It showcases the evolving interests and talents of Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, but expands them and channels them into a more traditional thriller framework.
Swordfish is multifariously condescending, but it’s so inherently clueless that there’s no use in getting offended.
Both discuss how the Before saga has ebbed, flowed, and evolved with spontaneity, like life itself.
Epic is something close to an animated masterpiece provided it’s watched on mute.
The poster for August: Osage County would have been an event no matter what it looked like.
There’s plenty more to Lake Bell than the casual viewer—or gawker—might think.
Layered conflicts mount as this lean film treks on, and they’re not limited to gender politics.
The second recent release that aims to channel great, time-honored storytelling without being able to tell a great story.
Tveit’s innocent, approachable visage has been a large part of his appeal.
Graciously and appropriately, Luhrmann eventually lets his gung-ho predilections simmer down.
With little more than two strategically placed parentheses, von Trier may well have delivered the best poster of the year.
This is the movie I used to rent incessantly and watch on elementary-school sick days, back when, ya know, no one suspected a thing about this sports-snubbing color coordinator.
Anticipating an interview with the actor is a lot like waiting to take a lie-detector test, albeit with the tables turned.
Matthew Miele has made a department store of a documentary, stocked to the hilt with an obscene inventory of storylines, talking heads, and utterly tasteless choices.
We’ve rounded up 15 movie weddings that—aw, hell—take the cake.
For those enmeshed in the critical universe, or just plain savvy about film, pullquotes can have a powerful effect.
However enticing the movie itself may be, the commercialism of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby has been oppressive, to say the least.
The film’s most egregious flaws are freely (and somewhat hilariously) pointed out by Joe Berlinger in his DVD commentary track.
It’s really all about those lenses, through which you’re left dying to peer.
Can you think of any black actresses under 30 who are headlining films? Take your time.