Ty Burr

"A brooding, brutal origin tale, one that starts well but steadily caves into genre clichés. It’s a B-movie sheep in A-movie clothing"  

"If 'The Trip to Italy' begins shakily, it ends with expansive bliss."

"A family-friendly dystopian nightmare that won't offend anyone but won't get them very excited, either"  

"There's nothing about this plotline that doesn't feel like a retread, and MacFarlane, I'm sorry to report, still seems like the funniest guy in the writers' room rather than a genuine movie star"  

"This is the most confident of Turturro's directing jobs and one of his tenderest performances; at times the movie's a mess, but it goes to such special places that you don't mind."  

"Leonardo DiCaprio — magnificent is the only word to describe this performance — the best movie Gatsby by far (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of 4)"  

"Before this urban revenge melodrama falls apart in a clatter of plot absurdities and pretensions, it has its loopy charms (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"  

"An A-list cast fights a B-movie script and goes down hard in 'Deadfall,' a wintry suspense melodrama that's not quite awful enough to be any fun"  

"There are moments of unexpected wonder (...) but too much of 'Beloved' feels hermetic, and at two hours and 19 minutes, it tries your patience."  

"It’s a thing of severe and chilly beauty (...) 'Elena' reveals a filmmaker in full command of his art (…) Rating: ***½ (out of 4)"  

"Is the movie entertaining? In its schizophrenic fashion, yes. The production design, the clothes, the storied British cathedrals invite you to wallow in their opulence, and whatever else you say about 'Snow White and the Huntsman,' it’s rarely boring (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of 4)"  

"Labaki is a forceful director and a stunning screen presence, but 'Where Do We Go Now?' suffers from diffuseness (…) Rating: *** (out of 4)"  

"'The Sleeping Beauty' lets these sequences flow with a lovely haphazardness; there’s a putting-on-a-show vibe to the film that smooths its sharp edges (…) Rating: ***½ (out of 4)"  

"'Trollhunter’' works on a number of levels, the most immediately satisfying of which is the office-place comedy (…) Rating: **½ (out of 4)"  

"A mystery, a melodrama, a prison film, and a love story, 'Incendies'' is foremost a scream of rage at a society destroyed by religion and by men"  

"A smart, well-acted two hours at the art house, full of witty observations and fellow feeling. But, really, it has no business being a movie"  

"If you’ve never seen it, you should (...) The sheer weight of 'Shoah' is daunting but inextricable from its impact (…) Rating: ***½ (out of 4)"  

"The movie isn’t badly done, just overdone — a cozy art-house crowd-pleaser coasting on the expectations of its genre. At its heart is another very, very good performance by Colin Firth (…) Rating: **½ (out of 4)"  

"'Marwencol' is a strange and very beautiful documentary about the gray area between obsession and art (…) Rating: **** (out of 4)"  

"What might have been a guilty-pleasure romp is hobbled by poor direction, sloppy pacing, and a story line that can't decide whether it's farce or a retreat"