A foreign, art house horror movie, 'Goodnight Mommy' is cinema for cinephiles and horror completists. Slow-moving and occasionally brutal, it will however summon sincere scares and leave audiences with permanent…

In-depth film reviews of current theatrical releases, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.


With no sense of purpose, reliance on thin scatological humor and an abundant lack of screenwriting prowess, 'Cooties' turns a great cast of underdogs into lame, annoying cardboard cutouts. It…

Juggling droll comedy with some heavy issues, 'Grandma' is a crowd-pleasing, skillful blend of humor and drama with an absolutely winning performance from Lily Tomlin.

Edward Zwick and Tobey Maguire conspire to bring life to the dark side of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer, resulting in an unusually entertaining account of paranoia, celebrity and sporting.

Featuring what is unarguably Johnny Depp’s best performance in years, Black Mass suffers under the weight of its own ambition. Too sprawling and rushed to ever settle into the moment,…

Marrying top-notch technical alchemy with excellent performances across the board and a narrative that’s universally powerful, 'Everest' is a big picture triumph - the tentpole spectacle film that 2015 needed.…

Natural chemistry between Brie and Sudeikis makes their jabs and mounting affection land all the more. As the third act runs, Headland proves a storytelling tease; her will-they-or-won't-they battleground threatens…

Baek Jong-yeol succeeds in blending aspects of realism and fantasy but the film’s largely conservative execution doesn’t bode well with the story’s progressive undertones; thus 'The Beauty Inside' ends up…

The Visit takes a trip to the grandparents that’s positively loaded with laughs and an overwhelming willingness to be weird. Turns out that the twist was that Shyamalan’s career wasn’t…

If you’re looking for a vaguely enjoyable, thoroughly blood-drenched re-hash of Shaun of the Dead, Bloodsucking Bastards will fit the bill - but is anyone really searching for that?