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

Kick-Ass 2 (Jeff Wadlow, 2013) What’s funny about rape? I’ll tell you. The rapist can’t get it up. Ha, ha! I … More

Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen, 2013) I don’t know about you, but it has been a long time since I have found … More

2 Guns (Baltasar Kormákur, 2013) I must admit that what most impressed me about this film was the decision, in … More

The Gatekeepers (Dror Moreh, 2012) I must apologize for two things: Not watching this film earlier (it was the only … More