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‘The Babadook’ Review: Year’s Best Horror Film Is a Powerful Exploration of Ambivalent Motherhood
Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman play a mother and young son on the verge of destroying each other in writer-director Jennifer Kent’s masterful debut
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‘The Imitation Game’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Leads Nerds Against Nazis in a Formulaic Biopic
World War II comes alive but computing legend Alan Turing doesn’t in this derivative but handsome drama co-starring Keira Knightley and Hugh Alexander
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‘The Homesman’ Review: Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones Impress in a Unique Western
Meryl Streep, John Lithgow, and James Spader co-star in a brutal but riveting tale that deconstructs the icon of the cowboy hero
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‘Big Eyes’ Review: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz Are Rival Spouses in Tim Burton’s Best Film in Years
A marriage drama about kitsch and the value of art brings out the best in Burton
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‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Review: Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels Return to Fine Form in Hilarious Sequel
Ol’ Rubber Face is back, as Carrey and Daniels embark on another cross-country road trip, this time with Rob Riggle, Kathleen Turner and Laurie Holden
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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich Lay an Egg
The charmless, disposable, and ultra-busy “Madagascar” spin-off is more likely to give audiences headaches than laughter
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‘American Sniper’ Review: War Plays Out Like a Video Game in Clint Eastwood’s Navy SEAL Biopic
Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller headline Eastwood’s attempt to anoint a popular war hero for the modern age
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‘The Way He Looks’ Review: Brazil’s Oscar Entry a Sweet and Dramatic Coming-of-Age Tale
Ghilherme Lobo’s Leonardo isn’t a disabled gay teen — but a teen who happens to be disabled and gay — in a thoughtful and well-rounded coming-of-age tale
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‘Jessabelle’ Review: Southern Gothic Tale Best When It Forgets It’s a Horror Movie
Disturbing family secrets make for an unexpectedly touching mother-daughter story between Sarah Snook and Joelle Carter, but the scares are mostly missing
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‘Nightcrawler’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Astonishes in Extraordinary Thriller
Actor exposes the lurid underbelly of TV news while seducing Rene Russo (sexually) and Riz Ahmed (financially) in Dan Gilroy’s merciless satire
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‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Voices Exquisite Animated Tour de Force
Hand-drawn animation from legendary director Isao Takahata and a voice cast that also includes James Caan make this a formidable Oscar contender
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ Review: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green Drama Loses Its Way
Stellar cast that includes Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, and Christopher Meloni makes for a thoughtful dud that takes too long to take flight
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‘Eternity: The Movie’ Review: Musical 80s Sendup Falls Prey to the Earnestness It Parodies
Earnestness creeps into, and ultimately sinks, this goofy comedy, though not before the film gets in some very shrewd jokes and wonderfully delirious flights of fancy
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‘Laggies’ Review: Keira Knightley and Chloe Grace Moretz Star in an Exceptional Comedy
Sam Rockwell and Gretchen Mol co-star in what may be Lynn Shelton’s best film yet: a man-child comedy about women
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‘Dear White People’ Review: Critique of Race and Media Has More Than Satire On Its Mind
Tessa Thompson and Tyler James Williams headline a timely and important look at black identity and how it’s informed by by stereotypes in the media
