The Fifth Estate Reviews: Can a Movie About WikiLeaks Be Interesting?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fifth Estate, opening this weekend, is getting plenty of online buzz, particularly for its star, Benedict Cumberbatch. Yet it …
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12 Years a Slave Reviews: Hand it Best Picture Now?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe harrowing 12 Years a Slave has all the makings of a mesmerizing period drama for the ages. The only …
Machete Kills Reviews: Is B-Movie Spectacle at all Watchable?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMachete Kills, the sequel to 2010’s Machete, is not going for Oscars, but camp, with a strong ensemble cast bringing …
Captain Phillips Reviews: Do Critics Love Tom Hanks as High-Seas Hostage?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCaptain Phillips’ story is well-known, and not new. It was reported by every major media outlet as it played out …
Runner, Runner Reviews: Should You Run the Other Way?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Runner, Runner, when a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face …
Gravity Reviews: Out of This … Well, You Know
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Gravity, which lands in theaters this weekend, director Alfonso Cuaron has given new meaning to the “lost in space” …
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Reviews: What’s the Forecast?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAutumn is upon us and it’s growing a bit chilly in various parts of the country. But on the big …
Don Jon Reviews: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Love, Porn and GTL
Reading Time: 2 minutesDon Jon, the first feature from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is not like most films, but that helps make the actor’s debut …
Prisoners Reviews: Oscar Wannabe or the Real Deal?
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrisoners, which opens this weekend after premiering at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals, is a family drama crime thriller …
The Family Reviews: Dysfunctional, Yes, But Funny?
Reading Time: 2 minutesRobert De Niro co-stars with Michelle Pffeifer, Tommy Lee Jones and Dianna Agron in the Luc Besson/Martin Scorsese mafia comedy, …