The Hornet’s Nest (2014) Movie Reviews

The Hornet’s Nest (2014)

Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.

Teenage (2013) Movie Reviews

Teenage (2013)

Teenagers did not always exist. In this living collage of rare archival material, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from early 20th Century diary entries, a struggle erupts between adults and adolescents to define a new idea of youth.

Tim’s Vermeer (2013) Movie Reviews

Tim’s Vermeer (2013)

Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

Son of God (2014) Movie Reviews

Son of God (2014)

The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.

The Square (2013) Movie Reviews

The Square (2013)

A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

The Invisible Woman (2013) Movie Reviews

The Invisible Woman (2013)

At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) Movie Reviews

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

12 Years a Slave (2013) Movie Reviews

12 Years a Slave (2013)

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Renoir (2012) Movie Reviews

Renoir (2012)

Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir — son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste — returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his …

The Gatekeepers (2012) Movie Reviews

The Gatekeepers (2012)

A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

Emperor (2012) Movie Reviews

Emperor (2012)

As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

Phantom (2013) Movie Reviews

Phantom (2013)

The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Movie Reviews

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

The Central Park Five (2012) Movie Reviews

The Central Park Five (2012)

A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.

A Royal Affair (2012) Movie Reviews

A Royal Affair (2012)

A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician – and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.

Lincoln (2012) Movie Reviews

Lincoln (2012)

As the War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.

Argo (2012) Movie Reviews

Argo (2012)

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.

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.