‘Only God Forgives’ Review: But Will He Forgive This Gruesome Bit of Film Excreta?
Poor Ryan Gosling has little to do here but stare intensely and project massive ennui
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‘Blue Jasmine’ Review: Something Borrowed in Woody Allen’s Dull ‘Blue’
Only Cate Blanchett shines as Blanche Dubois … er, Jasmine … in Woody's rueful comic drama
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‘Crystal Fairy’ Review: Michael Cera, Hippies, Hallucinogenic Cactus Make for a Groovy Trip
“Crystal Fairy” is a small movie — but beautifully shot, much of it with a hand-held camera — that conveys a sense of place and intimacy without being excessive or self-indulgent
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‘Turbo’ Review: Going Where Many Other Toons Have Gone Before
How different is a snail hero who longs to be a racer from a rodent who longs to be a chef (“Ratatouille”) or building up to a big auto race set in Indianapolis from one set in Radiator Springs (“Cars”)?
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‘The Way, Way Back’ Review: Delightful, Comic Coming-of-Age Tale
“Way, Way Back” works because it concentrates on the specifics — it's telling this story, not any other, and yet it's one to which everyone can relate
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‘White House Down’ Review: Impeach the Movie, Elect Channing Tatum
It’s kind of fun in a dopey way, for a while, but then it’s just noise and firepower and boys with their toys
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‘A Hijacking’ Review: Drama Counts the Cost of Somali Piracy
Tobias Lindholm's psychological movie calculates the value of life in hard cash
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’20 Feet From Stardom’ Review: Get Into the Groove With Backup Singers
Documentary spotlights unsung heroes behind superstar rock bands
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‘The Purge’ Review: A Horror Thriller Purged of Horrors, Thrills
The standard home-invasion movie’s front cover may be enticing, but the contents prove all too familiar
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‘The Hangover Part III’ Review: Thank God for Peculiar, Perverse – and Outrageously Funny – Galifianakis
Returning fans will enjoy this raucous third outing, though the fun peters out noticeably in the second half as the movie’s overly complicated plot drags on
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‘The English Teacher’ Review: Agile Performances Elevate This Pleasant Comedy
Julianne Moore stars as an English teacher who decides to mount a play — and romance the playwright
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‘The Iceman’ Review: Michael Shannon Shines as Family Man, Mob Killer
Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta add to compelling look at real-life hitman Richard Kuklinski
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‘Kon-Tiki’ Review: A 1951 Oscar Documentary Winner Becomes a Rousing 2013 Adventure
Portraits of Heyerdahl and his crew are deftly drawn, the thrills and scares of the voyage are clearly depicted, and the scale of the ocean versus the tiny raft is manifestly evident
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‘Pain & Gain’ Review: Funny But Bloated Three Stooges With Massive Pecs
Michael Bay has made a movie that’s more than just loud — it's also an entertaining moral spoof about three lunkheads pursuing their own twisted version of the American Dream -
‘The Angels’ Share’ Review: Ken Loach Pours Engaging Shot of Scotch
The Glasgow-set comedy is really a heist yarn with a conscience — and a Scottish brogue
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‘The Angels’ Share’ Review: Ken Loach Pours Engaging Shot of Scotch
His Glasgow-set comedy is actually a heist film with a conscience — and a heavy brogue
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‘Upstream Color’ Review: You’ll Be Shocked, Repelled and Confused – but Never Bored
“Upstream Color” is the eagerly anticipated second film from Shane Carruth, whose "Primer," an intriguing, geeky time-travel thriller, won the Grand Jury Prize for drama at Sundance
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‘Place Beyond the Pines’ Review: Ryan Gosling + Bradley Cooper = Overwrought Daddy Issues
Good performances can't stop Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" follow-up from crashing under the weight of its own symbolism
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‘Love and Honor’ Review: Earnest But Predictable Soldier-in-Love Tale
LIam Hemsworth and Teresa Palmer shine in too-familiar Vietnam War-era love story
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‘Ginger & Rosa’ Review: Affecting Portrait of Girls on the Verge
Elle Fanning and Alice Englert are spot-on in Sally Potter's smart and nuanced coming-of-age tale, set in 1962 England
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‘Dead Man Down’ Review: As Plastic as Isabelle Huppert’s Tupperware
“Dead Man” is an action film with an art-house sensibility and heart, which means lots of moody staring between extended shootouts
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‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Review: Fee-Fie, Ho-Hum
“Jack” is never antic enough to be a true comedy or original enough in its action sequences to seem like more than a warmed-over version of too many movies we’ve seen before
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‘Snitch’ Review: Dose of Depth Elevates Dwayne Johnson Drug Trade Tale
Give writer-director Ric Roman Waugh credit for adding some complexity to what would otherwise be routine action film
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‘Lore’ Review: Nazi Devastation Is Backdrop for Nuanced Coming-of-Age Tale
Director Kate Shortland portrays a young girl's on a journey of moral and sexual discovery, driven by her family's destruction during World War II
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‘Warm Bodies’ Review: Zombified ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Lurches With Life
The surprisingly genial and clever little zombie-teen romance mash-up, qualifies as a solid base hit
