Review: Jackals

The besieged family never wins and is never in danger of winning, and so we’re pummeled with unearned nihilism.

Review: 88 Minutes

Inanity and incompetence form an imposing tag team in 88 Minutes, the current favorite for 2008’s dumbest movie.

Review: Silent Hill

Despite its often-overwhelming nonsensicality, there’s ultimately something irresistibly fiendish about Silent Hill.

Review: Fear X

The self-consciousness of Nicolas Winding Refn’s direction complements the compulsiveness of Turturro’s character, but there’s really nothing to Fear X.

Review: Emile

Unlike Faulkner’s Light in August, the film’s structure is less intricately maze-like and the stakes never feel too high.

Review: Stander

Be wary of any film that bookends a blistering portrait of social unrest with Skinemax-style sex scenes.