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.

Ruby Sparks (2012) Movie Reviews

Ruby Sparks (2012)

A novelist struggling with writer’s block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.

Hope Springs (2012) Movie Reviews

Hope Springs (2012)

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

Dark Horse (2011) Movie Reviews

Dark Horse (2011)

Romance blooms between two thirty-somethings in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound.

I Wish (2012) Movie Reviews

I Wish (2012)

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents’ divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Step Up Revolution (2012) Movie Reviews

Step Up Revolution (2012)

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily’s father’s development plans.

The Deep Blue Sea (2011) Movie Reviews

The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

The Intouchables (2011) Movie Reviews

The Intouchables (2011)

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.

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.