After Innocence

This documentary raises staggering questions about virtually every aspect of the criminal-justice system as it follows what happens to several convicts who have been exonerated by DNA evidence submitted by the Innocence Project.

"...when it’s clear that the prosecution is in the wrong, one attorney correctly points out that Scheck’s organization is..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

9 Songs

Michael Winterbottom creates scenester porn in which he records the evolution of a man and a woman's relationship through sex and music – exclusively.

"...slow-motion because it looks so bloody cool. There’s nothing wrong with the film conceptually besides the goofy, ponderous framing..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

King of the Ants

Nifty new thriller from Stuart Gordon, the director of Re-Animator.

"...(McKenna) when he accepts an offer to perform the wrong kind of job. Sean meets a curious man named..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Siege

"...indiscriminate persecution of Arab-Americans -- is utterly in the wrong. The Siege is so blatant in its condemnation of..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Warriors of Virtue

"...goaded into a dangerous situation -- which goes horribly wrong, natch -- and is quickly transported to the imaginary..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Forget Paris

"...the Oscars four times, and the Grammys three.) What's wrong with being a great host? Crystal's self-inflation factor is..."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rush

Kim Wozencraft's semi-autobiographical novel is the source material for this film about a couple of cops in Beaumont, Texas, who become heavily involved in drug use while working deep undercover.

"...might not be able to figure out right from wrong from a cop's point of view, but he has..."

Jan. 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Whore

"...who conjures up images of a hellish Yuppie Gone Wrong. The problem here is hardly the grim, ruthless nature..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Rooster Teeth Became an Online Phenomenon

9.5 million YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong

"...Putting it simply: 9.5 million YouTube subscribers can't be wrong. [inset-1-right]..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Done with Doing

It's OK for people to be wrong – horribly, obnoxiously wrong

"...It's all right for people to be wrong – horribly, obnoxiously wrong. It happens. I personally rocked..."

March 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Present in the Past Tense

Chuck Klosterman talks about what now will look like later

"...Chronicle about his latest book But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present as If It Were the..."

June 27, 2016 Arts Post by Rod Machen

Everything Went Black: Why Fantastic Fest is Motörhead…

…And vice versa.

"...exhausting than the actual event itself. Don't get me wrong. Given the choice between what Robert Rodriguez calls "work"..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Hunt

Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables

"...Whatever you think you know about The Hunt, you're wrong. And even if you're factually right, you're missing all..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Assistant

The film industry’s quiet complicity in #MeToo crimes placed in stark context

"...misdeeds, and contributed to systems that perpetuate the hierarchical wrongdoings while inculcating into new generations of workers their sense..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Turning

Henry James' creepy classic resurrected yet again

"...The Turn of the Screw, but it's all the wrong reasons...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Parts You Lose

Icy thriller has no idea what to do with its talented cast

"...lapses weren’t enough, The Parts You Lose has the wrong cast. The film’s trio of headline performers – Winstead,..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Biggest Little Farm

Country life documentary may be an extended infomercial, but that can't dent its charm

"...There are a lot of things that could go wrong with the simple premise of “first-time farmer makes a..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mule

Clint Eastwood enters the drug war in an unexpected role

"...about people caught up in doing things for the wrong reasons. But Eastwood plays it cool, thankfully. It’s the..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Lez Bomb

Happy ever after in this sweet Thanksgiving queer rom-com

"...out to them first – what could possibly go wrong? Well, anyone who has a family can answer that..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

Outlaw King

Chris Pine aptly fills the crown of Robert the Bruce

"...King gets far more right than it ever gets wrong. Fourteenth century Scotland wasn't kilts and Pictish face-paint: It..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Equalizer 2

Denzel Washington action sequel is a total misfire

"...pulling himself out of retirement to right a horrible wrong; the sequel backtracks all references to McCall’s age, preferring..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Latest dinosaur romp sticks to the equation, but still evolves the action

"...rehashing the same idea of a theme park gone wrong?..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Deadpool 2

The uncanny merc with a mouth returns with paternal instincts

"...like an adult, thinks that killing kids is, y’know, wrong. Especially one who spews as many obscenities as he..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Small Town Crime

John Hawkes hits the bottle and the case as a modern day detective on the trail for redemption

"...he was bounced after a drunken stop goes horribly wrong. But his inner cop comes back when he finds..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Disaster Artist

The making of one of the most inept films ever made

"...dabbling in movies as a lark. Don’t get me wrong – this film is a pleasurable experience, but it’s..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Weight of 20 Tons

What went wrong to kill Bahman Kaman?

"...from his other co-workers, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Jack Craver

Good Time

A crime caper goes horribly movie

"...account of a crime caper that goes from terribly wrong to ridiculously worse. In the opening scenes, Connie breaks..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Atomic Blonde

Spies duke it out in Cold War-era Berlin

"...who’s fighting for which side, you’ve come to the wrong movie. Characters are as flat as the heavily foregrounded..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dunkirk

A harrowing new World War II classic

"...Christopher Nolan, who can seemingly do no wrong when it comes to large-scale mayhem paired with smaller..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snatched

A mother/daughter vacation from hell

"...The mother and daughter in the vacation-gone-wrong comedy Snatched­­ – a title chosen, no doubt, for..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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