Review: ‘Red Army’
This documentary is as riveting and entertaining as the intense Soviet hockey games that it depicts, thanks to great interview subjects and a story worth hearing.
Review: ‘A Most Violent Year’
*Screening at the 2014 AFI Film Festival, J.C. Chandor's third feature is a slow-burning yet tense crime drama, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain.
Review: ‘The Midnight Swim’
*Screening at the 2014 AFI Film Festival, a mysterious death tests the relationship between three half-sisters in this eerie, genre-blending feature film debut.
Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt’
This provocative documentary exposes the corruption in big business' hidden practices of bending public safety to their own wills and interests.
Review: ‘The Sacrament’
Ti West offers an ambitious and unnerving pseudo-documentary that takes its inspiration from the real-life horror of the Jonestown Massacre.
Review: ‘Blue Ruin’
A thoroughly entertaining low-budget bloodbath, this revenge flick skillfully balances suspense and humor with just enough fun payoffs.
Review: ‘Breathe In’
Even with an "A List" cast, this tepid story of forbidden love is forgettable among other festival films.
Review: ‘Grand Central’
Léa Seydoux stars in a cat and mouse melodrama that plays too soft for the relationship at stake, ultimately falling flat.