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The Invisible War: The U.S. Army Would Like to Rape You Now
In this documentary, Kirby Dick lays bare the scandalous epidemic of rape in the U.S. armed forces—the war…
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El Velador: The Human Costs of Mexico’s Drug War
Only once is the director’s voice heard in Natalia Almada’s ruminative yet potent documentary about the carnage that…
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Hysteria: Maggie Gyllenhaal Helps Invent the Vibrator
The origin story of a beloved bedroom gadget, Hysteria, set in London in the 1880s, proceeds as a…
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Last Days Here: Barely Surviving a Life in Rock
When we’re first introduced to emaciated, bug-eyed, trembling Bobby Liebling, the 50-ish frontman of the frequently dormant cult…
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Turn Me On, Dammit!: Teen Lust in Norway
Set in the Norwegian boonies, Jannicke Systad Jacobsen’s debut feature (based on Olaug Nilssen’s 2005 novel) introduces its…
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Peace, Love & Misunderstanding: Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener Are Ill-Used
How much longer must we wait for a vehicle worthy of Jane Fonda, whose past few roles are…
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Post Mortem: A Harrowing Drama of Pinochet-Era Chile
“Nobody can escape the wheel of history,” a physician says in Pablo Larraín’s devastating follow-up to Tony Manero…
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The Island President: Meet the Deposed Leader of the Maldives
Blessed—or maybe cursed—with fortuitous timing, Jon Shenk’s lionizing documentary of Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected leader of…
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Darling Companion: Diane Keaton’s Dog Is Missing!
“Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms,” George Eliot once wrote. That’s certainly…
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We Have a Pope: But Not Much of a Story, Unfortunately
Suitable entertainment for a Knights of Columbus fundraiser, Nanni Moretti’s latest finds the Most Holy Father, wracked with…
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The Five-Year Engagement: Jason Segel and Emily Blunt Can’t Commit
The Five-Year Engagement is as comfy and cute as the bunny costume Tom (Jason Segel, who co-scripted with…
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The Hunter: Willem Dafoe Versus the Tiger of the Mind
Drawing baths and listening to classical music, refined soldier of fortune Martin (Willem Dafoe) is sent Down Under…
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Marley: A Long, Compelling Profile of the Late Reggae Legend
Thoroughly researched and packed with phenomenal archival footage, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary on the reggae and Rasta emissary, who…
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Applause: A Drunken Actress in Denmark
Appearing in every frame of Applause, Thea Barfoed (Paprika Steen), an aging actress and recovering alcoholic trying to…
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The Lady: The Aung San Suu Kyi Biopic Is Duller Than the Headlines
Now is an excellent time to release a biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi, the inspiring Burmese democracy…
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Boy: Coming of Age in ’80s New Zealand
The abundant charm of first-time actor James Rolleston, playing the 11-year-old of the title, doesn’t quite save this…
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The Hunger Games: OMG! Teens Like Totally Kill One Another!
A withering indictment of endless spectacle, the first volume of Suzanne Collins’ astronomically successful dystopic YA trilogy was…
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21 Jump Street: Hey, That Channing Tatum Fellow Is Actually OK
The television show 21 Jump Street, about cops who go undercover as high schoolers, debuted on Fox in…
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life: She’s Still Going Strong in Her 90s
“There was this creature with huge eyes and an enormous red mouth,” recalls Bruce Vilanch on first seeing…
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Delicacy: Audrey Tautou Is Suddenly Widowed
With her ponytail and toggle coat, Audrey Tautou, playing workaholic widow Nathalie in Delicacy, gives off a sexless,…