All articles by Joe Lozito

Reverent documentary about the hardcore punk music scene from 1980-86 is as messy and unfocused as the movement it holds so dear. Just as it should be.

Stilted mess of a noir by Brian De Palma only loosely tied to the infamous Los Angeles murder case.

Competent but hollow dramatization of the life and suspicious death of actor George Reeves.

Yes, they’ve made this underdog-gets-a-shot-at-the-pros sports movie about a hundred times, but when it’s done well (as it is here), it still works.

Disappointingly muddled throwback to 1930s musicals with some, but not enough, hip-hop flavor thrown in from the group OutKast.

Spike Lee’s gripping, important chronicle of Hurricane Katrina and the criminally slow reaction of the federal government should be mandatory viewing for any American.

Visionary director Michel Gondry is stymied by his own script in this whimsical, messy French confection.

Difficult tale of the bond that forms between a drug-addicted teacher and one of his young charges features brutally honest performances from Ryan Gosling and newcomer Shareeka Epps.

Without a doubt, the best damn snakes-on-a-plane movie ever.