Reviews — In Reel Deep

'Spectre'

If Spectre is Daniel Craig's last foray as James Bond, he went out with a whimper instead of a bang.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 4, 2015ben whishaw, christoph waltz, daniel craig, james bond, naomie harris, ralph fiennes

'Burnt'

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

Comedy, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonNovember 5, 2015alicia vikander, bradley cooper, Daniel Bruhl, emma thompson, John Wells, Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, steven knight

'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

'The Water Diviner'

Russell Crowe's potential as a director and quite a few glaring flaws are on display in his debut.

Drama, Military and War, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 31, 2015Andrew Lesnie, jai courtney, olga kurylenko, russell crowe, Yilmaz Erdogan

'Steve Jobs'

Wizard, or Wizard of Oz? Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin tackle the big question head on.

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 29, 2015aaron sorkin, danny boyle, jeff daniels, kate winslet, Katherine Waterston, michael fassbender, Michael Stuhlbarg, seth rogen

'Bridge of Spies'

Steven Spielberg is capable of much more than this plodding, pedantic historical drama

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 24, 2015Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, coen brothers, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Mark Rylance, Matt Charman, steven spielberg, tom hanks

'Room'

"This is the story you get," -- one of the year's very best

Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 23, 2015brie larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Lenny Abrahamson, Sean Bridgers, william h- macy

'Spy'

Melissa McCarthy shows her chops as a leading lady in comedy, but the rest fails to prove terribly memorable.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 17, 2015allison janney, bobby cannavale, jason statham, jude law, melissa mccarthy, Miranda Hart, paul feig, rose byrne

'Everest'

This adventure thriller follows a well-worn, clearly marked trail, but does so expertly

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 17, 2015Baltasar Kormakur, jake gyllenhaal, jason clarke, john hawkes, josh brolin, keira knightley, robin wright, sam worthington

'The Martian'

Straightforward and sleek, Ridley Scott's latest continues an extended moment for space exploration flicks.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonOctober 4, 2015Benedict Wong, chiwetel ejiofor, Donald Glover, drew goddard, jeff daniels, jessica chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, matt damon, michael pena, ridley scott, sean bean, Sebastian Stan

'Jupiter Ascending'

A confusing story overshadows what might have been a solid space opera.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonSeptember 13, 2015Andy Wachowski, channing tatum, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Lana Wachowski, mila kunis, sean bean, Tuppence Middleton

'Timbuktu'

Sweeping and subtle, this film has a lot more to say than FOX News about jihadism

Drama, Foreign, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonAugust 30, 2015Abderrahmane Sissako, Abel Jafri, Ibrahim Ahmed dit Pinto, Layla Walet Mohamed, Mehdi Ag Mohamed, Toulou Kiki

Review: 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation'

In 2015, it's hard to coast on good action alone. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation has plenty of kaboom but not a lot of substance.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoAugust 13, 2015alec baldwin, Christopher McQuarrie, mission impossible, simon pegg, tom cruise, ving rhames

'Fantastic Four'

The studio tampering and interference is as clear as this reboot's plot is incoherent

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonAugust 9, 2015Jamie Bell, josh trank, Kate Mara, michael b- jordan, miles teller, Reg E- Cathey, tim blake nelson, Toby Kebbell

'The End of the Tour'

A seemingly conventional biopic is elevated by its stars and its unique circumstances

Comedy, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonAugust 8, 2015Anna Chlumsky, james ponsoldt, jason segel, jesse eisenberg, Joan Cusack, Mamie Gummer, ron livingston

'The Look of Silence'

A more straightforward conceit than The Act of Killing allows director Joshua Oppenheimer to dig deep on memory, history and the lies told in polite society to accelerate "progress"

Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonAugust 5, 2015Joshua Oppenheimer

Review: 'Ant-Man'

Paul Rudd doesn't fight aliens or punch robots in Ant-Man; he's a hero with reasonable goals, and that's perfect for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.