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33 Postcards

score: 
C+
Director: 
Pauline Chan
Cast: 
Guy Pearce, Zhu Lin, Claudia Karvan, Elaine Jin, Lincoln Lewis
Running Time: 
97
Rated: 
NR
Author(s): 
Lauren Spittler

33 Postcards is the type of movie that is best suited for a lazy Sunday afternoon when you’re flipping through the channels and there is nothing else on. The storyline is captivating enough to keep you occupied for an hour and a half but not so much so that you have to focus all of your energy to figure out a very intricate plot. 33 Postcards is pretty much all fluff.

Star Trek Into Darkness

score: 
A
Director: 
J.J. Abrams
Cast: 
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg
Running Time: 
132
Rated: 
PG-13
Author(s): 
Stephen Davis

J.J. Abrams and an all-star cast return to the galaxy to ward off evil and save the human race in the highly anticipated Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to Abrams' 2009 franchise reboot.

Tied

score: 
D-
Director: 
Hêlene Filliêres
Cast: 
Benoit Poelvoorde, Laetitia Casta, Richard Bohringer
Running Time: 
80
Rated: 
NR
Author(s): 
Stephen Davis

Exploiting the boundaries of sexual desire and the length one will go for love, power, and money, Hêlene Filliêres' Tied is an erotic thriller full of sex, murder, and sadomasochism.

At Any Price

score: 
C+
Director: 
Ramin Bahrani
Cast: 
Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Running Time: 
105
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Stephen Davis

Set in a small Iowa town where everyone seems to know everything about everyone, director Ramin Bahrani's At Any Price mixes the concepts behind corn and car racing to showcase the length that some will go to protect the ones they love.  But Bahrani's unique approach is often times hindered by the film's unflattering characters and overly complex situations that seem to veer on the side of humor rather than drama.

Aftershock

score: 
B-
Director: 
Nicholas Lopez
Cast: 
Eli Roth, Nicolas Martinez, Ariel Levy, Lorenza Izzo, Andrea Osvart
Running Time: 
90
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Stephen Davis

Renoir

score: 
B
Director: 
Gilles Bourdos
Cast: 
Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers
Running Time: 
112
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Candace Breiten

At just shy of two hours, Renoir isn't a film to take lightly, but its core is still highly interesting. Following the Renoir family, of famed painting (the father) and Hollywood fame (the son), during World War I, Renoir begins as a new model enters the household. She inspires the painter, whose health is clearly deteriorating, intrigues the youngest son, and ends up captivating the middle son who comes home wounded from the war.

The Great Gatsby

score: 
B+
Director: 
Baz Luhrmann
Cast: 
Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher
Running Time: 
143
Rated: 
PG-13
Author(s): 
Lauren Spittler

It’s pretty hard to make one of the most beloved books of all time into a successful movie, but Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby does just that.  The Great Gatsby is about a man named Nick Carraway who comes to Long Island from the Midwest and is taken under the wing of his rich neighbor, Jay Gatsby, who throws extravagant parties every weekend.  This relationship allows Nick to see the real Gatsby beyond all the money and lavish lifestyle.

Venus and Serena

score: 
B-
Director: 
Maiken Baird, Michelle Major
Cast: 
Venus Williams, Serena Williams
Running Time: 
99
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Stephen Davis

Maiken Baird and Michelle Major take an unfiltered look into the busy lives of Venus and Serena Williams, the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen.  From in-depth interviews with family and friends to home videos of their life in Compton, California, Venus and Serena takes you behind the glamour and prestige, opening your eyes to a career of heartache and joy, pain and celebration, showing you that while their lives have been a pioneer for the sport, they were always meant for greatness.

The Peeples

score: 
B-
Director: 
Tina Gordon Chism
Cast: 
Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, S. Epatha Merkerson
Running Time: 
95
Rated: 
PG-13
Author(s): 
Joe Kotisso

People are people. And people are just like the people we see in Peeples because people are “Peeples”. That’s one of the realities of life explored in this new family comedy from long-time screenwriter (Drumline, ATL), first time director Tina Gordon Chism.

The Iceman

score: 
B
Director: 
Ariel Roman
Cast: 
Michael Shannon, Ray Liotta, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans
Running Time: 
105
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Tim Wainwright

The Iceman, the new crime drama from Israeli director Arial Roman, is incredibly acted and beautifully shot. But it also embraces evil in a way bound to both challenge and disgust fans of the traditional gangster movie.

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