Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ Is No Small Misfire
The new social satire from normally reliable director Alexander Payne is a well-meaning premise in search of a story.
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‘The Martian’ Does the Math
Ridley Scott’s futuristic lost astronaut epic The Martian strings logic puzzles through a ensemble dramedy that feels equal parts The Avengers and Gravity.
The Stultifying Speeches of ‘The Monuments Men’
Theoretically an adventure film about saving the culture of the Western World from rampaging Nazi philistines, George Clooney's first serious misstep as a director is somehow both painfully serious and trite.
‘Elysium’ Has a Ton of Underutilized Ideas
Elysium's ambitions are undeniable. It's just a shame the same can't be said for the plot or characters.