Reviews

Review: Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' Is A Gorgeous, Fascinating Muddle Of Ideas That Can't Stick The Landing

Oliver Lyttelton — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:11:32 GMT

Ambition is a rare thing in movies these days, especially when it comes to summer blockbuster fare. There might be ambitions to blow up bigger things, or include more bad guys, or feature more stars,...

Criticwire Picks: "5 Broken Cameras" Signals Good Week for Festival Docs

Steve Greene — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:14:21 GMT

After playing both at Sundance and New Directors/New Films, Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s "5 Broken Cameras" is being made available to a wider audience. The first-person documentary...

Review Round-Up and Featurette: Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" Promises Serious Eye-Candy

Maggie Lange — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:40:27 GMT

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" premieres in the U.S. on June 8, but after overseas debuts in France, Russia, and England critics have inked their responses and some spoiler-heavy ones at...

Now and Then: Tilda Swinton's Big Crack-Up

Matt Brennan — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:54:23 GMT

Tilda Swinton is a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She's been sent reeling by the loneliness of a Russian winter, the carnal passions of an Italian chef, a kidnapping conspiracy, two...

Cannes: Leos Carax's "Holy Motors" Is Bonkers

Matt Mueller — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:30:10 GMT

The word "bonkers" was used with abandon along the Croisette when it came to describing Leos Carax’s fifth film (his first full-length feature since 1999’s "Pola X")...

Josh Lucas in Chris Eyre's Eloquent "Hide Away"

Caryn James — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:28:02 GMT

Josh Lucas usually plays the charming sidekick or caddish ex-boyfriend, and more recently starred as the hunted-down lawyer in the predictable, quickly-cancelled television version of The Firm. He...

My Life As A Mankiewicz: An Insider’s Journey Through Hollywood

Leonard Maltin — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

If you love Hollywood anecdotes—not the same old stuff you’ve heard before but fresh material, related first-hand by a master storyteller—you simply must get this book. I...

Cannes Review: Cronenberg's Dystopian "Cosmopolis" Stars Pattinson as Dissolute Master of the Universe

Ryan Lattanzio — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:05:14 GMT

"Life is too contemporary," Didi Fancher (Juliette Binoche) tells Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) after they've just had sex in the back of his limousine. That seems to be the...

Cannes 2012: A Guide to All The Films

Indiewire Staff — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:29:00 GMT

The 2012 Cannes Film Festival has offered a cinephile's dream of a program, with the likes of David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Wes Anderson, Michael Haneke, Alain Resnais, Abbas Kiarostami, Im...

Cannes Virgin Diary 4: Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis," Reygadas' "Post Tenebras Lux"

Ryan Lattanzio — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:09:49 GMT

My trip is winding down to an end, and the festival has ended on such a high note for me. Last night, I tried once again to see Leos Carax's "Holy Motors," but the screening was...

Cannes Review: 'Therese Desqueyroux' Starring Audrey Tautou Is A Banal Version Of 'Masterpiece Theater'

Simon Abrams — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:45:00 GMT

"Therese Desqueyroux," the closing night selection for this year's main competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival, is not the nuanced period drama it should be but rather a banal,...

Cannes Review: Sprawling 'Hemingway & Gellhorn' Worthy Of The Rough & Tumble Life Of Two Great Writers

Kevin Jagernauth — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:50:52 GMT

Ernest Hemingway is the kind of grandiose figure that it seems it would be difficult to contain within the framework of a feature film, and the decision to pair his life with that of his ex-wife...

CANNES REVIEW: Cannes Critics' Week Winner 'Aqui y Alla' Establishes Antonio Mendez Esparza as a New Directing Talent

Eric Kohn — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:12:07 GMT

The plot of "Aqui y Alla" is so slight it barely exists. But the first feature from director Antonio Mendez Esparza balances out that limitation with a richly layered mood that steadily...

Cannes Review: 'Mud' Starring Matthew McConaughey Is An Underwhelming Anti-Fairy Tale

Simon Abrams — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:28:45 GMT

"Mud," American writer/director Jeff Nichols' underwhelming follow-up to the masterfully visceral "Take Shelter," is a shallow and contrived coming of age story. While both...

Review: In 'OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie,' Too Much Bud Gets A Little Boring

Katie Walsh — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:57:00 GMT

"OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie" is a completely unique documentary that depicts one man's struggle -- co-director Bud Clayman -- with...

Cannes Review Round-Up: David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" with Robert Pattinson

Maggie Lange — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:26:38 GMT

If anything, judging from Cannes critics, David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" is a faithful adaptation of the Don DeLillo source material. The consensus is that Cronenberg keeps his...

CANNES REVIEW: How the Robert Pattinson Vehicle 'Cosmopolis' Appeals to David Cronenberg Fans (And Nobody Else)

Eric Kohn — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:44:39 GMT

"My prostate is asymmetrical," says Robert Pattinson in one scene of David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis." As the affluent executive Eric Packer riding a limo around New York City...

Bill Murray, Kids and Madras Pants: Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom"

Caryn James — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

“I had to work with a bunch of scouts, kids. No money can make that right, can it?” asks Bill Murray, wearing ridiculous Madras pants as a 1965 Dad, in a delightful, droll little 3-minute...

Cannes Review: David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis' Is Both An Excellent Adaptation & A Rich, Complex Character Study

Simon Abrams — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:12:25 GMT

"Cosmopolis," an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s typically provocative novel of the same name, is the first feature film since 1999's "eXistenZ" that filmmaker David...

Men In Black 3—movie review

Leonard Maltin — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:25:22 GMT

The first follow-up to Men in Black, ten years ago, seemed to be running on empty. It was the embodiment of everything that’s wrong with sequels, whereas this one won me over completely. Why?...

Moonrise Kingdom—movie review

Leonard Maltin — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:25:08 GMT

I really wanted to like this film. I respect Wes Anderson and his distinctive voice as a writer-director (Rushmore is one of my favorite films of the 1990s), but this latest endeavor is so precious...

The Intouchables—movie review

Leonard Maltin — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:24:53 GMT

Last year, Harvey Weinstein brought a French film called The Artist to the U.S. and wound up with an armful of Academy Awards. This year he’s presenting another Gallic import that not only was...

Cannes Review: Leos Carax's 'Holy Motors' Is An Anything Goes Stew Of Big Ideas That Doesn't Always Work

Kevin Jagernauth — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:04:15 GMT

Hilarious and dull, fascinating and pretentious, there is no doubt that Leos Carax's "Holy Motors" is memorable. Whether it's actually any good is up for debate. Bold and...

Cannes 2012: Lee Daniels' Nasty 'Paperboy' Reviews In A Poem

Sophia Savage — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:26:43 GMT

Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" has arrived at Cannes, and it's receiving quite a reception. With stars like Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey and Macy Gray, it...

Weekend Preview: 'Moonrise Kingdom' Rules; The Audacious 'Oslo, August 31st' & France's 'Intouchables'

Sophia Savage — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:03:17 GMT

"Moonrise Kingdom" is the obvious must-see this holiday weekend, following its warm reception as the Cannes opening night film and the slew of delighted reviews that followed. Fans of...