GOON (2011)

A comedy in which just about everyone onscreen is funny.

WRATH OF THE TITANS (2012)

Cracks have formed in the monolithic seriousness of the franchise.

THE RAID: REDEMPTION (2011)

The Raid proceeds like a lit fuse.

THE KID WITH A BIKE (2011)

The innocence of a child has softened these Bresson-indebted Belgians.

MVP: Rooney Mara in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011)

The actor’s real contribution is a sometimes comical strain of neurotic energy.

Interview: Tomas Alfredson

“It would be strange to make a comedy that wasn’t funny. This is a spy movie, so it should be tricky.”

THE LONG DAY CLOSES (1992)

Secured his reputation as one of the great British filmmakers.

21 JUMP STREET (2012)

These Apatow-era comedies live or die on their laugh counts—and to that end, Hill comes through.

A THOUSAND WORDS (2012)

The high concept breeds low comedy.

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (2011)

The title, while awful, is not misleading.

JOHN CARTER (2012)

The one thing John Carter has more of than special effects is plot points.

HUGO (2011) in 2D

2-D works to dim, but not extinguish, the magic of Scorsese’s vision.

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim: Interview

"They pushed us to do our own thing."

RETURN (2011)

The nagging sense of dislocation is amplified by Cardellini, who delivers her strongest, most unaffected performance since Freaks and Geeks.

UNDEFEATED (2011)

The film proves less interested in the fate of individual players than the success or failure of the franchise.

BULLHEAD (2011)

AMPAS rarely has the stomach—or the cojones—for such descents into darkness.

CHICO & RITA (2010)

The animation, an inspired mixture of hand-drawn and digital techniques, is lovely.

PROJECT X (2012)

Alternately resembling an endless music video and a VICE magazine photo shoot, this fake-found-footage teenage romp has no shortage of boobs, beers, boners and contrived zaniness.