The Wedding Ringer
It’s a dead ringer for a goofy-faced jester who makes you giggle … before hitting you with a clown-car full of rancid cream pie.
Taken 3
The Taken trilogy has taken its toll on Liam Neeson in more ways than one, and he looks almost as tired and bored this time around as this predictably violent thriller feels.
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Keep calm and smile at the demon, they might say. But since when does that sort of thing save the day? Especially in a sequel.
The Descent
‘The Descent’ begins with a bloody car crash. And it ends with a bloody revenge killing. In between, six women go spelunking. With bloody results.
Selma
It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. vs. a hard-nosed sheriff who stands amid a plantation full of prejudices in Alabama.
The Gambler
In blackjack, the object is to reach 21 without going over. If Jim played the game like he lives his life, he’d say “hit me” at 19.
Unbroken
Unbroken, then, is hard to watch but easy to praise. The horror of the inhumanity it depicts is wrenching. The triumph of one man’s spirit and heart is both astounding and deeply inspiring.
American Sniper
Clint Eastwood turns his laser-like focus toward a real-life war hero named Chris Kyle—and the price he paid to become one.
Big Eyes
Walter Keane’s paintings of big-eyed children were all the rage in Mad Men-era America. But those saucer-wide eyes held a strange, sad secret.
The Interview
A run-of-the-mill Seth Rogen comedy has suddenly become a global firebrand, a rallying cry for free speech and a great new way for Americans to stick it to dour dictators everywhere.