The Batman thesis-antithesis continues. Just as the campy-wonderful '60s TV series gave rise to a revival of Bob Kane's original Dark Knight with '89s Tim Burton outing, so Zack Snyder's grimdark 'n gritty Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice beckons the return of Adam West and Burt Ward. Directed by …
Alan Moore's landmark graphic novel gets an R-rated cartoon treatment. Good times.
In a word, exhausting. In a few more, overblown, overstuffed, repetitive, bombastic, and sometimes just dumb. (Never mind dreary to look at and punishing to hear.) Zack Snyder follows his Superman reboot Man of Steel with a muddled meditation on man's anxiety about God walking the earth. Except of course, …
A long time ago, there was a band that became very popular, thanks in part to their live performances. This is a found-footage compilation about that band by director Ron Howard.
Earth, as seen from space.
"Hello, world; it's nice to meet you." Earth from space. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence.
Writer-director Salim Nayar's tale of an idealistic Mexican Governor who aims at the Presidency, with a little help from the women in his life. In Spanish with English subtitles.
What with well-intentioned films about bullying currently the rage, it stands to reason there must be at least one that doesn’t construct a bully pulpit of its own to hammer home its obvious points. This rare misstep from the otherwise dependable voice of humanist André Téchiné (Alice et Martin, Wild …
How’s this for a genuinely frightening premise: a faceless corporation outfits 80 of its employees with explosive implant tracers, confines them to a Colombian office building, and obliges the staff to participate in a game of last man or woman standing. All director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) and screenwriter James …
Restored version of the 1973 animated film from Japan's Mushi Production studio that tells the story of a peasant girl who gets raped on her wedding night by the local baron and eventually aligns herself with dark forces to exact her revenge. Directed and co-written by Elichi Yamamoto. In Japanese …
If the Chuck Heston interpretation is comparable to a Classics Illustrated comic book, MGM’s new digital facelift should never have left Turner Network Television. This Ben hurt! Running 90 minutes shorter than its predecessor — the Jack Hawkins subplot didn’t make the cut — the film feels twice as long. …
Joshua Caldwell directs the story of a Bieber-style popstar who just wants a taste of the normal life.
Duncan Shepherd's review should give ample explanation for what the MST3K boys found appealing here.