Staff Reviews
Divergent and Nymphomaniac: Volume I
Shailene Woodley breaks out, Lars von Trier goes all the way.
Veronica Mars and Grand Piano
Kristen Bell back on the case, Elijah Wood playing for his life.
The Grand Budapest Hotel and 300: Rise of an Empire
Ralph Fiennes between two wars, ancient Greeks back in the thick of one.
Labor Day and Tim's Vermeer
Kate Winslet in a slushy romance, Penn and Teller on the trail of an artistic mystery.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Big Bad Wolves
Chris Pine in a franchise reboot, and a startling creepfest from Israel.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's electrifying tale of sex and drugs and very dirty money.
Irrational Exuberance or Irrational Policies?
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan seems blind to his role in the housing bubble, the financial crisis, and the recession.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, American Hustle, and Saving Mr. Banks
Dragons and dirtbags and Disney revisited.
How Writers Coped Without Copyright
What would happen if copyright didn't protect against piracy? The answer can be found in history.
Inside Llewyn Davis and Out of the Furnace
The Coen brothers unplugged, Woody Harrelson unchained.
India's Feminist Vigilantes
The Pink Gang takes a DIY approach to fighting rapists and abusers.
Nebraska and Charlie Countryman
A road trip with Bruce Dern and Will Forte, and a Romanian holiday with Shia LaBeouf.
Thor: The Dark World and About Time
Thunder god in diminishing return, romance in the past-tense.
Dallas Buyers Club and Ender's Game
Matthew McConaughey scores again, and a sci-fi classic sags on the screen.
Blue Is the Warmest Color and The Counselor
A great film from France and a Ridley Scott misfire.
12 Years a Slave and All Is Lost
Chiwetel Ejiofor in a stunning slavery tale, Robert Redford adrift on the stormy ocean.
Captain Phillips, Machete Kills, and CBGB
Tom Hanks goes to sea, the Mexican avenger returns, and a punk-rock chronicle flames out.
Gravity and Runner Runner
Bullock and Clooney lost in space, Justin Timberlake drawing a bad hand.
