‘The Immigrant’ Review: Turn of the Century Tragedy
Like all movies by writer/director James Gray (‘The Yards’, ‘Two Lovers’), ‘The Immigrant’ is a melodrama that the filmmaker somehow mines for genuine human emotion. His great talent lies in fin...
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Weekend Box Office: Oh My Stars!
The stars had nothing to do with this weekend’s box office results. Based on an absurdly popular Young Adult novel, one movie was sure to do big business. Another, whose marketing made it look like a generic sci-fi action fl...
Weekend Movies: Nobody’s Fault but Our Own
Death abounds in this weekend’s new movies. In one, it’s a plot device so the main character can die and respawn over and over again. In another, it’s a manipulative tool used to toy with the audience’s emo...
‘Willow Creek’ Review: The Bigfoot Project
As a director, Bobcat Goldthwait dabbles in horror for the first time to deliver a surprisingly delicate found-footage Bigfoot movie that sheds light on a bizarre subculture without judgment. In ‘Willow Creek’, he deli...
‘The Sacrament’ Review: Holy Terror
Turning the Jonestown massacre into a found-footage horror film sounds in theory like a tasteless bit of exploitation. Yet in the hands of one of contemporary horror’s greatest directors, Ti West, ‘The Sacrament’...
‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review: All You Need Is Cruise
It’s been a while since I’ve had reason to get excited about a Tom Cruise movie. Though his last decade included the underrated ‘War of the Worlds’ and the wonderfully goofy ‘Mission: Impossible – Gho...
‘Chef’ Review: Favreau Cooks on a Low Heat
While anyone who directs a movie like ‘Iron Man’ obviously knows a thing or two about blockbuster entertainment, it was always a bit odd to see Jon Favreau working in the $150 million arena. The new indie comedy ‘...
Weekend Box Office: ‘Maleficent’ Bewitches Moviegoers
Disney continues to enchant audiences with its second big release family release in six months. However, while ‘Frozen>’ deserved its record-breaking success, this weekend’s fairy tale reboot did not.
Weekend Movies: Two Ways to Die in Theaters
This weekend’s two biggest movies will kill audiences – one with boredom, the other with laughs.
‘Filth’ Review: Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call Scotland
Held together by a legitimately fantastic performance by James McAvoy, ‘Filth’ is a bad-cop movie that, if nothing else, lives up to the promise of its title. This may be the best adaptation of an Irvine Welsh novel si...
‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Review: He’
Seth MacFarlane may not be the most ambitious or beloved comedy mind around, but he’s damn funny, consistent and prolific. That’s been enough to make him a huge success. Depending on your feelings for him, the new come...
‘Maleficent’ Review: Sadly Deficient
There was undoubtedly something inspired about casting Angelina Jolie as the classic Disney villainess Maleficent. In the few scenes in which the actress revels in evil, the film works as promised. Unfortunately, most of the movie...