Reviews — In Reel Deep

'I, Frankenstein'

'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

'Blue Ruin'

'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

Has the Comic Book Movie Plateaued?

Has the most financially successful subgenre hit a creative rut?

Essays and Analysis, FeaturesAndrew JohnsonMay 12, 2014christopher nolan, sam raimi, zack snyder

Review: 'Under the Skin'

Jonathan Glazer relies on beautiful camera work, a truly unsettling score and Scarlett Johansson's brilliance to produce a highly stylized masterpiece.

Reviews, Science FictionSteve CiminoMay 6, 2014Jonathan Glazer, Scarlett Johansson

Your 2014 Summer Movie Preview

Know when to take refuge from the heat with our look at this summer's films.

'The Unknown Known'

'The Unknown Known'

Errol Morris revisits the Iraq war through one of its primary architects, Donald Rumsfeld.

Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonApril 29, 2014Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris

Warner Bros. Gambles Big on Zack Snyder

A great deal of faith has been placed in just one man by WB.

BusinessAndrew JohnsonApril 28, 2014christopher nolan, joss whedon, zack snyder

'Joe'

'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

'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'

'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'

A safe and familiar vibe robs our second stint with Ron Burgundy of sizzle.

Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonApril 20, 2014Adam McKay, Christina Applegate, David Koechner, Dylan Baker, Greg Kinnear, James Marsden, Kristen Wiig, paul rudd, steve carrell, will ferrell

Review: 'The Raid 2'

Despite a lengthy runtime and a departure from its predecessor's picture-perfect straightforwardness, The Raid 2 still ends up being an action movie that all fans need to see.

Action and Adventure, Foreign, ReviewsSteve CiminoApril 15, 2014gareth evans, Iko Uwais, The Raid 2

Review: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

Marvel continues its streak of making perfectly adequate comic book movies with its second installment of Captain America's adventures.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsSteve CiminoApril 10, 2014anthony mackie, captain america, chris evans, marvel, Robert Redford, Scarlett Johansson

'Noah'

'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'

'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

'Noah' Should Not Explain Itself

The religious controversy over Darren Aronofsky's epic is quite a shame.

Box Office, Business, Essays and Analysis, FeaturesAndrew JohnsonMarch 25, 2014Darren Aronofsky, russell crowe

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

'300: Rise of an Empire'

'300: Rise of an Empire'

The sequel to 300 is a visual marvel but is missing most everything else

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMarch 21, 2014Eva Green, lena headey, Noam Murro, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton, zack snyder

'Run & Jump'

'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'

'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

Review: 'Tim's Vermeer'

In a documentary from Penn and Teller, an inventor attempts to reproduce a master artist's painting with unexpectedly satisfying results.

Documentary, ReviewsSteve CiminoMarch 9, 2014Johannes Vermeer, Penn Gillette, Teller, Tim Jenison, Tim's Vermeer

2013--The Year Empathy Reigned

More than in many other years, feeling for and with your fellow man ruled the movies of the past year.

Awards, Essays and Analysis, FeaturesAndrew JohnsonMarch 6, 2014Anwar Congo, chiwetel ejiofor, Jared Leto, joaquin phoenix, Joshua Oppenheimer, leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese, Matthew McCounaghey, michael fassbender, sarah paulson, spike jonze, steve mcqueen