Reviews — In Reel Deep

Review: 'The Immigrant'

Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner and Jeremy Renner all shine in James Gray's slow soul-crushing tale of starting anew in 1920s America.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJune 17, 2014James Gray, Jeremy Renner, joaquin phoenix, marion cotillard, The Immigrant

'Labor Day'

Jason Reitman's career takes another troubling turn.

Drama, Reviews, RomanceAndrew JohnsonJune 4, 2014Gattlin Griffith, J-K- Simmons, James Van Der Beek, Jason Reitman, josh brolin, kate winslet, tobey maguire

Review: 'Palo Alto'

Gia Coppola's Palo Alto serves as proof that capturing the slow, empty malaise of high-school life with pinpoint accuracy may not be the best way to make a feature film.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoMay 30, 2014Emma Roberts, Gia Coppola, Jack Kilmer, james franco, Palo Alto

'Blue Ruin'

Jeremy Saulnier takes a sardonic hatchet to the revenge fantasy.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 13, 2014Amy Hargreaves, David W- Thompson, Devin Ratray, Jeremy Saulnier, Kevin Kolack, Macon Blair

'Joe'

David Gordon Green and Nicolas Cage deliver a powerful product.

Drama, Mystery and Thrillers, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonApril 24, 2014david gordon green, Gary Poulter, nicolas cage, Ronnie Gene Blevins, tye sheridan

'Noah'

Darren Aronofsky shows why he is an artist worthy of admiration, if nothing else.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonApril 9, 2014Anthony Hopkins, Darren Aronofsky, Douglas Booth, emma watson, Jennifer Connelly, Leo McHugh Carroll, logan lerman, Ray Winstone, russell crowe

'Cheap Thrills'

A morality play in the shell of a horror flick leaves quite an impression.

Drama, Horror, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonApril 2, 2014David Chirchirillo, David Koechner, E-L- Katz, Ethan Embry, Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, Trent Haaga

Review: 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

Wes Anderson aims to mix old and new in The Grand Budapest Hotel, but it doesn't have the pop of his earlier work.

Comedy, DramaSteve CiminoMarch 24, 2014Edward Norton, F- Murray Abraham, jude law, ralph fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, wes anderson, Willem Dafoe

'Run & Jump'

This indie melodrama avoids going off the rails thanks to its stars.

Drama, Reviews, RomanceAndrew JohnsonMarch 16, 2014Brendan Morris, Edward MacLiam, Maxine Peake, Steph Green, Will Forte

'A Field in England'

Ben Wheatley's trippy journey back to the English Civil War is weird, for better and for worse.

Comedy, Drama, Military and War, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMarch 11, 2014Ben Wheatley, Michael Smiley, Peter Ferdinando, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Glover, Ryan Pope

'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Lee Daniels' strengths and weaknesses are on display in this historical epic.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMarch 2, 2014Alan Rickman, Cuba Gooding Jr-, Danny Strong, David Oyelowo, forest whitaker, James Marsden, Jane Fonda, Lee Daniels, Lenny Kravitz, liev schreiber, Minka Kelly, oprah winfrey, Robin Williams

'Pompeii'

Director Paul W.S. Anderson errs in not hewing closer to his "style."

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonFebruary 28, 2014Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, jared harris, kiefer sutherland, Kit Harrington, paul w-s- anderson

'The Counselor'

A screenplay from Cormac McCarthy, a star-laden cast and Ridley Scott don't translate in to greatness.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonFebruary 22, 2014brad pitt, cameron diaz, Cormac McCarthy, javier bardem, michael fassbender, Penelope Cruz, ridley scott, Rosie Perez

'All Is Lost'

Robert Redford stars in J.C. Chandor's captivating chronicle of a lone sailor's efforts to survive on the Indian Ocean.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJanuary 25, 2014J-C- Chandor, Robert Redford

Review: 'The Past'

While Asghar Farhadi's The Past is no A Separation, it is a smartly constructed family drama that delves into even larger issues.

DramaSteve CiminoJanuary 24, 2014Ali Mosaffa, Asghar Farhadi, berenice bejo, Tahar Rahim, The Past

'The Best Offer'

A twist ending spoils a compelling start to this Geoffrey Rush vehicle.

Drama, Mystery and Thrillers, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJanuary 10, 2014Donald Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush, Giuseppe Tornatore, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks

'Saving Mr. Banks'

The story of the production of Mary Poppins is a good one, but it could have been executed better.

Comedy, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJanuary 4, 2014Annie Rose Buckley, B-J- Novak, bradley whitford, colin farrell, emma thompson, jason schwartzman, John Lee Hancock, Lily Bigham, Melanie Paxson, paul giamatti, Rachel Griffiths, Ruth Wilson, tom hanks

'Her'

A silly premise turns in to a seriously excellent movie from writer-director Spike Jonze.

Drama, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonDecember 30, 2013amy adams, chris pratt, joaquin phoenix, rooney mara, Scarlett Johansson, spike jonze

Review: 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio delve deep into the dirtiness of excess -- and uncover comedy -- in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Comedy, Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 28, 2013jonah hill, leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

Review: 'American Hustle'

An all-star cast doing some of their best work doesn't make up for David O. Russell's misfires in the underachieving American Hustle.

Comedy, Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 24, 2013American Hustle, amy adams, bradley cooper, christian bale, david o- russell, jennifer lawrence