Grace of Monaco
Dramatically inert middlebrow mush
Movies
Epic
Talk about a misleading title
A Most Wanted Man
Understaded, striking and suspenseful
A Million Ways to Die in the West
An all-star cast wasted on poop jokes
If I Stay
Manipulative, banal and relentlessly drippy
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Mesmerizing, compelling and purely entertaining
Million Dollar Arm
Maudlin, sappy, minor-league film about baseball
Higurashi no Ki
A rare Japanese film with grace, insight, subtle emotion and power
Under the Skin
Existential, highly atmospheric and creepy movie “experience”
Red Obsession
An interesting and informative look at the winemaking of Bordeaux
Wake in Fright
Ted Kotcheff’s shocking film is quite unlike anything you’ve ever seen
Out of the Furnace
A neo-noir revenge thriller with a Winter’s Bone vibe