Whiplash and The Judge
J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller jazz it up, Downey and Duvall go to court.
Movies
The Surprising Power of Subtitles
From Jesus on a bed sheet in Tagalog to Rasputin rapping in Ukrainian
Video's Gutenberg Moment
How the VX1000 camera revolutionized news, documentaries, and porn.
The Equalizer and Jimi: All Is by My Side
Denzel Washington kickstarts a franchise, Andre Benjamin illuminates a Hendrix biopic.
Friday A/V Club: That Time Jane Jacobs and Marshall McLuhan Made a Movie Together
Killing the Spadina Expressway
The Maze Runner and A Walk Among the Tombstones
More teen dystopia, and some middling Liam Neeson crime action.
Friday A/V Club: A Soviet Filmmaker Adapts a Post-Apocalyptic Ray Bradbury Story
Forget The Day After. This is the great nuclear-war movie of the early '80s.
The Skeleton Twins and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Them)
Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig get serious, Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy sail the sea of heartbreak.
Wetlands and The Longest Week
A wild German import, and a limp Woody Allen tribute Jason Bateman can't quite save.
That Time the President, the FBI, and a Moonlighting Supreme Court Justice Tried to Dig Up Dirt on a Movie Star
When LBJ ordered an investigation of George Hamilton.
The Year Armond White's Historical Perspective Broke
A film critic offers a strange take on recent American history.
The November Man and Life of Crime
Pierce Brosnan gets back in the spy game, Jennifer Aniston takes on Elmore Leonard.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Another all-star helping of blood and bullets from Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller.
Friday A/V Club: Buster Keaton vs. the Los Angeles Police Department
The classic comedy Cops.
Frank: Radiant Music and Madness. The Giver: Unnecessary Helping of Teen Dys-dopia.
Michael Fassbender gets a big head, and Jeff Bridges mutters through yet another post-apocalyptic franchise attempt.
What If: A Rom-Com Gem. Land Ho!: A Charming Indie Road Trip.
Zoe Kazan and Daniel Radcliffe in love and confusion, and two unconquerable codgers on an Icelandic adventure.
Friday A/V Club: Watch This Old Movie About Stranger Danger and Marvel at How Unsupervised Kids Used to Be
This film's fears can't conceal just how level-headed people were about allowing children a little autonomy.
