ArtsChazelle’s Drama ‘Whiplash’ Throws Genre Conventions Into Upset Actor Miles Teller affirms his star status with his role as a drum prodigy in the groundbreaking film, 'Whiplash.'
ArtsMichael Keaton’s ‘Birdman’ Offers Off-Color Take On Superhero Genre Keaton, Stone, and Galifianakis deliver strong performances in Inarritu's high concept, self-aware statement on the superhero genre, 'Birdman.'
ArtsLife Lessons From ‘Boyhood’: Being Present In The Moment Sometimes multitasking can keep us from seizing the moment—or, in the words of 'Boyhood,' allowing the moment to seize us.
ArtsLife Is Not Cinema: What We Can Learn From ‘Birdman’ Like the movie 'Birdman,' which was was filmed with invisible cuts, there are no transitions or ellipses in real life, so when we find ourselves being...
ArtsBrad Pitt Tanks In Latest World War II Film ‘Fury’ David Ayer's 'Fury' falls into the conventions of all war films before it—with nothing new to contribute.
ArtsBill Murray Stars In Humorously Heartwarming ‘St. Vincent’ With Bill Murray as the babysitter and Melissa McCarthy as the mom, 'St. Vincent' is all about the delightfully unexpected.
Arts‘The Book Of Life’ Is Better Left On The Shelf Jorge Gutierrez's film has beautiful animation, but not much else to offer.
ArtsDirect To Netflix: Coming Soon To A Smartphone Near You There's a right way to experience movies—in a theater, not simply with a Netflix account.
ArtsRapture Movie With Nicolas Cage Is Better ‘Left Behind’ 'Left Behind' crashes and burns, thanks to a bad cast, weak plot, and unrealistic special effects.
Movies‘All Is By My Side’ Fails To Channel The Electricity Of Hendrix’s Career Although Andre Benjamin plays a believable Hendrix, 'Jimi' suffers from an inauthentic plot.