‘Jack Reacher’ movie review: Tom Cruise in crackling Lee Child thriller
Jack Reacher is an especially solid ride that deserves a lot more credit than it has received
December 27, 2012
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Jack Reacher is an especially solid ride that deserves a lot more credit than it has received
Ang Lee’s Life of Pi is a spellbinding journey that captures your attention and requests careful consideration
Two movies compete for screen time in the slickly-produced, well-cast and acted but otherwise inexplicable Pitch Perfect
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey give fans the chance to spend some more time in Peter Jackson’s vision of Middle Earth
In Anna Karenina, director Joe Wright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard put a bold, dazzlingly original take on a classic piece of literature
Seven Psychopaths is a film about writing, or more specifically writer’s block, perhaps born from the writer-director’s own difficulties
Argo is an incredible story, told with lean efficiency and expert craftsmanship, which is mighty good enough
Cloud Atlas is a bold and ambitious piece of filmmaking that demands to be seen and analyzed, and reseen and reanalyzed
Chasing Mavericks traces Jay Moriarty’s growth from an eight-year-old in Santa Cruz up to his legendary wipeout at Mavericks
Silent Hill: Revelation, based on Konami’s popular series of survival horror video games, delivers what you might expect
Signál, the latest film from director Tomáš Řehořek, starts out with a can’t-miss premise but eventually turns into a muddle
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 is all Sturm und Drang and endless exposition, and yet nothing is really happening
A vibrant, fast-paced ride, Disney has a real winner in Wreck-It Ralph, which should entertain parents just as much as their kids
Acting is what elevates End of Watch from generic police drama into the realm of something special
Sinister features a traditional narrative that helps make the found footage – 8mm home movie murder films – all the more terrifying
A wordless blend of incredible imagery and emotive music, Samsara was a long time in the making
Skyfall, the 23rd (official) entry in the EON Production series of James Bond films, is a welcome return to the big screen
Martin Scorsese’s sprawling, expansive George Harrison: Living in the Material World is a real delight
Paranormal Activity 4 should reap the benefits of its predecessors’ success, and Joost & Schulman have returned to the director’s chair
Bachelorette, a foul-mouthed, high-concept Hangover-meets-Bridesmaids wedding comedy, has opened to divisive reviews
Looper manages to capture both our eyes and minds despite a (relatively) small budget and an absence of overdone CGI effects
Taken 2 bows with a simultaneous worldwide release that reeks of cash grab: get in, get out, and forget about Taken 3
The Possession is a nicely-produced, well-directed, competently-acted, but entirely generic possession film
Hit and Run is a labor of love for writer-director-star Dax Shepherd, who cast himself in the lead and real-life wife Kristen Bell as his love interest