The production notes for the horror film, ISeveranceI, are a mutual asskissfest, outrageous even by Industry standards. The principals, directorco-writer Christopher Smith and collaborator James Moran, high-concept and high-five the film as The Office meets IDeliveranceI. Catchy, but no cigarillo. Ive never watched The Office, but mentioning IDeliveranceI in the same sentence as this clumsy mix of dry British humor and bloody gore insults the fine 1972 film that made Appalachia a must-visit place for urban business types....

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Big personalities rule these seven seas, and the biggest of those personalities is of course Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. But IAt Worlds EndI proves that while his place in piracy may be the biggest, its not necessarily the most important. IPirates 3I is better than IPirates 2I for one, very good reason: Forget Captain Jack, Captain Barbossa is...

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“Amu,” the ambitious debut feature by Shonali Bose, wears its political heart on its sleeve and is unafraid to tackle big topics: identity, history, truth,...

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Some version of the immigrant’s tale told in “Golden Door” is part of the family history of millions of...

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A gentler, more wistful Henry Jaglom wrote and directed “Hollywood Dreams,” his 15th and perhaps most accessible...

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