Reviews — In Reel Deep

'Moonlight'

"It is a story so specific that it is universal." Moonlight sticks out as one of 2016's best ... easily.

'The Accountant'

Ben Affleck does an admirable job as an autistic hitman, but otherwise Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant can't find its footing.

'Deepwater Horizon'

Peter Berg plumbs the depths of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history to find a few heroes and ponder our mastery of technology.

'The Birth of a Nation'

Nate Parker the actor shines in this retelling of Nat Turner's slave rebellion, but his work as a writer-director comes up short.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoOctober 13, 2016Armie Hammer, Gabrielle Union, Jackie Earle Haley, Nate Parker, Penelope Ann Miller

'Loving'

The director of Take Shelter and Mud brings Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga together in an interracial love story for all generations.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoOctober 10, 2016jeff nichols, joel edgerton, michael shannon, Nick Kroll, Ruth Negga

'Sully'

Clint Eastwood may not have hit a home run with Sully, but Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, and some terrifying crash sequences make it one of the more satisfying doubles in recent memory.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoSeptember 27, 2016aaron eckhart, Anna Gunn, clint eastwood, Jamey Sheridan, Laura Linney, mike o'malley, tom hanks

'Hell or High Water'

Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster all shine in David Mackenzie's Hell or High Water, but otherwise this modern-day Western is standard fare.

Drama, Reviews, WesternsSteve CiminoAugust 5, 2016ben foster, chris pine, Hell or High Water, jeff bridges, Taylor Sheridan

'The Lobster'

Colin Farrell gives maybe his best performance in the hilariously dark English-language debut from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.

'Midnight Special'

Jeff Nichols tells a "fathers and sons" story with a little bit of sci-fi thrown in for good measure.

'The Revenant'

A mood film from start to finish, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu takes you to the 1820s frontier and chills you to the bone as one man seeks revenge.

'The Big Short'

An ensemble cast and unlikely directing hero bring Michael Lewis' definitive work about the financial crisis to life.

'Anomalisa'

Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa makes brilliant use of stop-motion animation to bring two people to life in ways you've never seen on-screen.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJanuary 11, 2016Anomalisa, Charlie Kaufman, David Thewlis, Duke Johnson, jennifer jason leigh, Tom Noonan

'Carol'

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are outstanding in Carol, Todd Haynes's look at a lesbian love affair in 1950s America.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJanuary 2, 2016Carol, cate blanchett, kyle chandler, rooney mara, sarah paulson, Todd Haynes

'The Hateful Eight'

Quentin Tarantino has set a high bar for his movies, one that The Hateful Eight can't clear.

'The Danish Girl'

Tom Hooper doesn't go for the gold in The Danish Girl, but Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander do enough to make this incredible depiction worth seeing.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 21, 2015alicia vikander, Amber Heard, ben whishaw, Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl, Tom Hooper

'Spotlight'

Tom McCarthy doesn't employ unneeded melodrama in Spotlight; he allows Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and the rest of his brilliant cast to let an intense story stand on its own.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 13, 2015liev schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, rachel mcadams, Spotlight, stanley tucci, Tom McCarthy

'Magic Mike XXL'

The movie you expected the first time is here in the sequel.

'Creed'

Creed is not only a worthy successor to the Rocky franchise, it's a brilliant movie about race and class that is tailor-made for this generation.

Drama, Reviews, SportsSteve CiminoDecember 4, 2015michael b- jordan, Rocky Balboa, ryan coogler, sylvester stallone, Tessa Thompson

'Burnt'

There's no nutritional value to be found in Bradley Cooper as tortured chef Adam Jones

'Brooklyn'

More than anything, Brooklyn sparkles for what it doesn't do: the cast wins us over with charming, brilliant acting and creates the necessary tension on their own. What's old can be new again.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoNovember 1, 2015Brooklyn, domhnall gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, John Crowley, Julie Walters, Nick Hornby, Saoirse Ronan