June 10, 2012
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In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of director Ridley Scott’s best-reviewed films.
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…
Polisse Maiwenn Le Besco directs this fascinating police drama that explores the personal lives of officers who work in Paris’ child protection unit and see the worst side of humanity imaginable. Not rated.
‘Huntsman’ helps this Snow White find her way through the gloom
Families, friends and neighbors gather in Jack Asbury Square in Bluefield, Va., as they await the start of the movie. File photo
A Cat in Paris The Color Wheel For Greater Glory High School Hide Away The Intouchables I Wish Moonrise Kingdom Piranha 3-D Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish Snow White and the Huntsman
The ‘Paranormal Activity’ director has a creepy location to work with, but doesn’t find many scares there
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,…