‘Results’ Is an Embodiment of Guy Pearce’s Misguided Career
And a terrible satire of fitness culture.
View ArticleJim Parsons Dons His Holy Vestments in ‘An Act of God’
Clocking in at 80 minutes without an annoying intermission, a new Broadway farce called An Act of God is my kind of show.
View ArticleAdam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher Are Parents at Odds in ‘Hungry Hearts’
A weird psychological thriller called Hungry Hearts is an Italian film in English that deserves an A for originality, if nothing else.
View ArticleReturn of the Living Dead: Zombies Strike and Carnage Ensues in ‘We Are Still...
A new horror flick called 'We Are Still Here' is written and directed by a top movie PR man, Ted Geoghegan.
View Article‘Testament of Youth’ Is a Moving Adaptation of a Powerful WWI Memoir
Handsomely mounted, skillfully acted, exquisitely photographed and genuinely touching.
View Article‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ Treats a Serious Subject With Wackadoodle Humor
A sweet, affectionate coming-of-age story about kids living with the cruel vicissitudes of death that makes crying heart-healthy.
View ArticleDylan Thomas Biopic Sounds a Solemn Warning on the Dangers of Meeting One’s...
A harrowing but tedious chronicle of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ time in America in the 1950s.
View ArticleSophie Barthes’ ‘Madame Bovary’ Just Doesn’t Live Up to Previous Adaptations
Already filmed by Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol and Vincente Minnelli, Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 classic Madame Bovary does another neurotic tango.
View ArticleIn the Unsalvageable ’11th Hour,’ Kim Basinger Returns After a Long Hiatus
This movie is such a creepy, pretentious hunk of junk that Kim Basinger should have stayed in bed.
View ArticleOn the Town With Rex Reed
A disappointing 'Qualms' as well as worthwhile tributes to Cy Coleman and Judy Garland.
View Article‘Burying the Ex’ Is Dead on Arrival
Burying the Ex is another tiresome entry in a long line of dog-eared zombie comedies.
View ArticleAl Pacino Tanks in ‘Manglehorn’
'Manglehorn' is a dull, pretentious trifle from director David Gordon Green.
View ArticleMark Ruffalo Brilliantly Portrays a Bipolar Father in ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’
'Infinitely Polar Bear' is the unfortunate title of one of the best films of the year.
View ArticleThe Lost Boy: Gideon Glick Shines in ‘Significant Other’
The summer season's best surprise.
View Article‘The Little Death’ Investigates a Gallery of Kinks and Fetishes
Sex is always popular on the festival circuit, but rarely is it as fresh and feel-good funny as in 'The Little Death.'
View ArticleWelcome to the Jungle: Benicio Del Toro Is Pablo Escobar in ‘Paradise Lost’
A disturbing study of insanity and evil.
View ArticleWilliam Inge’s Posthumous Comeback
A newly discovered work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright premiers in Williamstown.
View ArticleAsif Kapadia Uncorks a Tragic, Unsettling Look at Amy Winehouse
Her life goes down like arsenic.
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