Jason Lew presents a bleak world of second chances and doomed romance in impact drama The Free World. Lew’s feature gives a Bonnie and Clyde twist to the “Romeo and Juliet” story and those willing to overlook some obvious symbolism will find a feature rich in subtext and striking performances. Featuring the always phenomenal Elisabeth...
Other People sets expectations firmly in place early on for its uneven mix of tragedy and comedy. A family huddles in a dark bedroom, some whimpering, some crying out, others silent, all grasping hands, all seeking tendrils of connection, all weeping over a recently departed body. In the midst of this disruptively bleak opening, the...
Charlie Kaufman finds new ways to stretch the imagination with stop-motion character study 'Anomalisa'. A tender piece on insecurity and the mundanity of human relations, Kaufman's latest mind-trip is as…
An offense to good taste and good war cinema, '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Bengazhi' is a shameless exploitation of recent history. Michael Bay has tactless cracks at action…
Says Partridge, “Lamb attempts to suspend and challenge our preconceived beliefs of right and wrong, raising the question, “If we could all reset and correct the ills of our past,…
A listless turd of a film, 'The Forest' lacks the requisite scares to qualify as a horror and is devoid of the necessary singular iota of intelligence required to work…
Impressive stunt work helps mask the ghastly script and awful performances present in 2015's version of Point Break, making for at least one reason for this completely unnecessary remake to…
'Daddy's Home' champions its family-friendly pull over boorish, toothy comedy to create a bumbling, occasional bemusing sitcom of a film. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are apt as men battling…
A thoughtful portrait of caged femininity, 'Mustang' strongly represents Eurpoean cinema’s knack for giving life to disparate voices. France's submission for the 2016 Oscar Best Foreign Film race is a…
Adam McKay’s star-filled ‘The Big Short’ tackles a huge subject, the 2008 financial meltdown, with surprising wit and clarity. That it ends up being both educational and entertaining is a…