Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto give a memorable charge to an AIDS "memoir."
The Counselor
Cormac McCarthy's pretty but burdensome prose weighs down Ridley Scott's drug drama.
Grand Piano
Eugenio Mira's overblown thriller, while concert-hall stylish, is well out of tune.
Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Leavitt hits all the right notes in a delightful comedy about porn and the single man.
All is Lost
Robert Redford and the cruel sea are the only ingredients in J.C. Chandor's survival film.
Rush
Director Ron Howard is at his best in a movie about a memorable Formula One duel.
Laughter and woe
John Cleese generates comedy that's offset by a potboiler and a Conrad story.
Bound
Before "The Matrix," The Wachowskis made a neo-noir that remains untouchably fine.
Nebraska
Alexander Payne's latest American snapshot is about advancing age and illusory prizes.
Obsession
Based on "The Postman Always Rings Twice," Visconti's 1943 debut packed a punch.
Dicks with drive
"Barfly," "Out of Sight" and "Snatch" are heavy on eccentric style and male advancement.