Reviews of Attila Janisch’s haunting murder mystery and Mamoru Oshii’s lavish cyberpunk epic.

This is a film that so desperately wants you to find it meaningful that it practically begs you.

Yet another droll, dyer-than-dry account focusing on a down-and-out man on the fringes of society.

Simply put, The Fall ends up drowning in its own excesses.

Of course, the outcome of the film is never really in question. However, the joy is in the way that the film arrives there.

Compared to the rest Herzog’s canon, Rescue Dawn might rank a little lower than others, but overall a very solid, if sometimes safe film.

There’s plenty of sound and fury to go around in Macbeth, but really nothing significant.

There’s some espionage, betrayal, and financial hijinks, but to call it “high-voltage” is to dramatically oversell the film.

Proof yet again that even the biggest budget can’t save a film if it’s lacking a solid storyline and well-developed characters.

Much like Jesus’ parables, Father Anatoly’s unconventional behavior cuts through religious formalism and legalism.

As a pure mood piece laced through with introspective thoughts concerning the roles of fathers, Times and Winds can be quite powerful and haunting.

One of the best, most pointed and tragic gangster epics in recent history.

A great disappointment, even with adjusted expectations.

Visually and technically breathtaking but riddled with a number of sci-fi/action movie clichés.

The Host’s incredibly strong focus on the family element gives the film a depth that no effects budget could ever achieve.

A break from the usual samurai movie tropes, Hana is warm, lively, deeply human, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and intensely enjoyable.

The new movie Doctor Strange reminds us that there are forces at work that we cannot see.

The first thing I wanted to do when the movie was over was rush home and hug my children.

One of the more emotional trailers that I’ve seen in a long time, full of sorrow, rage, and pain.

Owlbears, mimics, and displacer beasts, oh my!