published on Jun. 10, 2015 1am
Finally, a lead role for Blythe Danner. And a comic look at Sicily’s Mafia in the 1970s and 1980s.
published on Jun. 4, 2015 7pm
How to Save Us is a psychological drama masquerading as a science fiction thriller. Or maybe it’s the other way around; either way, it’s an independent movie that relishes genre without chaining itself to its expectations.
published on Jun. 2, 2015 11pm
Two biographies of geniuses, a musician and a fashion designer, make for fully satisfying films opening at local theaters this week.
published on May. 26, 2015 9pm
If ever a movie demanded the disclaimer, “Kids, don’t try this at home,” this is the one.
published on May. 22, 2015 11am
The most—in fact, probably the only surprising thing about this new Poltergeist is that they didn’t get around to it sooner.
published on May. 21, 2015 9pm
“It used to be when we’d go to war with a country, we’d go to the country,” says an authority figure in Good Kill. He’s talking about our government’s use of unmanned aerial vehicles—drones—as used to track and kill “enemy combatants” on the other side of the globe.
published on May. 21, 2015 5pm
Did Thomas Hardy invent the Harlequin romance? I wouldn’t make that accusation against the great 19th century novelist whose stories were all set in the rural south of England.
published on May. 20, 2015 4am
Hollywood never seems more like a treadmill than in summer, when it trots out one big movie per week, usually an animation or special effects extravaganza, that it expects everyone in the world to see.
published on May. 13, 2015 12am
The weird, the worrisome, and the thought-provoking at the Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.
published on May. 13, 2015 7am
Film reviews for Like Sunday, Like Rain, and The Foreigner.
