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[Review] Just Wright

Just Wright is a romantic sports comedy that attempts to fuse both the sensibilities of Queen Latifah fans with basketball lovers. The concept in essence is the perfect marketing ploy, combining a romantic comedy for the female demographic contrasted by a sports backdrop that appeals to a male audience. ...
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[Review] Casino Jack and The United States of Money

Alex Gibney is becoming our nation's most important documentarian, trumping even the mighty Michael Moore and his ego-indulging antics, by remaining a steadfast narrator in revealing some of our country's most shocking scandals....
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[Conor’s Review] Iron Man 2

In the summer of 2008, Hollywood raised the bar in the modern superhero film. Through The Dark Knight, audiences discovered that a superhero yarn could spin itself in the utmost seriousness and still be immensely enjoyable, while a film like Iron Man could be equally enjoyable, and also know when to relax here and there....
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[Tribeca Review] Freakonomics

Freakonomics, a documentary based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, proved to be a great close to the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Similar to book’s collective article approach, the film is divided into a number of segments, directed by an all-star team of non-fiction storytellers, each bringing their own style to the mix....
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[Tribeca Review] The Sentimental Engine Slayer

If you know little more than the title of “The Sentimental Engine Slayer” going into it, then it’s undeniably dissonant when the main character tries to strangle a prostitute in a dingy hotel room in the opening scene. ...

[Review] Iron Man 2

A review of the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr and directed by Jon Favreau....

[Review] Centurion

A review of Neil Marshall's bloody tale set during the Roman occupation of Britain, starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko....
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[Tribeca Review] Earth Made of Glass

Documentaries at their best will both educate you about something you didn't know and subtly enlighten you about the overall human condition. I couldn't find a more fitting description for that criteria than the heart-wrenching Earth Made of Glass which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last night....