The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) movie review: An excellent Ralph Fiennes shines in Wes Anderson’s visually and thematically expansive feast.
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The Lunchbox (2013) movie review: Ritesh Batra’s Mumbai-set debut feature weaves an epistolary ‘socio-romantic’ narrative. Irrfan Khan stars.
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RoboCop (2014) movie review: José Padilha remake has curious ideas and characters that are superficially developed. Joel Kinnaman stars.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) movie review: Chris Pine and Keira Knightley are miscast in Kenneth Branagh’s mid-level failure.
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Ender’s Game (2013) movie review: Gavin Hood’s self-important yet superficial dystopian thrill-ride stars Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford.
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Captain Phillips (2013) movie review: Tom Hanks’ American seaman is the wrong central character in Paul Greengrass’ unsatisfying political thriller.
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The Fifth Estate (2013) movie review: Benedict Cumberbatch creates a fuzzy Julian Assange in Bill Condon’s two-dimensional WikiLeaks’ drama.
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Elysium (2013) movie review: Matt Damon is turned into a conventional superhero in Neill Blomkamp’s well-intentioned but uneven dystopian drama.
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Blue Jasmine (2013) movie review: Woody Allen shows he’s pissed in this mordantly thoughtful and beautifully acted social satire. Cate Blanchett stars.
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Only God Forgives (2013) movie review: Ryan Gosling and a malevolent Kristin Scott Thomas star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s sadistic thriller.
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The Lone Ranger (2013) movie review: Johnny Depp is a key problem in Gore Verbinski’s bloated action Western. Armie Hammer costars.
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Un Flic (1972) movie review: Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve are perfectly cast in this great Jean-Pierre Melville neo-noir. Richard Crenna costars.
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World War Z (2013) movie review: Brad Pitt stars alongside ravenous zombie masses in Marc Forster’s splashy but dramatically disjointed horror thriller.
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The East (2013) movie review: Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling’s thriller suffers from an overabundance of self-importance that derails its message.
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Call Me Kuchu (2012) movie review: While focused on anti-gay bigotry in Uganda, this documentary is a reminder that deadly hate is a global plague.
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The Hangover Part III (2013) movie review: Todd Phillips’ threequel is a waste of money and talent. Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis star.
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Paradise: Love (2012) movie review: Ulrich Seidl’s deeply affecting psychological drama focuses on the sex tourism industry. Margarete Tiesel stars.
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Iron Man 3 (2013) movie review: Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr. collaboration marred by its pandering to the overseers of the Chinese market.
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Mud (2012) movie review: Locals Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon help Jeff Nichols’ unusual psychological drama feel more genuine.
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War on Whistleblowers (2013) movie review: Robert Greenwald presents an indictment of the U.S. government and its dirty secrets.
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To the Wonder (2012) movie review: None of the talent involved can disguise the fact that the latest Terrence Malick poem is a huge disappointment.
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Stoker (2013) movie review: Matthew Goode and Nicole Kidman star in technically accomplished but narratively deficient Park Chan-wook thriller.
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Dark Horse (2011) movie review: A fantastic supporting cast (Mia Farrow, Donna Murphy et al) makes Todd Solondz’s tragicomedy a must-see.
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The Canadian (1926) movie review: Thomas Meighan and its rugged Alberta setting are the key reasons to check out William Beaudine’s rural drama.
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The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) Movie Review: Emil Jannings Hams It Up in Uninspired Ernst Lubitsch Epic
The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) movie review: Future Best Actor Oscar winner Emil Jannings chews the scenery in this disappointing Ernst Lubitsch epic.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) movie review: Oscar Isaac is a memorable human dud in Joel and Ethan Coen’s impressive music world drama.
Una Noche (2012) movie review: Lucy Mulloy proves herself a capable screenwriter-director with this mostly Havana-set refugee drama.
Pacific Rim (2013) movie review: Guillermo del Toro delivers a relentlessly loud and dumb (but effective) action + horror mix. Charlie Hunnam stars.
Man of Steel (2013) movie review: Henry Cavill is badly handicapped in Zack Snyder’s costly and drab Superman reboot. Amy Adams costars.
The Great Gatsby (2013) movie review: Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent in Baz Luhrmann’s overly flashy transfer of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.
Antiviral (2012) movie review: Brandon Cronenberg’s debut feature is too emotionally detached for its own good. Caleb Landry Jones + Sarah Gadon star.
Like Someone in Love (2012) movie review: Tokyo-set Abbas Kiarostami drama offers a stylish and intriguing look at a dysfunctional ‘love triangle.’