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.