Hollywood Reporter - All Reviews

All Divided Selves: Berlin Film Review

Neil Young — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000

Neil Young
Filmmaker Luke Fowler's documentary is an uncompromising look at Scotland's seminal psychoanalyst R.D. Laing.

Parabeton: Berlin Film Review

Neil Young — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:05:00 +0000

Neil Young
The film is the latest in an ongoing series of exquisite architecture documentaries by German veteran Heinz Emigholz.

Love (Ai): Berlin Film Review

Neil Young — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:13:01 +0000

Neil Young
From Taiwan, the commercial romance film centers on three interlocking romantic stories taking place in Taipei and Beijing.

Gone: Film Review

John DeFore — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

John DeFore
The actress leads a cast that includes Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter and Sebastian Stan in director Heitor Dhalia's serial kidnapper drama.

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds: Film Review

Frank Scheck — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:01:33 +0000

Frank Scheck
Thandie Newton, Rebecca Romijn, Gabrielle Union and Phylicia Rashad co-star in the Lionsgate drama, written and directed by Perry.

'Act of Valor': Film Review

Michael Rechtshaffen — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:53:39 +0000

Michael Rechtshaffen
A blend of reality and fiction, Relativity's film about Navy SEALS stars actual active-duty recruits.

Tomorrow (Zavtra): Berlin Film Review

Neil Young — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:17:39 +0000

Neil Young
The micro-budget debut from filmmaker Andrey Gryazev centers on Moscow art-anarchists.

Calm at Sea: Berlin Film Review

Neil Young — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:30:19 +0000

Neil Young
Volker Schlöndorff directs a wartime drama set in occupied France.

Game Change: TV Review

Tim Goodman — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:20:38 +0000

Tim Goodman
Great performances probably won't help this film bridge the partisan divide.

Two Little Boys: Berlin Film Review

Megan Lehmann — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:59:38 +0000

Megan Lehmann
Bret McKenzie and Hamish Blake star in a screwball comedy who end up on the road trip of their lives.

Xingu: Berlin Film Review

Neil Young — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:41:37 +0000

Neil Young
Director-writer Cao Hamburger's epic drama follows three Brazilian brothers and their lives in the tribe Xingu.

Wanderlust: Film Review

John DeFore — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:16:06 +0000

John DeFore
David Wain's latest comedy co-stars Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as stressed-out New Yorkers who wind up living on a hippie commune in Georgia.

The Life of Another (La Vie d’une autre): Film Review

Jordan Mintzer — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:35:17 +0000

Jordan Mintzer
An irresistible lead turn from Juliette Binoche carries this choppy romantic dramedy by Sylvie Testud.

Blood From a Stone: Film Review

Bernard Besserglik — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:41:16 +0000

Bernard Besserglik
French director Jacques Maillot brings the tale of a shipbuilding company to life.

10+10: Berlin Film Review

Jordan Mintzer — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:29:41 +0000

Jordan Mintzer
A collection of five-minute shorts, commissioned by the Tapei Golden Horse Film Festival, celebrates “the uniqueness of Taiwan” on its 100-year anniversary.

Being Flynn: Film Review

Todd McCarthy — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:01:00 +0000

Todd McCarthy
Writer-director Paul Weitz's drama stars Robert DeNiro as a a ranting alcoholic father who is reconnected with his son after 18 years.

The Parade: Berlin Film Review

Karsten Kastelan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:24:58 +0000

Karsten Kastelan
In this hilarious, raunchy comedy directed by Srdjan Dragojevic, a homophobic gangster is charged with protecting a gay pride parade in Belgrade.

Kuma: Berlin Film Review

Deborah Young — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:33:43 +0000

Deborah Young
Director Umut Dag's quiet drama, which opened the Berlin Panorama, tells the story of a village girl who is recruited as a second wife.

Gattu: Berlin Film Review

Deborah Young — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:20:45 +0000

Deborah Young
Director Rajan Khosa's drama centers on an illiterate boy who sneaks into school.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Film Review

David Rooney — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

David Rooney
A first-rate assembly of actors led by Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson star as retirees discovering new life in India.

Atomic Age: Berlin Film Review

David Rooney — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

David Rooney
A critics prize-winner in the Berlinale Panorama section, Helena Klotz's short feature makes evocative use of sound and imagery to explore the mysteries of a romantic youthful friendship.

War Witch: Berlin Film Review

Deborah Young — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:46:45 +0000

Deborah Young
Canadian director Kim Nguyen’s drama centers on a 12-year-old African girl, who is abducted from her village by vicious armed rebels and forced to wage war as a child soldier.

Bel Ami: Berlin Film Review

David Rooney — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0000

David Rooney
Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci co-star in this adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's novel about a social climber in belle epoque Paris who uses women to elevate his station.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance: Film Review

John Defore — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:15:53 +0000

John Defore
This water-treading sequel offers just enough kooky color to keep less-discerning fans occupied.

Mercy: Berlin Film Review

Deborah Young — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:28:02 +0000

Deborah Young
Guilt and redemption in the dark Scandinavian winter are examined to death in this slow-paced, brooding drama about the aftermath of a hit-and-run car accident that returns to some of the favored themes of German director Matthias Glasner.

Shatner's World: We Just Live In It: Theater Review

Frank Scheck — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Frank Scheck
William Shatner takes audiences on a witty journey through his acting career in his one-man Broadway performance.

A Royal Affair: Berlin Film Review

David Rooney — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0000

David Rooney
Mads Mikkelsen and rising Swedish star Alicia Vikander play the romantically entwined royal physician and the Queen of Denmark, who orchestrate radical social reforms in Nikolaj Arcel's engrossing historical drama.

Side by Side: Berlin Film Review

Jordan Mintzer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:11:53 +0000

Jordan Mintzer
Keanu Reeves co-produces a documentary on the rapidly evolving film industry.

Life's Too Short: TV Review

Tim Goodman — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:11:34 +0000

Tim Goodman
With an ex-Ewok and brilliant stunt casting, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant mine the depths of humiliation on HBO's new comedy about an egomaniac dwarf.

Cherry: Berlin Film Review

David Rooney — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

David Rooney
Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Dev Patel, Lili Taylor and Heather Graham star in this supposedly myth-busting chronicle of a young woman's absorption into the adult-film industry.