Reviews
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‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Review: Ben Stiller’s Daydreamer Tries Too Hard
Stiller’s ”Mitty“ tries so hard that his adventures — both real and imagined– are neither intriguing nor amusing
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‘Concussion’ Review: Smart and Sensual – Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
Robin Weigert is a stifled lesbian housewife turned Manhattan escort in Stacie Passon’s sexy and provocative debut feature
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‘Mood Indigo’ Review: Michel Gondry Revisits Bittersweet ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Territory
The French director’s latest film combines quirky visuals and raw emotion to tell an imaginative, powerful love story
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‘The Originals’ Review: ‘Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff Revisits Backdoor Pilot at Its Own Risk
The new CW drama revolves around Klaus (Joseph Morgan), the first vampire/werewolf hybrid, and his family of the first bloodsuckers
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‘Machete Kills’ Review: Who Knew Sex and Violence Could Be This Dull?
This second ”Machete“ is even more lifeless and perfunctory than Robert Rodriguez’s fourth ”Spy Kids“
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‘All Is Lost’ Review: Robert Redford Lets the Ocean Do the Talking
Redford gives a bravura (and almost entirely non-verbal) performance as the sole cast member of this tense seafaring adventure
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‘The Millers’ Review: Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges Drive Will Arnett Bonkers
Newly divorced TV reporter inspires his parents to split in show that pays off in unexpected ways
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‘Runner Runner’ Review: Ben Affleck Wins the Charm Race in This Tedious Thriller
Affleck almost makes this internet-gambling drama worth slogging through; Justin Timberlake not so much
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‘A.C.O.D.’ Review: Adam Scott’s Charm Can’t Even Make This Comedy Entertaining
Someone’s inner child needs to play the quiet game in film about a whiny, parent-damaged adult
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‘Super Fun Night’ Review: 5 Things You Should Know About Rebel Wilson’s New Comedy
The show built around the Australian star of ”Pitch Perfect“ gets off to a disappointing start
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‘Parkland’ Review: Too Many JFK Assassination-Adjacent Stories for One Movie
This all-star look at those fateful days in 1963 Dallas casts too wide a net and comes up mostly empty
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A Paraplegic Viewer Reviews NBC’s ‘Ironside': High Hopes Dashed
Guest review: The network missed a golden opportunity to take non-traditional casting to a higher level
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‘The Zero Theorem’ Review: Terry Gilliam’s Personal Journey on Life vs. Beliefs
Terry Gilliam’s latest asks complicated questions about human existence, and hides the answers in plain sight
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‘Masters of Sex’ Review: Stylish and Seductive, With a Lot of Pleasurable Dramatic Foreplay
Lizzy Caplan dominates Showtime’s series about pioneering sex researchers Masters & Johnson
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‘Homeland’ Review: Missing a Hand, But Still Fighting
Like one of Mandy Patinkin’s best characters, ”Homeland“ is doing it left-handed
