Provocative 'Simon Killer' taps darkness

By Betsy Sharkey, Film Critic There is a chilling resonance in watching Le Petit Soldat, Jean-Luc Godards classic story of love and allegiance that begins a special one-week run at the Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles on Friday with a newly ...

Scottish thugs head to a whisky tasting and maybe redemption in Ken Loach's film. By Betsy Sharkey, Film Critic A barrel of whisky would usually spell doom for the working-class blokes who always find their way into Ken Loach films. But it is ...

By Betsy Sharkey, Film Critic There is a moment for girls on the cusp of growing up that is fraught with both naivet and worldliness, when teddy bears and T.S. Eliot are somehow comfortable companions for diary entries made in a darkening night.

The failing film wastes a fine cast that includes Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Michael Angarano. By Betsy Sharkey, Film Critic "The English Teacher" is a tragedy masquerading as a comedy and doing a disservice to both. The same ...

, 1:58 PM The wait is over. "Star Trek Into Darkness" warped into U.S. theaters on Thursday in both IMAX and 3D formats. J.J. Abrams returns to helm this installment after directing the popular "Star Trek" franchise reboot in 2009. Chris Pine is ...

"Star Trek Into Darkness" was released on Thursday to mostly strong reviews. Mostly. Let's begin with A.O. Scott of the New York Times, who completely destroys the aforementioned generality, saying, "It's hard to emerge from "Into Darkness" ...

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Finally heading home after a week and a half in New York. Hope my cats remember me and didn't tear our place up. Friday's headlines include the weekend box-office preview, some ...

Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel's smart film based on Henry James' novel of the same name is an unforgiving look at the effect of a messy divorce on a child played remarkably well by Onata Aprile with Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan as her ...

"Everybody likes to go to the movies when they're sad." This line from last week's episode of AMC's Mad Men "The Flood," casually uttered to a movie theater usher by young Bobby Draper, middle child of Don, has grasped the attention of countless ...