FILM REVIEWS

The odd couple dynamic between Tom Hanks and his robot adds charm to Finch even if the film never breaks free from the all too...

Are You Lonesome Tonight? can never escape the feeling that it is a student film stretched to feature length, clumping together scenes...

The gorgeously animated Inu-Oh evokes a seventies rock opera and somehow successfully marries that to the traditional art of Japanese...

Mass is a riveting and thought-provoking drama, mostly due to the four main actors, who all deliver performances worthy of the highest...

The songs add zilch to the narrative, are mostly bland and boring, and often stop the film's momentum in its tracks. Like most movies by...

The movie has got a couple of laugh-out-loud moments, but I prefer my satires a bit less obvious and infinitely more biting. Ever since...

Red Rocket has an intriguing premise and during long stretches of the film you are definitely swept up in the hopes and dreams of the...

Flee definitely has a distinct animated look, but the dramatic power of the picture is undercut by a lack of original touches to the...

The naturalistic directing style of Eskil Vogt lures you into its simple but effective narrative, even if The Innocents has glaring...

Javier Bardem is on excellent form as the lead character but the metaphors and social critique are layered on a bit too thick in El Buen...

The artistic choices by cast and crew make the movie much more a dour affair than an uplifting one. I really wanted to like The Last Bus,...

A whimsical touch coupled with philosophical questions is a winning formula but I'm Your Man is a joyous experience foremost because of...

The Sopranos prequel packs so much incident and backstory in its two-hour runtime the picture feels rushed and unfocused. I only saw a...

Les Olympiades has an enticing aesthetic, yet it is never quite clear what message director Jacques Audiard wants to convey. Parts of Les...

This animated sequel is unpretentious, wholesome family entertainment, which seemingly effortlessly puts a smile on your face. If you'd...

Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield are fine as central televangelist couple but this biopic offers nothing new. Don't be fooled by the...

This intriguing but at times unfocused animated tale could have used an extra boost to truly lure you into the narrative. The Himalayan...

Cry Macho seems cobbled together from a series of first takes after a one-time-only rehearsal of a first draft script. There has always...

A good, if not necessarily a great movie, After Yang has you leaving the theatre with plenty of philosophical questions to ponder. If...

For all the flaws of Drive My Car, the movie also has major assets, foremost a brilliant central performance by Hidetoshi Nishijima. If...