RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Mikhail Kalatozov (1903-73) was one of the Soviet Union’s most successful directors and had a long career, but his reputation for most in the West rests on two great films from his later years:…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Hit So Hard This documentary tries to be two movies in one: an intimate look into the world of grunge rock in the 1990s and a redemptive tale about talented drummer Patty Schemel surviving drug…
Bernie See this movie before reading about it, because every review except this one will give away half the story: Directed by Richard Linklater, this real-life character portrait of a Texas funeral director is a great…
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) This is a Blu-ray upgrade to the Criterion Collection’s 2006 release, with a new high-def transfer and the same wealth of extras (including Wim Wenders’ feature-length Ozu tribute documentary,…
Feature: “Afghan Luke ” (2011), “Albert Nobbs” (2011), “Being John Malkovich” (1999), “Caravan” (1946), “Chained: Code 207” (2011), “Chronicle” (2012), “The Devil Inside” (2012), “Dragonslayer” (2011), “Eagle’s Wing” (…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Patton Oswalt is at an important crossroads for a comic. He has a wife, a new child and plenty of professional success – most recently an acclaimed role in “Young Adult” that should have led to…
The Big Combo: This 1955 film noir, which kicks off the Roxie Theater’s two-week immersion in sex, crime and doom, has some features you don’t normally see in 1950 Hollywood cinema: A pair of gay hit men, a leading lady…
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie If you know the weird anti-comedy of Tim and Eric from their old Adult Swim show, you’ll know what to expect: They use deliberate ineptitude to make fun of…
Think Like a Man A romantic comedy inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling advice book, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,” becomes a showcase for four smart and beautiful actresses – Meagan Good, Regina Hall,…
Feature: “Albatross” (2011), “Ancient Alien Agenda” (2012), “Badge 373” (1973), “Bettie Page: Dark Angel” (2004), “Blind Turn” (2011), “The Buccaneer” (1938), “Carry On – Double Feature: Volume Three” (1969), “Citizen…