Review

  • Book Review John Le Carré: A Delicate Truth

    A master at spycraft finally channels his anger into a concise narrative.

    May 13, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review Christopher Hacker: The Morels

    An arresting debut novel picks apart the details and consequences of sexual taboos.

    May 13, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review The Great Gatsby

    Baz Luhrmann’s take on the lit masterpiece is just as gaudy, but not as ruinous, as it looks.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:07am -

  • Movie Review Tyler Perry Presents Peeples

    Craig Robinson meets the parents in a blessedly painless addition to the Perry oeuvre.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:06am -

  • Movie Review Stories We Tell

    In her first documentary, Sarah Polley bravely scales her own family tree.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:05am -

  • Movie Review Aftershock

    It’s hell on (crumbling) Earth for the obnoxious heroes of this sadistic disaster movie.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:05am -

  • Movie Review Sightseers

    Vacationing lovers get their hands dirty in this one-note dark comedy from the director of Kill List.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:04am -

  • Movie Review Venus And Serena

    A conventional sports doc searches for uplift in the worst season of the tennis pros’ careers.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:03am -

  • Movie Review And Now A Word From Our Sponsor

    The great Bruce Greenwood almost saves this pointless farce. Almost.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • Movie Review Java Heat

    Cleanly staged mayhem—and an outsize Mickey Rourke—bolster a generic action import.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • Movie Review No One Lives

    Even wrestling fanatics will feel cheated by the latest from WWE Studios.

    May 9, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • MusicalWork Review She & Him: Volume 3

    The saccharine duo finally produces a record that grabs—and mostly keeps—the listener’s attention.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:04am -

  • MusicalWork Review Deerhunter: Monomania

    Constantly shifting Atlanta art rockers remain consistently weird, great.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:03am -

  • MusicalWork Review Savages: Silence Yourself

    Post-punk newcomers successfully capture the danger and doomsday vibe of the genre’s past.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • MusicalWork Review Mikal Cronin: MCII

    Young punk rocker gets poppier while battling self-doubt and pondering self-betterment on his Merge debut.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • MusicalWork Review Fitz And The Tantrums: More Than Just A Dream

    The retro-soul stars continue back in time, although now, not as far.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review Marc Maron: Attempting Normal

    A gifted comedian doesn’t quite hit the mark with his second book.

    May 6, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review David Sedaris: Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls

    The humorist’s newest effort stretches for incisive observation via contrived wackiness.

    May 6, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review DC Pierson: Crap Kingdom

    Coming-of-age fantasy explores the ethics of artificial self-improvement.

    May 6, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review Post Tenebras Lux

    The new film from Carlos Reygadas starts brilliant, then gets baffling.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:07am -

  • Movie Review Dead Man’s Burden

    Sometimes they do make ’em like they used to.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:06am -

  • Movie Review Love Is All You Need

    Italy is for wounded romantics in this fluffy import.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:05am -

  • Movie Review What Maisie Knew

    With parents like these, who needs enemies?

    May 2, 2013 | 12:04am -

  • Movie Review The Iceman

    Michael Shannon plays a ruthless killer. It’s less fun than it sounds.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:03am -

  • Movie Review Greetings From Tim Buckley

    And salutations from his son, Jeff, the true subject of this behind-the-music drama.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • Movie Review Kiss Of The Damned

    Bad acting can’t quite sink this Euro-horror homage.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • Movie Review Iron Man 3

    The success of The Avengers casts a long shadow.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review The Source Family

    Only some rocking tunes distinguish a new documentary on the eponymous hippie cult.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review Something In The Air

    Olivier Assayas remembers '70s radicalism--and his own unsupervised youth.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • MusicalWork Review Iggy And The Stooges: Ready To Die

    A legendary band makes another stab at a comeback.

    April 30, 2013 | 12:04am -