The Box (2009) Movie Reviews

The Box (2009)

A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don’t know.

A Serious Man (2009) Movie Reviews

A Serious Man (2009)

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Amelia (2009) Movie Reviews

Amelia (2009)

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Law Abiding Citizen (2009) Movie Reviews

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family’s killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

The Boys are Back (2009) Movie Reviews

The Boys are Back (2009)

A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.

Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Movie Reviews

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Bright Star (2009) Movie Reviews

Bright Star (2009)

The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.

Whip It (2009) Movie Reviews

Whip It (2009)

In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

Fame (2009) Movie Reviews

Fame (2009)

An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.

Departures (2008) Movie Reviews

Departures (2008)

A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.

The Informant! (2009) Movie Reviews

The Informant! (2009)

The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.

Adam (2009) Movie Reviews

Adam (2009)

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger’s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Paper Heart (2009) Movie Reviews

Paper Heart (2009)

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love.

Taking Woodstock (2009) Movie Reviews

Taking Woodstock (2009)

A man working at his parents’ motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.

Inglourious Basterds (2009) Movie Reviews

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same.

Rudo y Cursi (2008) Movie Reviews

Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Bandslam (2009) Movie Reviews

Bandslam (2009)

A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band — together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.

Julie & Julia (2009) Movie Reviews

Julie & Julia (2009)

Julia Child’s story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell’s 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book.