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True Story can be seen as a true crime story but it's primarily about the relationship between a criminal and the journalist interviewing him; the details of the quadruple murder come in a distant second. The ironically titled narrative is about ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-04-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Rupert Goold
Cast: Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones
There are moments when True Things, a romantic melodrama about a toxic love affair, almost breaks through. But, in large part because it never coalesces the hazy vagueness surrounding the characters, it doesn't quite get there. The chemistry betwe...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-09-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Wootliff
Cast: Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, Hayley Squires
Trust the Man is the latest feature from Bart Freundlich, who came to many people's attention in 1997 with The Myth of Fingerprints. Since then, Freundlich's resume has been spotty but, based on the $8 million payout by Fox Searchlight for this mov...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-08-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, ...
When a director can take a reprehensible monster and, over the course of a scant 90 minutes, turn audience reaction from distaste to sympathy, that's the mark of an adept filmmaker. This occurs in Tsotsi, an emotionally honest tale of redemption t...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-02-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, ...
The warning signs were there that Tulip Fever was not going to be a good film. The movie had a troubled production history with hiccups and false starts resulting in an “unreleaseable” cut that has sat around gathering dust since principal ...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Justin Chadwick
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O’Connell, ...
Spoilers! Nothing is explicitly revealed but something is implied. For about a half-hour, Tully is damn near brilliant. An incisive, relentless takedown of the myth of new parenting, Diablo Cody’s screenplay highlights the incessant crying, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-05-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingstone, ...
Turistas starts out as an effective little horror movie before devolving into an incoherent mess during its final 30 minutes. The problem isn't the body count, it's the inability to figure out what the number is due to the way in which director Jo...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-12-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: John Stockwell
Cast: Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, ...
There's something compelling, and occasionally profound, about a well-made coming of age story. Perhaps part of the reason is that the experience, although shaded with subtle differences for each individual, is universal. Regardless of race, clas...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-05-26
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Michael Cuesta
Cast: Conor Donovan, Zoe Weizenbaum, Jesse Camacho, ...
Twilight may end up being the most disappointing film of 1998. It certainly holds that distinction to date, but I'm aware that there are ten months left in the year. And let me emphasize that by "disappointing," I mean something that falls drasti...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-03-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity,Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, ...
Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe the revelation of certain plot points will in any way compromise the viewing experience, those who wish to see Two Family House without having previous knowledge of key elements...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-10-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Cast: Michael Rispoli, Kelly MacDonald, Kathrine Narducci, ...