Back in the day when such things mattered, Hunter Killer would have gone straight to DVD.
The term “remake” gets thrown around a lot these days, more often than not, with a roll of the eye. Once in a while, however, Hollywood gets it, for the most part, right.
“The Year of Spectacular Men” is a heartening comedy-drama.
A game cast weathers an inconsistent tone in “Gringo,” a wannabe madcap south-of-the-border caper movie.
Matthew McConaughey leads a rebel revolt in 1860’s Mississippi.
Love” is a noble experiment, but alas, it is a failed noble experiment.
A slow-build of a movie that culminates in a shocking finale that will stay with the viewer long after its scant running time of 69 minutes is over.
Get me to London, STAT!
This is the Grey Gardens that Big and Little Edie would’ve wanted us to see.
Stupid humor for the easily distracted.
This is one of the best films I’ve seen in a long while.
Michael Keaton gives a tour de force performance in director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s powerful backstager Birdman.
The trippiest movie since Pink Floyd: The Wall.
American Hustle resembles what would happen if you put “GoodFellas” and “Boogie Nights” into a blender and hit ‘puree.
An unusual misfire from Ridley Scott, The Counselor is nothing you haven’t seen before, done better.
Solomon Northup is a free man no longer. He is a slave.
An interesting story and a talented cast can’t overcome a sluggish movie that wants to be a John le Carré espionage thriller, but just can’t muster up the energy.
A lovingly-crafted tribute to an influential man who clearly led an interesting and unconventional life, true to his remarkably brave and unique sense of self.
Captain Phillips is one realistic and unnerving voyage on the open sea, and one that I am absolutely thrilled I wasn’t a passenger on.
A worthy addition to the coming-of-age sub-genre.
“Arthur Newman” is a sweet road, buddy movie for adults who aren’t afraid to think.
I got the sensation that the film was the product of two filmmaker buddies who got together one day and decided to shoot something titillating.
This is one of those documentaries which makes you want to run out and fight for the cause.
A five-part BBC miniseries starring a young Daniel Day-Lewis, My Brother Jonathan will appeal to the Downton Abbey crowd who favor this type of exquisitely mounted historical drama.
If you’re looking to get involved with the man himself, you’d be better off buying one of his molded penises.
