Danny Collins
A hilarious and heartfelt story of an aging crooner
Movies
No Escape
Skillfully made, but logistically illogical and generally reprehensible
The Face of an Angel
A rambling look at the Amanda Knox trial
The Giver
Appealing young leads and veterans raise the level
Learning to Drive
A modest and warm feel-good film
Wild
Worth seeing for the scenery
Ted 2
Most enjoyable for guys who will never, ever have a girlfriend
Nightcrawler
Gyllenhaal is great in this dark, twisted character piece
Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi
An expertly executed tense wartime drama
The Diabolical
Well-acted but less-than-scary paranormal thriller
The Best of Me
Contrived, emotional button-pushing material
Black Sea
Well-written adventure flick with a mind-blowing twist
Big Game
Self-serious, simplistic, and openly silly
Jurassic World
A solidly entertaining time at the movies
Nobi
Remake of 1959 controversial anti-war piece
Love & Mercy
Beach Boys fan or not, this is a must-see
God Help the Girl
Solely for Belle And Sebastian fans
The Purge: Anarchy
A rare sequel that’s better than the original
’71
A tense, kinetic, and intricately choreographed chase movie
Minions
Great for kids under eight; bad for parents
Umi no Futa
Nostalgic, syrupy sweet, and melodramatic
Extraterrestrial
Close encounters of the cheesy kind
7500
An unscary, B-grade, inflight horror head-scratcher
Skin Trade
A brutal, banal movie that has nothing to do with sex trafficking