Monday, June 30, 2014

Code Black, Begin Again, A Coffee in Berlin, Citizen Koch, Manakamana

Code Black
Begin Again


A Coffee in Berlin


Citizen Koch
Manakamana





Capsule reviews on three docs and two features from the weekend in cinema:

Monday, June 23, 2014

Borgman, The Only Real Game, Third Person

Third Person
Borgman

The Only Real Game
 

Capsules on a few of the week's smaller releases:

Jersey Boys





Clint Eastwood’s film of the jukebox musical “Jersey Boys” is the definitive telling of the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, richer because Eastwood takes the time to develop each man’s character (in the stage show, they’re largely indistinguishable).

Thursday, June 19, 2014

22 Jump Street, Ivory Tower, Korengal, Elena, The Rover, The Sacrament, Dormant Beauty


22 Jump Street

Ivory Tower





Korengal

Elena





The Rover


The Sacrament



Dormant Beauty





A poor movie year continues with a week in which "22 Jump Street" earns the only recommendation:

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Next Year Jerusalem, Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, The Fault in Our Stars, Obvious Child, Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, Edge of Tomorrow, The Case Against 8

Next Year Jerusalem
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia





Obvious Child
The Fault in Our Stars




Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon




Edge of Tomorrow
The Case Against 8






Capsule reviews on five new documentaries and three feature films: