Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, 2013) The best thing about Gravity is its masterful combination of intense action sequences with breathtaking 3D CGI. … More

Enough Said (Nicole Holofcener, 2013) It is impossible to watch the new film by writer/director Nicole Holofcener (Lovely and Amazing, Friends … More

Rush (Ron Howard, 2013) If I write that I could care less about all forms of car racing – and have … More

[NOTE: I gave my on-air review of this film on Friday, 9/27, on “Midday with Dan Rodricks.” You can hear … More

Prisoners (Denis Villeneuve, 2013) At the end of the preview screening I attended for Prisoners, a young woman stood up in … More

Riddick (David Twohy) In Pitch Black (2000), also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black, antihero Richard B. Riddick – a convicted … More

The Spectacular Now (James Ponsoldt, 2013) James Ponsoldt has a thing about alcohol. In both of his previous features, Off the Black … More

The World’s End (Edgar Wright, 2013) Five guys walk into a pub, meet malevolent robots, and in the ensuing battle … More

A man on the run, alone against the system (with maybe a little help from some friends) . . . … More

The Butler (Lee Daniels, 2013) Make no mistake: The Butler (sorry, that’s “Lee Daniels’ The Butler“) is kind of a mess, but it’s an … More