The Photograph

Get ready for romance with this Valentine’s release about family secrets

"...their fullest. Meghie’s film is a paean to the push and pull between enchanting possibilities and chimerical probabilities. You..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Addams Family

Your favorite creepy neighbors are back, and kid friendly

"...still have that same allure – especially as the push toward a more cookie-cutter culture has never seemed more..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Souvenir

Joanna Hogg's dreamlike memoir of love and loss in 1980s London

"...her flaws and strengths and has the openness to push her forward. Unfortunately, he does that at the same..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beast

Murder-mystery rewritten as a chilling fairy tale romance.

"...viewing), and Buckley conveys this notion wordlessly. Strong performances push the story along; it’s not so much about solving..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Sisters

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wistfully party like there's no tomorrow

"...new look, playing a total rage case in a push-up bra. Who knew she’d be so good as the..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beasts of No Nation

Idris Elba co-stars in this Netflix drama about child soldiers in Africa

"...to sexual abuse, the film’s litany of indecencies may push the bounds of sustainability. The boy’s hazing and first..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Magic Mike XXL

The boys are back in town

"...road-trip comedy tropes.) In contrast to the first film’s push-pull between arthouse and panty-dropping populism, Magic Mike XXL is..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Open Windows

Elijah Wood is the star of Nacho Vigalondo's nervy thriller about digital voyeurism.

"...Nacho Vigalondo knows how to push our cultural buttons, and Open Windows works as both..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kill the Messenger

Jeremy Renner stars in this crusading-journalist story that recounts the downfall of real-life San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb.

"...amount of naïveté led him to dig deeper and push harder, leading to unforeseen results for himself and his..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pandora's Promise

Bringing a fresh voice to an old controversy, this documentary argues that nuclear power is the true green energy.

"...a film more controversial than this one. Sure to push opponents of nuclear power into all kinds of rages,..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

At Any Price

This family drama puts a human face on corporate agribusiness.

"...alien to the world of fiction films. In Man Push Cart (2005) and Chop Shop (2007), Bahrani portrayed, respectively,..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Middle of Nowhere

In this Sundance-honored film, a woman has to figure out what to do after her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison.

"...Ruby’s emotional barriers and provides her stasis with the push it needs to stop marking time and start living...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Magic Mike

Steven Soderbergh directs this story about the male strippers of Tampa, whose lead characters are played by Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum.

"...style does not have to be abandoned in a push for popularity. Magic Mike is sure to be one..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars

This film is a behind-the-scenes document of Richard Garriott's quest to be the first second-generation astronaut in space and the actual journey.

"...Mission doesn’t precisely neuter Garriott’s weirder ways, it does push them aside for a more boilerplate message of the..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shame

Exquisite control and spasmed anguish mark the performances of Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan in this dark, NC-17-rated story about a sex addict.

"...emotional and physical entanglements, including the siblings’ own provocative push-pull...."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

This new chapter in the series splits the difference between kickstarter Twilight’s stylish camp and follow-up New Moon’s turgid drama, but still does not come up a winner.

"...dominant dramatic struggle of this installment will be Bella’s push-pull between two suitors, her hot-blooded wolf friend, Jacob (Lautner),..."

July 2, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hot Tub Time Machine

Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.

"...than Better Off Dead. If anything, the film doesn't push the weirdness far enough, although, to its credit, Glover..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fish Tank

In this raw and award-winning film, a prickly British teenager hurls herself into scenarios fraught with danger.

"...ease in front of the camera mimics the onscreen push-pull between Connor's assuredness and Mia's uncertainty. Arnold may use..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

My Sister's Keeper

Nick Cassavetes' reign as the go-to waterworks man remains uncontested.

"...most resistant of hearts, so that when two characters push a box of Kleenex back and forth between them,..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Goodbye Solo

This small marvel of a film by American portraitist Ramin Bahrani is a large-hearted examination of human curiosity and kindness and the limits of both.

"...continues the vehicular thread of his previous films, Man Push Cart and Chop Shop – tells the North Carolina-set..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Observe and Report

With more of a resemblance to The Cable Guy than Paul Blart: Mall Cop, this Seth Rogen comedy about a bipolar mall security guard is decidedly dark.

"...would be to director Ben Stiller’s darker comedies that push the boundaries of awkward embarrassment – something along the..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fuel

Fuel is a two-hour infomercial for biodiesel and the virtues of other alternative energy sources that won the Audience Award for a documentary at Sundance.

"...meant to be advertisements, and any documentary out to push a particular ideology – no matter how much you..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

Everyone's favorite stoner pals are back; this time running from the law after being mistaken for terrorists.

"...White Castle while expanding on its predecessor’s mandate to push the boundaries of racial insensitivity. Once again the lion’s..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls

Despite the fact that Tyler Perry relies on contrivances and sentimentality, he manages to spin a good yarn in the process.

"...accused of subtlety. But the man knows how to push some buttons. Amidst the melodrama, a genuine love of..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Juarez: Stages of Fear

This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico – a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.

"...them (such as Bornemann as a pinche-gringo corporate executive) push the film almost into camp. To be plain, this..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Junebug

With this film built on a host of remarkably nuanced Southern characters, first-time filmmaker Phil Morrison announces himself with assurance and uniqueness of vision.

"...on a host of remarkably nuanced characters; in the push and pull for audience sympathy, every side gets its..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

House of Flying Daggers

The swooning visuals, the expert choreography, the teasing love story, and the puzzle-piece plot all combine to provide this martial arts movie with the spirit of a star-cross'd swashbuckler.

"...a dense forest of bamboo), and the wonderfully impish push-pull of Zhang and Kaneshiro’s chemistry. Their star-cross’d attraction, as..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Birth

If your dead husband returned to you in the body of a 10-year-old boy, would you seize the opportunity for your romance to be born again or would you call Child Welfare?

"...film feels enervated and lifeless, as though fearful to push too hard in any one direction and, as a..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Buffalo Soldiers

On an American military outpost in Europe during the Eighties, the black market economy runs the show.

"...start dating Lee’s daughter (Paquin), which leads to more push-ups and forced marches than any man should rightfully endure,..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trapped

"...Bacon and Theron (as well as the disturbing sexual push & pull between the two). Theron is fine, all..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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