Mike D'Angelo
Story Archive
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A&E'Rust and Bone' transcends its inspirational-drama setup
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 The French film focuses on an orca trainer who loses her legs in an accident.
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A&E'Zero Dark Thirty' effectively depicts the hunt for Osama bin Laden
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 The movie simplifies the decade-long manhunt.
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A&EFilm review: 'This Is 40' has its moments, but not much more
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Judd Apatow has lost sight of what’s worth sharing and what should remain in his notebook of ideas.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Les Miserables'
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 From singing to filmmaking, this is a pretty miserable experience
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ReviewsFilm review: 'This Must Be the Place'
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Sean Penn in a fright wig. We're already intrigued!
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 Rom-coms and mental illness--not always a great mix
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A&EThe Weekly list: must-see martial arts films
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 Mike D'Angelo recommends five of the genre's classics.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'The Master'
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 Paul Thomas Anderson's latest is a bit too contemplative for its own good
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Cosmopolis'
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 Robert Pattinson's street cred just shot way up
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Killer Joe'
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 Killer Joe is little more than a wallow in the worst of humanity
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ReviewsFilm review: 'The Queen of Versailles'
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 A documentary on the ultra-rich becomes a story about the economy at large
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ScreenThird Neil Young documentary goes deeper into artist's roots
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 Jonathan Demme's latest look at Young gets a little desperate.
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A&EDVD review: ‘The Deep Blue Sea’ is an impeccable literary adaptation
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Las Vegans can finally see the film, as it didn't make it to local theaters.
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FilmImprov success in 'Your Sister's Sister'
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Booze flows, tongues wag and secret attractions are revealed.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 It's based on a joke, but Safety is actually pretty touching
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Brave'
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Think you know what this movie's going to be about? Think again
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Screen'Moonrise Kingdom' is another treat for Wes Anderson fans
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 If you hate Wes Anderson, this movie won’t change your mind, but believers should be enchanted.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'The Intouchables'
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 It's France's second-highest grossing movie of all time. The question is, why?
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ReviewsTender drama and wild inventiveness at the Cannes Film Festival
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Mike D'Angelo runs down the highlights--and lowlights--from this year's Cannes Film Festival
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A&EFilm review: 'Damsels in Distress'
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Writer-director Whit Stillman makes a welcome return.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Coriolanus'
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Ralph Fiennes takes a modern spin on Shakespeare -- with terrific results
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ReviewsFilm Review: 'The Kid With a Bike'
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 "The Kid With a Bike" is another compassionate winner from the Dardenne brothers.
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Reviews'Bully' is important, but entertaining? Not so much
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 "Bully" is solid education but terrible filmmaking.
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ReviewsReview: 'The Hunger Games' finally hits theaters
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 And it could have been so much better. Sigh.
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A&EFilm review: 'Being Flynn'
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 This one more or less lives up to its marquee-friendly adapted title.
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ReviewsFilm Review: 'Silent House'
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Despite a great central performance, 'Silent House' is let down by an all-too-familiar cliche
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A&EFilm review: Five stars for 'A Separation'!
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 The Oscars' Best Foreign Language Film deserves that accolade and more.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Wanderlust'
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 'Wanderlust' is fitfully amusing -- but it is amusing nonetheless
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A&EFilm review: 'Pina'
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Wim Wenders' 3D documentary works well as a primer on legendary dance choreographer Pina Bausch.
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A&EFreud/Jung biopic 'A Dangerous Method' feels too tame
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 'The real danger here is that the audience might be talked to death.'
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A&E'Haywire' delivers brutal hand-to-hand beat-downs—and more
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 MMA fighter Gina Carano stars in filmmaker Soderbergh's latest magic act.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Shame'
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 Don't let the NC-17 rating fool you; 'Shame' is a bit of a downer
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FilmThe not-quite golden silence of 'The Artist'
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 So long as it’s merely striving to entertain, it’s thoroughly delightful.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Carnage'
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 Roman Polanski's latest movie, 'Carnage', is just a wallow in ugliness
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A&EThe Year in Review: Film and TV
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 Our critics pick their favorite films and shows from 2011.
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A&E'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' is ungainly in English, too
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 The Hollywood version is livelier, but comes off as shallow as its Swedish counterpart.
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ReviewsFilm review: 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 'Mission Impossible' franchise keeps the thrills coming, and isn't that what it's all about?
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A&EFilm review: 'Like Crazy'
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 This film beat 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' at Sundance?!
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A&EFilm: Martin Scorsese’s 'Hugo' is a hollow spectacle
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 Famed director's 3D CGI marvel could use a dose of magic.
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Reviews'Martha Marcy May Marlene' is one of the year's best films
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 It may be a tough title to remember come Oscar time, but 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' will be a contender
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ReviewsFilm review: 'The Skin I Live in'
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 Pedro Almodovar's latest is a look at the dark side of plastic surgery
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ReviewsJohnny Depp revisits Hunter S. Thompson in 'The Rum Diary'
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 Depp does his utmost to sell us on the scuzzy romance of blackout alcoholism. I’m still not buying it.
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ReviewsComedy 'The Big Year' is for the birds
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson star as bird-watchers. No joke.
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EntertainmentFilm review: 'Circumstance'
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 'Circumstance' deals with a controversial subject, but ends up feeling very ... ordinary.
