This Week’s Movies : ‘The Host,’ ‘Renoir’ and ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’
Times critics review three of this week’s new films.
March 29, 2013
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Times critics review three of this week’s new films.
Lance Armstrong’s story has everything. Victory. Redemption
With Washington stuck in gridlock, tied up in the latest battle to rescue the federal budget, the last thing many people might want to do is watch a two- or three-hour movie about politics.
A relic replete with bell bottoms, tie dyed shirts and reel-to-reel tape players, the series “Jackson 5ive” has been released on DVD/Blu-ray by DreamWorks Classics.
While the Academy gets ready to crown the best films of the past year, we’ve got something else for your consideration.
“Frankenweenie” and “The Cabin in the Woods” are tied for the 10th spot on this list of 2012’s best films.
“Frankenweenie” and “The Cabin in the Woods” are tied for the 10th spot on this list of 2012’s best films.
Can a movie actually convince you to support torture? Can a movie really persuade you that “fracking” — a process used to drill for natural gas — is a danger to the environment? Can a movie truly cause you to view certain minority groups in a negative light?
Every year around this time, the multiplexes start filling with so-called “serious” movies — the Oscar bait, the festival winners, the indie fan favorites.