Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967-2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman died yesterday. I think I’ve seen all of his movies, many of them as a […]

Short Term 12 (2013)

Brie Larson is quietly amazing in Short Term 12, one of the best films of 2013. The title […]

By my reckoning, David O. Russell has delivered just one fully formed movie – The Fighter (2010). By […]

Before Midnight A romance for grown-ups. Direction, writing and acting so good you don’t even think about the […]

If J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness is any indication, his Star Wars sequels will be brilliantly shallow, […]

I haven’t met anyone who said they liked director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave. Many call it […]

I was never a fan of Elf, from the moment I first previewed it, 6:00 am Friday morning, […]

Robert Zemeckis’ Flight is a piece of shit. I don’t mean that in any complimentary or ironic way. […]

Alan Parker made some vile movies (Mississippi Burning, Angel Heart) and his music films are generally gorgeous but […]

There’s something to be said for a movie written, directed, scored, edited, produced by and starring the same […]