If I Stay
Manipulative, banal and relentlessly drippy
Movies
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
Mindscape
Sci-fi psychodrama offering fair suspense but little originality
No Barbie Girls Allowed
FEMM twerks hard for the money
Frank
Funny, quirky, original and honest oddity
Umi wo Kanjiru Toki
A scandalous tale from an 18-year-old author