‘Born To Be Blue’ Props Up the Cult of the Intuitive Genius
This film slyly suggests that even Chet Baker himself couldn’t quite work out who ‘Chet Baker: Jazz Legend’ might or should be.
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‘Me Him Her’ Is a Romantic Comedy With an Appealingly Soft Center
Me Him Her's insistently daft, self-involved representations of Los Angeles and those who live there include clichés played mostly for laughs.
Thriller ‘Reversion’ Has Some Hard Edges
Reversion is hardly subtle in its critique of our tech-dependent lives, and the idea that we might seek comfort, inspiration, and fulfillment of emotional needs from our devices.
Another Lesson in Letting Go with ‘A Brilliant Young Mind’
Even as A Beautiful Young Mind’s protagonist learns to cope with uncertainty, its viewers aren't credited with the maturity to do so.
‘In Stereo’ Is More Than Just Young Creatives in Love, in New York, Again
Details make In Stereo a better movie than its many clichés might suggest.
Sexism Just Won’t Die in ‘Burying the Ex’
Playing like a "Rom-Zom-Com" helmed by Judd Apatow, Burying the Ex suffers from a repository of sexist tropes, a somewhat redeeming ending notwithstanding.
‘Gemma Bovery’ Is Just a Woman Trying to Be Happy
To viewers, the eponymous Gemma Bovery is an object to feel something about, rather than a being capable of feeling in her own right.
‘Wayward Pines’ Tinkers With Familiar Strangeness
Mixing together the perfection of Wisteria Lane, the damp environs of Twilight, and Twin Peaks, Wayward Pines is an intriguing collection of the familiar.
‘Lilting’ Is About the Ways We Assimilate
Lilting challenges what it means to assimilate into a culture, suggesting that blending in isn't necessary for shared experience.
Word Play, Opera, ‘Endeavour’
Both Endeavour, and its parent series Inspector Morse make a point of juxtaposing a lovely illusion of Oxford with the city's uglier realities.
‘Coherence’, Confined Spaces and Multiple Selves
Coherence generates fear and mistrust with very little in the way of effects, gore or outright scares.
‘Doll & Em’ Have a Complicated Friendship
A clever, often painful study of a corrosive friendship,'Doll & Em' features Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells, who play fictionalized versions of themselves.