Anna and the Apocalypse is a roller-coaster of inspired madness, great music, and surprising emotional weight.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation isn’t the finest Xmas movie you’ll ever see, but it’s disarmingly heartfelt at times.
Over the years, as smartphones have become an ever-prominent part of our lives, we have seen cinema use the device increasingly, often in unique and interesting ways.
Swiped is a satire that misses the mark, and comes across as a rather dated look at relationships and the differences between men and women.
If Beale Street Could Talk is an ode to young love, a tragedy about injustice, a poetic depiction of the loss of innocence, and so much more.
Adam McKay’s Vice is at its best when it mixes information with entertainment and leaves out all of the preaching.
In The Best of Enemies, civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against the Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan over the issue of school integration.
Paris, Texas readily evokes a bit of the ruggedness of the Old West, reflecting the degradation of this vast country as much as the austere beauty.
We break down the career of Dave Franco, who transitions from the inherently unlikable pseudo-villains to the everyman, unconventional heroes, and some bizarre characters sprinkled in between.
Between Worlds has potential in its more surreal moments, but it never utilizes the tension and conflict that could come from this story.
Netflix is here to give you a little dose of Christmas cheer with a haunting and terrifying holiday at the Spellman’s Mortuary.
Even the creative use of an iconic object of terror doesn’t help to elevate Scarecrows above any other generic slasher.
With Criterion’s Blu-ray, True Stories will satisfy old fans and find new ones, just as every generation eventually discovers the Talking Heads.
The American Meme is a fascinating close-up on the lives of memes and the confounding value they have in the digital world.
“It Takes You Away” takes us to another foreign land, where the story is at times weak, but the script is always punchy and progressive, with unexpected twists, moths, and frogs throughout.