Our Brand Is Crisis (Warner Bros., R)
As for whether this is a drama or a comedy, it’s more the latter, but we could debate that point.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros., PG-13)
If this new one is the best, what does that say about the other Hobbit movies?
Various Artists | Christmas at Downton Abbey (Warner Bros.)
One could easily envision any one of these songs as the backdrop to the forthcoming Christmas episode.
Divorcing Amazon
I’d like to offer a hearty second to Stephen Colbert’s promotion of Portland’s legendary bookstore Powell’s, which has best website for an independent bookstore I’ve ever seen.
Jersey Boys (Warner Bros., R)
The characters don’t give us a single bit of inside information; everything they tell the audience is, or will soon be, readily apparent to anyone paying attention.
Edge of Tomorrow (Warner Bros., PG-13)
Tom Cruise plays a coward who only stumbles into heroism for lack of other choices.
Godzilla (Warner Bros., PG-13)
The final battle is teased out, so the excitement keeps building, rather than reaching a plateau before the actual climax.
Her (Warner Bros., R)
Between this and last year’s The Master, Joaquin Phoenix has quickly proven that he’s one of the best actors we have right now.
Marco Beltrami | World War Z (Warner Bros.)
Beltrami lets the terror of the scrambling undead lead the way, and then follows the action that ensues.
The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros., PG-13)
To watch it is akin to watching a particularly kitschy 2½-hour music video that vaguely tells the tale of Gatsby.