In times past it was stated that all roads led to Rome. Well in the 21st century, as far as cinema goes, all great contempo science fiction films can be traced in some way or …

Going the Distance won’t set the world on fire but will make you laugh your ass off. Thank goodness this Drew Barrymore starrer is rated R for multiple uses of the f-bomb, general potty mouth …

The American allows the viewer to travel back, in an atmospheric sense, to action dramas of the 70s. In particular, this George Clooney starrer (helmed by Anton Corbijn) charts a lone assassin, alternately known as …

Here are some films we may not be seeing in September much less the rest of the year. When the Angelika closed all of a sudden this weekend it was almost like a death in …

Takers takes more than it gives. A fast paced ensemble heist movie Takers shows off a cast of impossibly handsome criminals, some of whom produced the film.
After a brilliantly executed robbery followed by a skyscraper …

My living room just became the second biggest art house in Houston overnight.  The Angelika Film Center shuttered its doors this morning. For the last few months, this is summertime remember, they only ran air …

Sitting through Life During Wartime has a slight resemblance to listening in to a psychiatric session with writer/director Todd Solandz. There’s no connection to the Talking Heads song “Life During Wartime” although there is a …

Centurion is a film for people who thought that Gladiator wasn’t violent enough or that King Arthur was not realistic enough. In truth, the recent Bruckheimer produced King Arthur was very realistic in depicting Romans …

Animal Kingdom pounces on the audience with its brilliant portrayal of a family unit bound by crime and the police detective who wants to take them down. Even weeks after seeing Animal Kingdom certain images …

Cairo Time operates in its own unique zone of comfort. This two-character drama, set in Cairo, Egypt, allows the leads (Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig) to dominate the film in equal parts with the bustling …