Tag: George Wolf (Critic)
The Dog (2013)
A documentary portrait of the late John Wojtowicz, whose attempted robbery of a Brooklyn bank to finance his male lover’s sex-reassignment surgery was the real-life inspiration for Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
Get On Up (2014)
A chronicle of James Brown’s rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Lucy (2014)
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Venus in Fur (2013)
An actress attempts to convince a director how she’s perfect for a role in his upcoming production.
Beyond the Edge (2013)
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 – an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
Borgman (2013)
A vagrant enters the lives of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
For No Good Reason (2012)
Johnny Depp pays a visit to Ralph Steadman, the renown artist and the last of the original Gonzo visionaries who worked alongside Hunter S. Thompson.
Begin Again (2013)
A chance encounter between a disgraced music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system emerges.
Tammy (2014)
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother.
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
Obvious Child (2014)
A twenty-something comedienne’s unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.
We Are the Best! (2013)
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band — despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.
Jersey Boys (2014)
The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
The Rover (2014)
10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car. Along the way, he captures one of the thieves’ brother, and the duo form an uneasy bond during the dangerous journey.