Inkoo Kang
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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich Lay an Egg
The charmless, disposable, and ultra-busy “Madagascar” spin-off is more likely to give audiences headaches than laughter
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‘American Sniper’ Review: War Plays Out Like a Video Game in Clint Eastwood’s Navy SEAL Biopic
Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller headline Eastwood’s attempt to anoint a popular war hero for the modern age
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‘The Way He Looks’ Review: Brazil’s Oscar Entry a Sweet and Dramatic Coming-of-Age Tale
Ghilherme Lobo’s Leonardo isn’t a disabled gay teen — but a teen who happens to be disabled and gay — in a thoughtful and well-rounded coming-of-age tale
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‘Jessabelle’ Review: Southern Gothic Tale Best When It Forgets It’s a Horror Movie
Disturbing family secrets make for an unexpectedly touching mother-daughter story between Sarah Snook and Joelle Carter, but the scares are mostly missing
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‘Nightcrawler’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Astonishes in Extraordinary Thriller
Actor exposes the lurid underbelly of TV news while seducing Rene Russo (sexually) and Riz Ahmed (financially) in Dan Gilroy’s merciless satire
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‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Voices Exquisite Animated Tour de Force
Hand-drawn animation from legendary director Isao Takahata and a voice cast that also includes James Caan make this a formidable Oscar contender
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ Review: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green Drama Loses Its Way
Stellar cast that includes Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, and Christopher Meloni makes for a thoughtful dud that takes too long to take flight
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‘Eternity: The Movie’ Review: Musical 80s Sendup Falls Prey to the Earnestness It Parodies
Earnestness creeps into, and ultimately sinks, this goofy comedy, though not before the film gets in some very shrewd jokes and wonderfully delirious flights of fancy
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‘Laggies’ Review: Keira Knightley and Chloe Grace Moretz Star in an Exceptional Comedy
Sam Rockwell and Gretchen Mol co-star in what may be Lynn Shelton’s best film yet: a man-child comedy about women
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‘Dear White People’ Review: Critique of Race and Media Has More Than Satire On Its Mind
Tessa Thompson and Tyler James Williams headline a timely and important look at black identity and how it’s informed by by stereotypes in the media
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‘The Judge’ Review: All Rise for Robert Downey Jr.’s Charm in Cliche Legal Drama
Star’s clashes with obstinate father Robert Duvall resonate but film goes down too cynically sweet
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‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her/Him’ Review: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy Can’t Save This Self-Indulgent Mess
A wonderful cast with Viola Davis, Bill Hader, Isabelle Huppert, and Ciarán Hinds delivers standout performances in a two-part film that never really adds up
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‘Annabelle’ Review: ‘The Conjuring’ Prequel Is Surprisingly Poignant and Plenty Scary
Annabelle Wallis and Alfre Woodard deal with motherhood and a killer doll in this modestly ambitious horror tale
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‘Good People’ Review: What’s James Franco Doing in this Ultra-Conventional Thriller?
Workaholic Franco delivers a forgettable performance alongside Kate Hudson and Tom WIlkinson in a B-movie far beneath his usual artistic or commercial ambitions
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‘Hector and the Search for Happiness’ Review: Simon Pegg Woefully Miscast in This Imbecilic Waste of Time
Rosamund Pike and Christopher Plummer accompany Pegg as he globe-trots
