Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep’s real problem is not one of scope and craft as much as wince-worthy moments betwixt the plot points.
Laggies
To lag, meaning to fall or stay behind. That’s what Keira Knightley’s done in this quirky, indie dramedy. But the fix may be worse than the failure to launch in this case.
Ouija
Here we have yet another woeful byproduct of that much ballyhooed partnership between Hasbro and Universal Pictures.
John Wick
Never mind, then, that Film Freak Central says “the film sweats cool.” ‘Cause there’s no cinematic pot of gold at the end of this brain-splattered, seven-shades-of-blood-red rainbow.
Dear White People
A rumination on race relations at a fictional Ivy League school, Dear White People wants to give us something important to study. So why does the syllabus have so many f-words in it?
The Best of Me
This overwrought romance gives us, of course, two likable lovers—and a really problematic love story.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
A washed-up movie star tries to find a second life as a serious stage actor. But his superhero alter ego keeps getting in the way.
Fury
Brad Pitt’s World War II tank warfare movie rubs our cinematic faces in two hours of grimy, dirty, charred-flesh misery.
Godzilla
You just can’t keep a good monster down—not when he’s 350 feet tall. And now Japan’s favorite destroyer of cities has a little company. (We mean big company!)
One Chance
Beyond a few notes about content, there are some movies that you shouldn’t know too much about going in. And the less you know about Paul Potts, the more you might like his musical underdog’s tale.