Animal Kingdom (2010)

Drama Rated R

The movie equivalent of a vice. You wouldn’t think anything new could be brought to the crime-drama genre, but Australian writer-director David Michod finds fresh levels of malevolence and tension in this claustrophobic variation. As the title suggests, this is a story of Darwinian ruthlessness, starting with the opening scene of a teen sitting on

Black Swan (2010)

Drama Rated R

“…bold, daring, challenging – and as campy as Mommie Dearest.

A Single Man (2009)

Drama Rated R

A startlingly confident directorial debut from Gucci designer Tom Ford. A Single Man is immaculately crafted – perhaps a bit too much so – yet what’s more striking is how perceptive it is in emotional terms. Adapted from the Christopher Isherwood novel, the period drama stars Colin Firth as George Falconer, an English professor in

Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The (2010)

Action/Adventure Rated PG

…panders to the Christian market while simultaneously tiptoeing around it.

Skyline (2010)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“I suppose it’s fitting that a movie about aliens extracting human brains would eventually lose its head.

It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…able to honestly juggle mental illness and a sense of hope.

His Girl Friday (1940)

Romantic Comedy Rated NR

Have the movies ever talked this quickly, before or since? Rosalind Russell delivers a verbal torrent as Hildy Johnson, the crack newspaper reporter trying to escape the clutches of Walter Burns, her workaholic ex-husband and overbearing former editor. She’s fleeing to a docile married life in the suburbs, which sounds like a smart move except

Red (2010)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“There is a breath of fresh air amidst the deadening gunplay…

Of Gods and Men (2011)

Drama Rated R

"…quiet, unassuming and honest about the very difficult decision of putting your spiritual principles before your physical life."

King’s Speech, The (2010)

Drama Rated R

The main accomplishment of The King’s Speech is that it takes Grade A Oscar fodder – the true story of England’s King George VI and his struggle to overcome a speech impediment – and makes it not only tolerable, but enjoyable. It’s a shock that it took the Oscarmongers at The Weinstein Company this long