This disappointing Coen Brothers foray into the Western genre has little of the Brothers’ trademark quality and barely improves on the John Wayne original.
If the thought of watching a film about how the Duke of York overcame his vocal impediment and gave one of the pivotal speeches of World War II already has you clicking elsewhere, then director Tom Hooper’s masterfully-crafted biopic may not be for you. You’ll be missing out.
A boy dies and we watch his parents deal with it. What sounds like melodramatic hooey is actually good stuff because of a nice performance by Nicole Kidman, fine writing, and quiet direction.
Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie play cat-and-mouse games in this adequate, if less than inspired, throwback.
It’s back to "Narnia" in the third installment of this competent, if not particularly good, franchise.
Like two well-matched pugilists, this boxing pic’s strengths and weaknesses wear each other down.
Biopic about former welterweight champ Micky Ward has neither the subtle heart of "Rocky" nor the brutality of "Raging Bull", but it does possess an achingly real performance from Amy Adams that’s a complete knockout.
A colorful character reviews his life through his own flashbacks of his three marriages. Sometimes it’s funny. Other times, it’s a bit strained.
Javier Bardem carries this ambitious tragedy that explores not only how we die, but also how we live.
Considering the facts of the still-unsolved Robert Durst case, this underwhelming docudrama from Andrew Jarecki should leave more of an impression.
