“Crimson Peak” Review: More Fun Than Frightening
CRIMSON PEAK is a stylish del Toro, but is it his best?
Category: New Releases
“Jurassic World” Review: A Disappointing Devolution
JURASSIC WORLD is stuffed with references to the modern classic on which it is based, but the script and characters can’t save the franchise. Find out why in our review.
“Poltergeist” Review: A Less-Quirky Take on Some Old Familiar Fears
The themes that inspired the original POLTERGEIST work just as well in 2015, but the remake lacks the compelling idiosyncrasies of the 1982 film.
“Far From the Madding Crowd” Review: How to Please a Crowd (Without Standing Out)
Lovers of Victorian romance will find much to appreciate and to critique in this adaptation of a Thomas Hardy tale about a woman named Everdene (not Katniss!)
“Clouds of Sils Maria” Review: Life, The Universe, and Comic Book Movies
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA is an artsy foreign flick with a small natural audience, but its subject matter extends to pop blockbuster territory.
“The Water Diviner” Review: A Sentimental Journey of Folk Magic and Fisticuffs
Russell Crowe directs and stars in this heartwarming, proudly unrealistic, curiously conventional romantic adventure.
“Ex Machina” Review: Artificial Intelligence Never Looked So Good, or Meant So Little
The setting and the android are the stuff of prestige science fiction, but the story and characters are version 1.0.
“Woman in Gold” Review: A Lightweight Treatment of a Weighty Dilemma
This real-life story of Nazi art theft and a woman’s fight to right an old wrong is compelling enough, but the execution is too hackneyed to do it justice.
“Seymour: An Introduction” Review: Ethan Hawke Crafts a Loving Tribute to His Personal Sage
Ethan Hawke tells us he is considering quitting acting. Can an 87-year-old classical pianist help him decide?
“The Gunman” Review: It Aims Low and Still Misses
THE GUNMAN is a bare-bones international thriller with lame action, worse characters, and a throwaway twist
