The Tree of Life: Pictures at an Exhibition
The fifth film in 38 years by reclusive Texas auteur Terrence Malick is The Tree of Life, the polarizing film that drew boos and...
Marvels: Tag Team
Let me draw your attention to one thing about The Marvels. It’s the running time, a crisp 100 minutes even including the mid-credit sequence...
Four Play
I’ve seen a lot of comedies that take place during a suburban house party, but I’m pretty sure The Overnight is the first one...
Chasin’ Jason
When people talk about Hollywood franchises, they never seem to mention the Bourne films.
The two previous movies starring Matt Damon have grossed more...
Poke in the Eye
You may recall that 16 years ago, Michael Mann made a laudable, well-acted, detail-oriented journalism movie called The Insider that cast CBS News as...
Marital Tate
The Proposal makes an instructive contract with Management, the film that opened and promptly closed last month. Both movies are about the romantic...
Skin I Live In: Hide and Sick
OK, here’s one of the more messed-up things I’ve seen in a while, and I mean that mostly in a good way. Much of...
After Earth: Aftertaste
Remember when M. Night Shyamalan was a household, if lazily mispronounced, name? The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs made him and his signature twist...
Terminate This
To: Hollywood studio chiefs
CC: James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Subject: the Terminator movies
Just stop, OK? It’s simply not working. Terminator Genisys is the fifth film in...
Repo Man
David Michôd is clearly a talented filmmaker. I just wish I could figure out what he’s up to.
The Australian writer-director made his debut in...
