Film Reviews
While We’re Young
Noah Baumbach hits some true notes in a New York comedy about generational confusion..
Red Army
This remarkable look at the Soviet hockey dynasty of the 1970s and 80s is also a passion play.
Slow West
New Zealander John MacLean constructs a brooding Western from a host of quirky parts.
Leviathan
Andrey Zvyagintsev's deeply moving account of a Russian life in tatters is high on fatalism.
American Sniper
American sniper Chris Kyle is portrayed as a simple and direct man, to Clint Eastwood's credit.
Time Lapse
Bradley King's supernatural thriller has a good idea but its characters soon find themselves boxed in.
Black Sea
Jude Law plays a submarine captain and mercenary in a move that drowns.
Big Eyes
Tim Burton fails to animate a story about an American painter whose art is "stolen" by her husband.
Hollywoodland
A story about what might have happened to the original Superman is stylish but shallow.
The Comedians
Graham Greene's novel strongly denounced Papa Doc, but the movie version feels stilted.