On the Road (review)
If you didn’t know that Jack Kerouac’s novel was a seminal influence on postwar America, you would never, ever guess it from this lifeless, soulless, pointless adaptation.
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Rust and Bone (De rouille et d’os) (London Film Festival review)
The rather depressingly realistic approach to adult relationships is, perhaps ironically, the best reason to see this hard-edged drama…
Wreck-It Ralph (review)
Gets that we have a relationship with games that exists beyond the point at which play in any given game stops, that we have a relationship with gaming.
For a Good Time, Call… (review)
Sitcomish antics and stereotypes aside, this is a frank and funny look at women’s friendships and women’s sexuality…
Fun Size (review)
It’s the usual assemblage of grossout horrors provided for your alleged amusement. The freshly upsetting thing here is that this is a Nickelodeon production: you know, the cable network for kids…
The Details (review)
A mealy, wan attempt at a black comedy.
Skyfall movie review
What we witness here is the destruction of the old Bond mystique, and the creation of a new one. This is the sneaky cleverness of the film: it is, at last, going to tell us why Bond still matters.
The Campaign (review)
Bitter, brutal, and — unfortunately for the hopes and dreams of the American people — very very pointedly funny.
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (review)
This is sheer manic animated anarchy, endlessly frenzied and funny; tickles and surprises both visually and intellectually…
Cloud Atlas (review)
Insanely grand… My god, I love this movie. It’s every movie. It’s the ultimate movie.
