Reviews — In Reel Deep

'They Came Together'

David Wain, Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler can't find a spark to make this spoof rom-com come alive.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonAugust 6, 2014amy poehler, bill hader, Christopher Merloni, david wain, ed helms, ellie kemper, jack mcbrayer, ken marino, Michael Ian Black, paul rudd

'Gimme Shelter'

A queasy-feeling message is matched by exceedingly poor filmmaking.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonAugust 5, 2014Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones, Ron Krauss, rosario dawson, vanessa hudgens

Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

When the dust settles, Guardians of the Galaxy may prove to be the most entertaining Marvel movie of all.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoAugust 3, 2014bradley cooper, chris pratt, Dave Bautista, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, vin diesel, zoe saldana

Review: 'A Most Wanted Man'

A Most Wanted Man is how Philip Seymour Hoffman should go out: quiet, methodical, detailed, and excellently directed and scripted in a minor masterpiece of a spy film.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 30, 2014A Most Wanted Man, Anton Corbijn, philip seymour hoffman, rachel mcadams, Willem Dafoe

Review: 'Boyhood'

It's not the perfect film, but you may never see another work of art quite like Richard Linklater's Boyhood.

Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 21, 2014Boyhood, Ellar Coltrane, ethan hawke, Patricia Arquette, richard linklater

Review: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'

Someone give Andy Serkis all the awards, because his expert motion-capture work turns Dawn of the Planet of the Apes into a gem of a summer blockbuster.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJuly 18, 2014andy serkis, gary oldman, jason clarke, Matt Reeves

'22 Jump Street'

An unorthodox approach to a comedy sequel pays off big.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 16, 2014Amber Stevens, channing tatum, Christopher Miller, ice cube, Jillian Bell, jonah hill, nick offerman, Peter Stormare, Phil Lord, Wyatt Russell

'Snowpiercer'

Director Bong Joon-Ho's sci-fi thriller isn't perfect, but is wonderfully original.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonJuly 15, 2014allison pill, Bong Joon-Ho, chris evans, ed harris, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ko Ah-Sung, Olivia Spencer, Song Kan-Ho, Tilda Swinton

Review: 'Edge of Tomorrow'

A science-fiction movie about a soldier who repeats the same day over and over? Edge of Tomorrow should be awful, but Tom Cruise and Doug Liman have magically produced a minor gem.

Reviews, Science FictionSteve CiminoJuly 11, 2014Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow, emily blunt, tom cruise

'Life Itself'

Steve James' honest, personal look at Roger Ebert's last days offers tragic and uplifting life lessons.

Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 10, 2014Chaz Ebert, roger ebert, Steve James

Review: 'Obvious Child'

Jenny Slate's charm, not to mention her acting chops, make Obvious Child a minor masterpiece and one of the year's best.

Comedy, ReviewsSteve CiminoJune 28, 2014Gillian Robespierre, Jake Lacy, Jenny Slate

'The Rocket'

An Australian director weaves a memorable tale set against the backdrop of rural Laos.

Drama, Foreign, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 25, 2014Alice Keohavong, Kim Mordaunt, Sitthipon Disamoe, Suthep Po-ngam

'August: Osage County'

A star-studded cast can only take this adaptation of a play so far.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 18, 2014abigail breslin, benedict cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, dermot mulroney, ewan mcgregor, julia roberts, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, margo martindale, meryl streep, Sam Shepard

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

Review: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

Bryan Singer goes for the gold in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but it ultimately collapses under the weight of its massive cast of mutants.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoJune 8, 2014Days of Future Past, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, michael fassbender, patrick stewart, x-men

'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

'The Monuments Men'

George Clooney's latest directorial effort lacks a clear identity.

Action and Adventure, Military and War, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 3, 2014bill murray, Bob Balaban, cate blanchett, george clooney, Jean Dujardin, john goodman, matt damon

'A Million Ways to Die in the West'

Seth MacFarlane once agains proves himself tolerable, and not much more.

Comedy, Reviews, WesternsAndrew JohnsonJune 2, 2014Amanda Seyfried, charlize theron, giovanni ribisi, liam neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, sarah silverman, seth macfarlane

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

'I, Frankenstein'

A lack of imagination is ultimately what makes this one of the year's worst.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2014aaron eckhart, bill nighy, jai courtney, Miranda Otto, Stuart Beattie, Yvonne Strahovski