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'Still Alice' skimps on other characters besides the protagonist'Alice' actress Julianne Moore is very good as a Columbia linguistics professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, but by focusing so intently on her, the co-writing and directing team of Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland skimp on the realities one might otherwise expect from this story.
'Wild': Actress Reese Witherspoon delivers an impressive performanceThe movie, based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, is broken up by flashbacks too much but Witherspoon makes us feel Strayed's predicament in our bones.
'Boyhood' dominates NY Film Critics Circle Awards – what does that mean for the Oscars?'Boyhood' picked up the best picture, best director, and best supporting actor prizes at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, while the best actor award went to 'Mr. Turner' star Timothy Spall and Marion Cotillard took best actress for her work in 'The Immigrant' and 'Two Days, One Night.'
- Star Wars teaser trailer: Does it leave too much to the imagination?
Disney released the teaser for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, the seventh installment of the wildly popular space opera, on Friday.
'Once Upon a Time, Veronica' is a bit dissolute and daffyThe movie is directed by Marcelo Gomes, who has a nice eye for semidocumentary detail.
- 'The Imitation Game': Benedict Cumberbatch's performance is more interesting than the movie
'Imitation' mutes World War II anxieties and Alan Turing's personal story, but director Morten Tyldum has the good sense to let Cumberbatch loose.
'Horrible Bosses 2' star Christoph Waltz explains what made him turn to comedyWaltz, who has also starred in Quentin Tarantino films such as 'Inglourious Basterds,' appears in 'Bosses' as an entrepreneur who tricks new business owners Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis), and Dale (Charlie Day). 'There were beautifully hidden spots in the script that say a lot about the world we live in,' Waltz said of the film.
'The Last Goodbye' will make you weep like a Nazgûl'The Last Goodbye,' the teary ballad that will play over the credits of "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," brings an end to the Hobbit trilogy.
'The Tale of Princess Kaguya' is a near masterpiece'Kaguya,' an animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli, is a marvel that is lyrical and heartbreaking in ways that most live-action movies never approach.
'National Gallery' is a remarkable film about the experience of art in all its manifestations'Gallery' is directed by Frederick Wiseman. In the film, Wiseman wants to instill in the audience a love for the artwork that is almost sacramental.
Pitch Perfect 2 trailer: Let the 'aca-auditions' begin!Pitch Perfect ignited a fresh wave of interest in a cappella groups on campus. Will the sequel, Pitch Perfect 2, hit a new high note?
'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1': Just a placeholder until grand finale'Mockingjay' is a big bore that suffers from being the transitional event before the big showdown. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson.
'Dumb and Dumber To' tops 'Interstellar,' 'Big Hero 6' at the box office'Dumb and Dumber To' opened with more than $38 million at the box office, despite negative reviews from critics. 'Big Hero 6' placed second with $36 million and 'Interstellar' grossed more than $29 million.
'Rosewater' journalist says fear of social media is making tyrants more dangerousJournalist Maziar Bahari, whose memoir of captivity and torture at the hands of the Iranian government has been adapted into the film 'Rosewater,' warns that the inability of authoritarian regimes to control social media is making them more brutal.
Is 'The Daily Show' a weapon? 'Rosewater' reveals how comedy rattles tyrants.'Rosewater,' Jon Stewart's first film, depicts how Iranian officials used a 'Daily Show' segment as a pretense to accuse a journalist of espionage.
'Rosewater': The mind games between interrogator and prisoner are mildly engrossing'Rosewater' stars Gael García Bernal as journalist Maziar Bahari, who was imprisoned in Iran and accused of being a spy. The movie is 'The Daily Show' host Jon Stewart's directorial debut.
'Foxcatcher': Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo are extraordinary'Foxcatcher' stars Carell as John E. du Pont, a wealthy man who offers Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz (Tatum) the chance to start a wrestling training program at du Pont's estate.
Jon Stewart didn't want 'Rosewater' to be 'one-dimensional, victim-versus-monster'Stewart, best known as the host of the Comedy Central show 'The Daily Show,' makes his directing debut with the movie, which stars Gael Garcia Bernal as journalist Maziar Bahari. Bahari was imprisoned and tortured in Iran after reporting on the country's 2009 elections.
Interstellar: Latest entry in the new 'Cli-Fi' movie genre"Cli-fi" movies, including 'Interstellar' have emerged as a niche genre, taking the pomp of doomsday science-fiction flicks and mixing it with the underlying message of climate change awareness.
- What if Darth Vader had a high-pitched voice?
A rough cut of the first Star Wars film shows Darth Vader's lines delivered by David Prowse, the Welsh bodybuilder who wore the black helmet and cape on screen.
