4 films you haven't seen, but should
By Jonathan Winchell | April 25, 2014Funniest actor in film history, true crime serial killer lovers, pet cemeteries featured in these gems.
Funniest actor in film history, true crime serial killer lovers, pet cemeteries featured in these gems.
Indonesian martial arts sequel is the best action film in years “The Raid 2” — 4.5/5 Stars
Movie lineup ranges from religious apocalypse to redneck comic
Jason Bateman’s comedy effort well-done, sharp
‘Black Swan’ director combines biblical epic and disaster film
Japanese film proves slow yet thoughtful
Confounding and twisty, “Enemy” makes for one of the most frightening films in years. “Enemy,” an unnerving thriller about doppelgangers, by the director and star of “Prisoners,” entraps audience in a web of tension. Denis Villeneuve shot this low-budget, mysterious and deeply discomforting thriller before his Oscar-nominated “Prisoners” with an all-star cast, and both films star Jake Gyllenhaal. In “Enemy,” Gyllenhaal plays Adam Bell, a college history professor who always looks run-down and disheveled, drowning in his empty life.
Comedic caper shows off distinctive style with ample charm, intricate story, set design
Oscar nominee a beautiful ode to flight, yet morally contemplative
New sequel more purely funny than previous entry
Chilean Oscar submission follows divorced, late middle-age woman
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Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film is head-scratching, Fellini-esque “The Great Beauty” is a vibrant party of a film full of life, lights and pulsating sound, and clearly influenced greatly by the films of Federico Fellini.
Bizarre Greek Oscar-nominee, profane British satire and documentary on tabloid story among best recent comedies on Netflix
Nearly wordless film starring Robert Redford profound J.C. Chandor, the writer/director of the marvelous and talky “Margin Call,” has directed a nearly wordless drama starring Robert Redford as a nameless man lost at sea.
WWII caper slick enough, but ultimately sadly nonessential “The Monuments Men,” starring, co-written and produced by George Clooney, is a minor, passably entertaining WWII drama that does not fully utilize its amazingly talented cast.
‘The Lego Movie’ among best recent action comedies