Film Reviews
Fifty Shades of Grey
Sam Taylor-Johnson's painful take on E.L. James's BDSM novel leaves everyone shackled.
Whiplash
For an indie movie, Damien Chazelle's jazz boot camp story has a decidedly Hollywood feel.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Michael Keaton is the mesmerizing fall guy in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s movie about acting, celebrity and identity.
Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes)
Argentine director Damián Szifron shows how little things gone amiss can produce dark twists.
Trois couleurs: Blanc (Three Colors: White)
Kieslowski's "Three Colors: White" still ranks among the "sweetest" revenge movies ever concocted.
The Babadook
Jennifer Kent's psychological horror thriller is at once predictable but enticingly off-kilter.
Eden Lake
James Watkins saw the brooding talent of Jack O'Connell but stock horror has its limits.
Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation
The latest in the Mission Impossible franchise can't help poking fun at itself.
Frank
Irishman Lenny Abrahamson takes a darkly funny look at a band that's out of its collective mind.
I Origins
Mike Cahill goes off the rails in his sci-fi bid to makes eyes into a faith-driven life form.