The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Movie Reviews

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.

Liberal Arts (2012) Movie Reviews

Liberal Arts (2012)

When 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor’s retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a powerful attraction that springs up between them.

Looper (2012) Movie Reviews

Looper (2012)

In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits – someone like Joe – who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by sending back Joe’s future self for assassination.

Won’t Back Down (2012) Movie Reviews

Won’t Back Down (2012)

Two determined mothersĀ­, one a teacher, look to transform their children’s failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.

Compliance (2012) Movie Reviews

Compliance (2012)

A normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on.

House at the End of the Street (2012) Movie Reviews

House at the End of the Street (2012)

After moving with her mother to a small town, a teenager finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. Things get more complicated when she befriends a boy who was the only survivor of the accident.

The Master (2012) Movie Reviews

The Master (2012)

A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.

Trouble with the Curve (2012) Movie Reviews

Trouble with the Curve (2012)

A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.

2 Days in New York (2012) Movie Reviews

2 Days in New York (2012)

Manhattan couple Marion and Mingus, who each have children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from Marion’s relatives.

Arbitrage (2012) Movie Reviews

Arbitrage (2012)

A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

The Good Doctor (2011) Movie Reviews

The Good Doctor (2011)

A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder.

360 (2011) Movie Reviews

360 (2011)

A dramatic thriller that weaves together the stories of an array of people from disparate social backgrounds through their intersecting relationships.

The Words (2012) Movie Reviews

The Words (2012)

A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man’s work.

Lawless (2012) Movie Reviews

Lawless (2012)

Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.

Killer Joe (2011) Movie Reviews

Killer Joe (2011)

When a debt puts a young man’s life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.

Sparkle (2012) Movie Reviews

Sparkle (2012)

In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.

The Invisible War (2012) Movie Reviews

The Invisible War (2012)

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Movie Reviews

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.