The Man with Two Horns
If Horns reminds you of old Stephen King movie adaptations like Christine, Cujo, and Stand By Me, that’s partly because it’s based on a...
The Blackness Project
Dear White People vividly reminds us of what we already know: It’s a complicated business growing up black in America. So many stereotypes have...
Household Saint
Really, St. Vincent isn’t anything new. This working-class dramedy is a modestly budgeted independent film, but it’s the same sort of sentimental tripe that...
Gran Libro
Hollywood doesn’t put out many movies about Latinos that are pitched toward a general audience, let alone ones that are aimed specifically at families....
Tank Busting
I rather liked David Ayer’s last film, the 2012 found-footage cop drama End of Watch. The financial success of that movie has allowed him...
Webb of Truths
Through the first half of Kill the Messenger, I found myself thinking that this journalism drama would have blown me away if I’d seen...
Contempt of Court
When reviewing a movie called The Judge, there’s a temptation to use a really corny pun in the headline. “The Judge found guilty of...
Amazing Amy
By now, lots of ink has been spilled about how Ben Affleck’s years as a pop-culture punchline have suited him for the lead role...
Kansas City Chief
Reese Witherspoon bought the rights to Gone Girl and wanted to star in it until David Fincher convinced her otherwise. While staying on that...
Cheese and Eggs
Just in time for the start of autumn comes The Boxtrolls, the first good mainstream movie of the season or indeed in what feels...
