Like its 2009 predecessor, J.J. Abrams reduces Gene Roddenberry's once exciting and idealistic vision to the level of meaningless summer popcorn thrills.
5/17/2013Read More!
Under Luhrmann's direction, Fitzgerald's novel is freed from the weight of its literariness; there's an energy that has never been seen before, a vibrancy, a sense that we’re actually being told a story.
5/11/2013Read More!
Although the film is good-natured fun, it cannot compare to the original 2008 film, which still ranks as one of the greatest superhero films ever made.
5/1/2013Read More!
A new low for Michael Bay; turning a real-life story of kidnapping, extortion, torture, and grisly murder into a goofy comedy shows a profound lack of respect and sensitivity.
4/26/2013Read More!
This remake of a 2006 French film answers the question, assuming anyone ever asked it, of what would happen if a soap opera were to be filtered through a screwball comedy.
4/26/2013Read More!
One of the most engrossing and resonant coming-of-age dramas of recent memory and a great adventure; Mark Twain, the director's favorite author, would be proud of.
4/26/2013Read More!
The true story of Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, who sailed from South America to the Polynesian Islands on a raft, comes to life in this compelling and harrowing Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee.
4/26/2013Read More!
An implausible film with a deeply flawed premise and an unsympathetic main character, even though the filmmakers ask us to do so.
4/26/2013Read More!
While not an especially memorable or original espionage thriller, its emphasis on character prevents it from becoming too mundane.
4/26/2013Read More!
Not merely a superb melodrama, but an intense and emotionally devastating examination of class, politics, community, and the underhanded yet common ways they can all be corrupted.
4/26/2013Read More!