Hercules
This mythic muddle is a major misfire
Movies
Minyon Baion no Hosoku
An intermingling of Korean, Japanese and music
Grace of Monaco
Dramatically inert middlebrow mush
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