Son of Saul (2015) Movie Reviews

Son of Saul (2015)

In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.

The Lady in the Van (2015) Movie Reviews

The Lady in the Van (2015)

A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that’s parked in his driveway.

45 Years (2015) Movie Reviews

45 Years (2015)

A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.

The Choice (2016) Movie Reviews

The Choice (2016)

Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events.

Jane Got a Gun (2015) Movie Reviews

Jane Got a Gun (2015)

A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.

The Finest Hours (2016) Movie Reviews

The Finest Hours (2016)

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Anomalisa (2015) Movie Reviews

Anomalisa (2015)

A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

13 Hours (2016) Movie Reviews

13 Hours (2016)

During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

Mustang (2015) Movie Reviews

Mustang (2015)

When five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.

Carol (2015) Movie Reviews

Carol (2015)

An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.

The Revenant (2015) Movie Reviews

The Revenant (2015)

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

The Hateful Eight (2015) Movie Reviews

The Hateful Eight (2015)

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

Concussion (2015) Movie Reviews

Concussion (2015)

In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.

Joy (2015) Movie Reviews

Joy (2015)

Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

The Assassin (2015) Movie Reviews

The Assassin (2015)

A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.

The Danish Girl (2015) Movie Reviews

The Danish Girl (2015)

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Youth (2015) Movie Reviews

Youth (2015)

A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip’s birthday.

The Big Short (2015) Movie Reviews

The Big Short (2015)

Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.