Elephant Song
Tight, multi-layered psycho-thriller
Movies
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Darker, deeper, and more political than before
The Cobbler
Why would director Thomas McCarthy sink to this level?
TV On the Radio
A member down, the Brooklyn band is wiser if not wearier
Get on Up
Fans will have a funkin’ good time
Kagami no Naka no Egaotachi
A heartfelt ditty directed by Ichiro Kita
A Walk Among the Tombstones
An anti-Taken, slow-burn neo-noir
Lost River
Some nice imagery among the wearisome weirdness
Advanced Style
Warm and charming, but pretty thin
Pitch Perfect
Not-very-funny collegiate comedy with some very good music
1 to 1: Mark Ronson
Uptown funk in real time
The Maze Runner
Perfectly serviceable Hunger Games wannabe