Nov 27 2015
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Of all the adjectives to describe a movie, “well-intentioned” is among the least scintillating and most wearying.…
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Nov 24 2015
13
One of the constant accolades Pixar receives about its movies is that they’re not made just for kids. This is meant…
Nov 19 2015
9
In director Todd Haynes’ films, characters have to learn how to live in worlds that don’t suit them. In Safe, Far…
Nov 19 2015
12
A lot of comics have a shtick, and the trick is to give it enough flexibility so that it can be twisted and reshaped…
Nov 11 2015
10
About seven months after Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston got married, The Onion ran the brilliant headline “Brad Pitt…
Nov 5 2015
4
Back in 1997, when L.A. Weekly critic Manohla Dargis gave a negative review to The Lost World, the hotly-anticipated…
Nov 4 2015
17
Inspirational true stories trumpet lots of commendable human traits—heroism, perseverance, compassion—but Spotlight…
Oct 29 2015
11
There are two very understandable reasons why people hate Gaspar Noé’s films: He’s a pompous tool, and his movies…
Oct 28 2015
6
Our Brand Is Crisis means to cast a harsh light on presidential campaigns, but it mostly just panders. The new film…
Oct 15 2015
4
At its halfway point, Room arrives at the moment that you might have thought would be its big finale. After being…
Oct 13 2015
6
Beasts of No Nation is such a worthy, timely, thoughtful drama that the worst you can say about it is that it’s a…
Oct 7 2015
13
The trick to enjoying an Aaron Sorkin project is to never take it as seriously as he does. The creator of The West…
Sep 29 2015
7
The feat that made Philippe Petit legendary—his tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center on…
Sep 25 2015
12
When their eyes first meet, there’s an immediate spark, or perhaps a shared recognition. Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn)…
Sep 22 2015
6
At a time when some romantic comedies are flexing an edgier, more smart-ass tone—They Came Together, Sleeping With…
Sep 9 2015
9
The 40th Toronto Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday, represents both what’s great and what’s maddening about…
Aug 26 2015
8
One of the best things about Z for Zachariah, the new drama starring Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Chris…
Aug 13 2015
25
Director F. Gary Gray’s group-endorsed new N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton brings us back to a time when hip-hop…
Aug 5 2015
3
Ricki and the Flash could’ve easily been yet another broad, obvious dysfunctional-family comedy. It’s right there in…
Jul 31 2015
8
The End of the Tour, a drama about a five-day interview/road trip that took place between novelist David Foster…