Review: 42

The film elevates the story of Jackie Robinson to that of cornball legend rather than just honoring his uplifting, heroic saga by telling it straight.

Review: Shame

Shame articulates a shallow, even mundane, understanding of an uninteresting man’s sex addiction.

Review: American Violet

The film is a workmanlike slab of agitprop against racially profiled drug sweeps and plea bargains that extort innocents into ruin.