Austenland (2013) Movie Reviews

Austenland (2013)

Obsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.

Drinking Buddies (2013) Movie Reviews

Drinking Buddies (2013)

Luke and Kate are coworkers at a brewery who spend their nights drinking and flirting heavily. One weekend away together with their significant others proves who really belongs together and who doesn’t.

Adore (2013) Movie Reviews

Adore (2013)

A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other’s sons.

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013) Movie Reviews

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)

The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.

The Ultimate Life (2013) Movie Reviews

The Ultimate Life (2013)

A billionaire with questionable priorities re-examines his life after discovering his grandfather’s journal.

The Spectacular Now (2013) Movie Reviews

The Spectacular Now (2013)

A hard-partying high school senior’s philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical “nice girl.”

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013) Movie Reviews

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013)

As Jamie travels in Chile, he invites an eccentric woman to join his group’s quest to score a fabled hallucinogen, a move that finds him at odds with his new companion, until they drink the magic brew on a beach at the edge of the desert.

Fruitvale Station (2013) Movie Reviews

Fruitvale Station (2013)

The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.

The To Do List (2013) Movie Reviews

The To Do List (2013)

Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.

Fill the Void (2012) Movie Reviews

Fill the Void (2012)

A young Hasidic Jewish woman is pressured into an arranged levirate marriage to an older widower.

Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Movie Reviews

Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

Rushlights (2013) Movie Reviews

Rushlights (2013)

Billy and Sarah, two delinquent teenage lovers from the suburbs of Los Angeles, travel to a small southern town to falsely claim a dead friend’s inheritance.

Before Midnight (2013) Movie Reviews

Before Midnight (2013)

We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.

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.

Kiss of the Damned (2012) Movie Reviews

Kiss of the Damned (2012)

The vampire Djuna resists the advances of Paolo, but soon gives in to their passion. When her trouble-making sister unexpectedly comes to visit, Djuna’s love is threatened, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.

To the Wonder (2012) Movie Reviews

To the Wonder (2012)

After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church’s Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.

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.

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.