Spectre
Spectre’s conspicuous turn to the past also gives us a new opportunity to notice how Bond has changed over the years.
Brooklyn
It’s a cinematic construct that relishes taking long, easy moments to just study actress Saoirse Ronan’s serene face, watching her pale blue eyes say far more than a wordy, noisy script ever could.
Burnt
A great message, but one that’s ultimately, um, OK, burnt by the crass content baked into this R-rated recipe.
Our Brand is Crisis
By the time the credits roll, Our Brand Is Crisis feels a lot like a badly run political campaign itself: crass, grimy and not sure of its own message.
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.
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 markedly mixed effect.
The Last Witch Hunter
The Last Witch Hunter never quite even makes it to bland.
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 forth.
Bridge of Spies
His is a story with a moralistic flare that might have stumbled in lesser hands.
Room
Room can be crass and crude and incredibly uncomfortable to see. Room is also a thing of beauty—as inspiring a movie and, frankly, as Christian a story as I’ve encountered in some time.