Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) Movie Reviews

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.

Take This Waltz (2011) Movie Reviews

Take This Waltz (2011)

A happily married woman falls for the artist who lives across the street.

Savages (2012) Movie Reviews

Savages (2012)

Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

Headhunters (2011) Movie Reviews

Headhunters (2011)

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Magic Mike (2012) Movie Reviews

Magic Mike (2012)

A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.

People Like Us (2012) Movie Reviews

People Like Us (2012)

While settling his recently deceased father’s estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) Movie Reviews

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.

Your Sister’s Sister (2011) Movie Reviews

Your Sister’s Sister (2011)

Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family’s island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack’s drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris’ sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

Bel Ami (2012) Movie Reviews

Bel Ami (2012)

A chronicle of a young man’s rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city’s wealthiest and most influential women.

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Movie Reviews

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Movie Reviews

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

Rock of Ages (2012) Movie Reviews

Rock of Ages (2012)

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

That’s My Boy (2012) Movie Reviews

That’s My Boy (2012)

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd’s 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd’s wedding.

The Perfect Family (2011) Movie Reviews

The Perfect Family (2011)

A devoutly Catholic wife and mother has been nominated for one of the church’s top awards. She then goes about trying to prove she has the “perfect” family, refusing to accept them for who they are.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Movie Reviews

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Kevin’s mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Movie Reviews

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

Bernie (2011) Movie Reviews

Bernie (2011)

In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

Darling Companion (2012) Movie Reviews

Darling Companion (2012)

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.