The Martian, 99 Homes, Freeheld, He Named Me Malala, Labyrinth of Lies, National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

The Martian

99 Homes

Freeheld

He Named Me Malala



Labyrinth of Lies

National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

A Michael Shannon double feature highlights the week in film:

Touchy Feely

I can't tell you how disappointed I am in Lynn Shelton's "Touchy Feely."

The East

Regular readers know how I feel about Brit Marling, the talented writer and actress who's made my honorable mention list the last two years with "Another Earth" and "Sound of My Voice."

The Best Films of 2012: #5

After the mediocre, name-dropping "Midnight in Paris" (which the masses loved because it let them feel sophisticated for picking up on literary references from high school English), Woody Allen returned triumphantly to form with "To Rome With Love," his richest work since "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," brimming with great ideas cleverly realized and chock full of outsize laughs.

To Rome with Love

“To Rome With Love” is Woody Allen’s richest work in years, brimming with great ideas cleverly realized and chock-full of outsize laughs. It marks a welcome return to form for Woody after the mediocre “Midnight in Paris,” whose mass appeal lay primarily in the sort of name-dropping he lambastes here.