SPOTLIGHT (2015)
[usr 4.0] Tom McCarthy’s sober, clear-eyed take on the Boston Catholic Church child abuse scandal, and how the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative team uncovered...
THE FINAL GIRLS (2015)
[usr 2.5] Forlorn teenager Max Cartwright (Taissa Farmiga) attends a special screening of Camp Bloodbath, on the third anniversary of her mother Nancy’s (Malin...
THE BIG SHORT (2015)
[usr 4.0] There’s a point early on in The Big Short, Adam McKay’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’s best-selling book about the financial crisis, where...
THE VISIT (2015)
[usr 3.5] A found footage thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan may not be the most appealing prospect given the director’s recent filmography. While...
ROOM (2015)
[usr 4.5] Fans of Emma Donoghue’s achingly beautiful novel Room can breathe a sigh of relief; the critical buzz, four Oscar nominations (including Best...
THE REVENANT (2015)
[usr 3.5] Revenge is one of cinema’s most enduring themes, and with good reason. There’s something enormously satisfying about not only the payoff to...
CREED (2015)
[usr 4.5] Predictability tends to be seen as damaging to a film; but it’s not a hard-and-fast rule. Familiarity deserves to have its praises sung,...
JOY (2015)
[usr 2.0] If there were a recipe that could be applied to David O. Russell’s output of the last few years, it would go...
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015)
[usr 4.0] While The Hateful Eight has proven to be a divisive movie, even many of its critics have praised Quentin Tarantino for working...
PARTISAN (2015)
[usr 4.5] Whether it’s the intense psychological drama of films like Sean Durkin’s underrated chiller Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), or the hilarious satire...
The 10 Greatest Studio Ghibli Films
It’s no overstatement to say that there’s always something to be impressed by in every Studio Ghibli film. Whether it’s the superb artistry of...
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (2015)
[usr 3.0] While it’s not completely dreadful, Ron Howard’s period actioner In the Heart of the Sea is a tepid attempt to bring excitement...