Against the Ice

Against the Ice

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Cole star as the fearless Danish explorers who set out to recover the findings of the ill-fated 1906 mission to map the upper reaches of Greenland. It’s a true man-against-the elements drama, beautifully acted and exquisitely shot. The problem is that the story (and the resulting […]

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No Exit

No Exit

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Though it tries a little too hard in its attempt to be a Hitchcockian, twist-filled thriller, this Hulu original still manages to be at least somewhat effective in its goals. The tale of a half-dozen people stranded at a winter rest stop takes a little too long to get going […]

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Cyrano

Cyrano

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Peter Dinklage takes the title role and is infatuated with Haley Bennett’s Roxanne in this adaptation written by Erica Schmidt (Dinklage’s wife) and directed by Joe Wright (Bennett’s beau). It’s a grand, musical costume drama set to songs by The National brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner, with cinematography by Seamus […]

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Uncharted

Uncharted

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Part ‘The Goonies’, part Indiana Jones, and part ‘The Da Vinci Code’, this film does nothing better than any of those and, as a result, winds up feeling like a B-movie ripoff. Yes, Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg both do great stuff, and the action sequences are, for the most […]

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Blacklight

Blacklight

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Another day, another Liam Neeson action thriller. This time, our hero is an FBI fixer who uncovers nefarious truths inside the agency and goes on a one-man mission to take out the bad guys (all of whom are half his age and have much bigger guns). There’s little about this […]

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Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

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Kenneth Branagh’s second turn as Agatha Christie’s famed detective (and second time directing himself as Poirot) finds him floating down the river trying to solve the murder of a rich heiress (Gal Gadot). There’s no shortage of scenery and other prettiness to stare at, but translating Christie’s work to the […]

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Bigbug

Bigbug

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This French, future-set parable about technology taking over our lives comes from the mind of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who gave the world ‘Amélie’ and ‘A Very Long Engagement’. It’s quirky and colorful and fun and wild, and even though it’s lacking the heart of Jeunet’s earlier films, it’s still a clever […]

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I Want You Back

I Want You Back

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It’s not very often that a movie is better and more appealing than its trailer, but this rom-com from ‘Big Time Adolescence’ director Jason Orley sure is. The clunky, borderline ridiculous teaser shows a sociopathic pair of jilted losers (Jenny Slate, Charlie Day) banding together to help the other get […]

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Marry Me

Marry Me

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Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson star in this ‘Notting Hill’ wannabe (super-famous person falls for average Joe), and despite its ridiculously far-fetched setup, it actually will charm its way into your heart if you let it. If it weren’t for the rock-solid chemistry between the stars and a halfway decent […]

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Supercool

Supercool

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It may have a title very close to a famous 2007 movie with Jonah Hill, but that’s where the similarities end. This post-pubescent bit of idiocy centers around a high school loser who makes a Zoltar-like wish to become handsome and cool. Of course it works, and of course he […]

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