joe Swanberg and Adam Wingard’s Autoerotic reaches new heights in depravity, especially in its closing moments. A skillful director with comedic chops such ...

[Review] Friends With Benefits

Easy A director Will Gluck returns to theaters with a self-aware romantic comedy that is as smart and sassy as it is sleek and sexy. No mean feat considerin...