After a while, you want to know what line of inquiry the film is pursuing—what greater paths it’s wandered to.
Abi Damaris Corbin’s quiet and unobtrusive style helps Breaking build tension primarily from character instead of incident.
Like many films tackling socially inflammatory material, Monsters and Men is constrained by its politics.
FOX’s Sleepy Hollow is 45 unapologetic, overexcited minutes of clichéd, hyperbolic, tackily frightening adventure.
Can you think of any black actresses under 30 who are headlining films? Take your time.
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.
One of last year’s best but most woefully misunderstood films, Shame gets a Blu-ray exemplary enough to warrant a second look.
Shame articulates a shallow, even mundane, understanding of an uninteresting man’s sex addiction.
The film is a workmanlike slab of agitprop against racially profiled drug sweeps and plea bargains that extort innocents into ruin.