Review: Life

It baits and switches on two disappointing propositions, moving swiftly from the expectedly cliché to the dismayingly derivative.

Review: Child 44

It’s at once devoted to corroborating and casting an exaggerated light on Soviet paranoia and the state’s rhetoric of unmasking its enemies.

Review: Safe House

Even if Safe House turns especially silly in its final attempt at social justice, the film achieves something rare for a Hollywood action film: depth of purpose.