Steve Geise

Generic and difficult side-scrolling hack-and-slash adventure is an unfortunate throwback to 16-bit gaming days.

Robert Zemeckis returns to live-action direction in a heavy drama with a light script.

BBC America’s first original scripted series misses the mark in spite of the stellar track record of its creative execs.

Well-written video game jettisons familiar characters in favor of a new cast and new situations set in the same vicinity of the original property.

Stephen Fry is charming as a country solicitor, but his show is a snooze.

Joshua Marston’s first full film since Maria Full of Grace explores an Albanian blood feud and its impact on a teen boy.

Wes Anderson’s unmistakably heavy-handed style threatens but fails to derail innocent love story.

The marketing blurb’s most popular drama series; seems a bit farfetched based on this uninspired material.

The addition of martial arts star Michelle Yeoh kickstarts the franchise and breaks the mold of the typical Bond girl.

“Oh, the movie never ends, it goes on and on and on and on”; Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey.

Kenneth Branagh returns for his third tour of duty as Sweden’s most famous inspector.

Exceptional new restoration of classic French film enhances an already monumental work.

Buddy cop show seeks laughs instead of clues.

Veteran director Chen Kaige hampered by bad editing and lackluster acting.

James Purefoy shines as the morally ambiguous lead character in this British crime procedural miniseries.

Sparkling new restoration delivers an engaging audiovisual feast.

Familiarity breeds contempt in this series that rehashes rather than innovates.

Boring and uninspired buddy movie deals with impending death by mostly ignoring it.

Documentary recounts the full life of a wolf raised by humans.

Better motion comic effects but a lesser story make for a fun if unastonishing hour of entertainment.

Three full performances of Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes chatting on stage in the UK.

New lead Jeremy Renner delivers the goods, but his screenwriter/director doesn’t.

Super-powered teens fully earn misfits label in this raunchy, occasionally hilarious series.

Maverick director Aki Kaurismaki delivers a surreal, lighthearted take on a seemingly deadly serious immigration story.

Documentary ace Morgan Spurlock misses the mark with this uninspired take on male grooming.

Lame script and near absence of Loretta Young make this purely a Power vehicle.

More than 20 years after its theatrical release, it’s just as alien and off-putting as ever.

Sequel nobody wanted proves to be just as hapless as its predecessor.

A charming romantic comedy starring Tyrone Power and Loretta Young.

Retiring star John Nettles is the best reason to watch these uninspired mysteries.

Show serves as a marketing vehicle for successful Ninjago toy line but fails to serve as serious entertainment.

Director Hiroshi Inagaki and acting legend Toshiro Mifune combine to tell the epic story of folk hero Musashi Miyamoto.

The American Pie gang reconvene to celebrate their 13th high school reunion.

The good doctor and the rest of his neighbors in Portwenn continue to produce a charming show.

Sweden’s most famous fictional police investigator is back on the beat in this new film penned by his creator, Henning Mankell.

Ingmar Bergman’s simple and predictable tale is highlighted by an ethereal middle third.

Great performances by the two leads outweigh the questionable plot shift.

Benedict Cumberbatch is completely effective in the lead role of this modern take on the classic sleuth.

Miyazaki doesn’t direct this time around, but you’ll never be able to tell the difference.

Solid writing makes the show worth watching in spite of its dusty historical setting.

Joss Whedon delivers an epic superhero team-up full of action and laughs.

Alec Guinness fully inhabits the famed role of retired spy George Smiley in this 1979 BBC miniseries.

Director Yasujiro Ozu paints a heartbreaking portrait of a modern woman trapped by tradition.

The singular focus on polar nature wears thin, but the HD photography is spellbinding.

Whedon proves to be a master in Marvel’s mutant universe, but the motion effects are subpar in the early stages.

A fascinating look at a winning creative partnership predating Lean’s later widescreen epics.

A sampler of unrelated and unspectacular but offbeat Asian films.

A fascinating portrait of a caring man who refuses to be limited by his disability.

The loopy ending still detracts from the rest of the fairly conventional film.