Frances Ha (2012) Movie Reviews

Frances Ha (2012)

A story that follows as a New York woman (who doesn’t really have an apartment) apprentices for a dance company (though she’s not really a dancer) and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possibility dwindles.

Now You See Me (2013) Movie Reviews

Now You See Me (2013)

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Beyond the Hills (2012) Movie Reviews

Beyond the Hills (2012)

The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.

Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Movie Reviews

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

Java Heat (2013) Movie Reviews

Java Heat (2013)

A Muslim detective teams with an American posing as a graduate student to find the man behind a series of deadly terrorist bombings in Indonesia.

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 Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) Movie Reviews

The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)

A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family’s homeland.

The Angels’ Share (2012) Movie Reviews

The Angels’ Share (2012)

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

The Great Gatsby (2013) Movie Reviews

The Great Gatsby (2013)

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

It’s a Disaster (2012) Movie Reviews

It’s a Disaster (2012)

Four couples meet for Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end.

Mud (2012) Movie Reviews

Mud (2012)

Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.

Antiviral (2012) Movie Reviews

Antiviral (2012)

In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March’s attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.

The Lords of Salem (2012) Movie Reviews

The Lords of Salem (2012)

Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record – a “gift from the Lords”. The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?

No (2012) Movie Reviews

No (2012)

An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.

Room 237 (2012) Movie Reviews

Room 237 (2012)

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick’s horror film, The Shining (1980).

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) Movie Reviews

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.

Evil Dead (2013) Movie Reviews

Evil Dead (2013)

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.

On the Road (2012) Movie Reviews

On the Road (2012)

Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.