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.
Read MoreTom 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.
Read MoreThe movie you expected the first time is here in the sequel.
Read MoreCreed 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.
Read MoreThere's no nutritional value to be found in Bradley Cooper as tortured chef Adam Jones
Read MoreMore 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.
Read MoreRussell Crowe's potential as a director and quite a few glaring flaws are on display in his debut.
Read MoreWizard, or Wizard of Oz? Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin tackle the big question head on.
Read MoreSteven Spielberg is capable of much more than this plodding, pedantic historical drama
Read More"This is the story you get," -- one of the year's very best
Read MoreThis adventure thriller follows a well-worn, clearly marked trail, but does so expertly
Read MoreSweeping and subtle, this film has a lot more to say than FOX News about jihadism
Read MoreA seemingly conventional biopic is elevated by its stars and its unique circumstances
Read MoreJude Law captains an intriguing combo of the heist and submarine film subgenres
Read MoreAn unconventional formula with co-leads Paul Dano and John Cusack pays off
Read MoreMaya Forbes' lovable characters, drawn from her own childhood, act out an uneven story that fails to pack a lasting punch.
Read MoreStandout coming-of-age films are hard to come by, but oh-so-rewarding when found
Read MoreJonah Hill and James Franco elevate a mostly ordinary true crime tale.
Read MoreDirector David Cronenberg makes another eclectic choice with this Hollywood satire.
Read MoreSome see American Sniper as close to government-sponsored propaganda; others point to its focus on the detrimental, lingering devastation of war. The truth, however, lies somewhere in the middle, and perhaps not on purpose.
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