The Salt of the Earth documentary review: photographing the human condition
“Everyone should see these images to see how terrible our species is.” Yet there is hope in this portrait of photographer Sebastião Salgado, too.
2015 theatrical releases
Self/less movie review: mind/less, brain/less, point/less
Glances at fundamental questions of identity and humanity and decides that they are best resolved via fistfights, gun battles, and car chases.
Ant-Man movie review: superhero reduction
Marvel’s tiniest hero stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s smallest movie so far, one that loses Paul Rudd’s charm among familiar comic-book action.
Ted 2 movie review: Hasbro-mance
Is the man who sang “We Saw Your Boobs” at the Oscars one to give us a touching story about civil rights and human dignity? Take a guess..
Closer to God movie review: far from heaven
More standard horror flick, if elegantly presented, than the thoughtful science fiction drama it thinks it is.
Jackie & Ryan (aka Love Me Like You Do) movie review: in the moment
A romance of a gentle, bittersweet, grownup variety that doesn’t pretend that every connection has to be a grand, sweeping, happily-ever-after thing.
Comet movie review: orbital decay
Tedious romantic dramedy with a pointless sci-fi tinge that has nothing in the least bit memorable to say about anything at all.
Terminator Genisys movie review: back from the future… again
I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu.
Magic Mike XXL movie review: crotch watch
A cringe-worthy jamboree of dimbulb manflesh that’s even more embarrassing than the first film. If you want a picture of the future, imagine Channing Tatum grinding his crotch in a human face, forever.
Amy documentary review: how the music dies
An immense film, looming in tragedy, an infuriating portrait of how celebrity warps artistry and how wealth warps love and how suffering trumps everything.
