The Rover
Bleak, nihilistic, and fashionably grim
Movies
1 to 1: Carly Rae Jepsen
The “Call Me Maybe” chanteuse really, really, really likes Japan
Inside Out
Emotionally intelligent movie for the mind, eye, and heart
Tracks
A haunting, meditative, and rewarding film
Tusk
A non-scary, non-funny, self-congratulatory experiment
The Purge
Ethan Hawke needs a new agent
Belle and Sebastian
The Scottish rockers headline Fuji Rock’s White Stage
Terminator Genisys
Schwa-chan, please don’t be back
Gunjōiro no Tōrimichi
Some parts are heartwarming
Zombeavers
This lame horror parody is just bad
Walking on Sunshine
Reminiscent of generic karaoke background videos
Avengers: Age of Ultron
So noisy, it kept waking me up
Shaun the Sheep Movie
A great cross-cultural date movie
Child 44
Incoherent adaptation of a complex novel
Locke
Mesmerizing, existential tour de force
Torakage
Over-the-top “extreme” cinema
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Few rock docs reach this kind of artistry
Stuck in Love
Amiable but pointless date movie
The Salvation
Not too deep or original, but looks great
Still Alice
Julianne Moore in a career-best
Left Behind
Nicolas Cage hits new low in faith-based action flick
Selma
Urgent and suspenseful, complex yet coherent
The Congress
A live action/animation hybrid from Ari Folman
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best. Action. Movie. Ever.