Drama
Legend

America cinema has long raised its glass to the gangster. Maybe it’s time for a different vintage.

Comedy
The Night Before

The Night Before could have been called The Nightmare Before had Tim Burton not already made off with the name.

Comedy, Drama
Our Brand is Crisis

By the time the credits roll, Our Brand Is Crisis feels a lot like a badly run political campaign itself: …

Comedy, Horror
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Just when you’re tempted to think you’ve seen it all, some random filmmaker takes that as a dare.

Drama
Burnt

A great message, but one that’s ultimately, um, OK, burnt by the crass content baked into this R-rated recipe.

Drama, Horror
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

This franchise is at least as problematic as its gore-encrusted cousins—perhaps more so—because of the message it so reliably puts …

Comedy, Drama
Rock the Kasbah

Bill Murray has the comedically cantankerous genius-in-his-own mind shtick down pat. He unleashes it again in Rock the Kasbah, to …

Drama, Horror
Crimson Peak

Its wince-worthy words and images aren’t anywhere near as easily brushed aside as, say, a cinematographic palette of falling leaves …

Drama
Room

Room can be crass and crude and incredibly uncomfortable to see. Room is also a thing of beauty—as inspiring a …

Drama
Steve Jobs

Movies are a lot like people, too. Great ones are not always good ones. Steve Jobs, rated R as it …

Drama, Horror
The Green Inferno

Link Eli Roth’s name to the project and you get something else entirely. Namely, a rancid freak show of cinematic …

Drama
Black Mass

Such a detailed and explicit portrait of one man’s violent life arguably glorifies the brutality as much as (or even …

Drama
Sicario

Sicario asks us questions of morality: How far is too far? To fight such monstrous evil, is it necessary to …

Comedy
A Walk in the Woods

Nature can even feel like church sometimes, with birds supplying the worship music and lichen padding the pews. This movie, …

Drama, Romance
We Are Your Friends

We Are Your Friends feels like one of the most strangely upbeat seriously foul movies you’ll ever not really want …