OUR IDIOT BROTHER (2011)

Like a one-joke Jack Black vehicle directed by Nicole Holofcener.

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (2011)

del Toro never met an adorable tyke he didn’t want to put in mortal danger.

VIVA RIVA (2010)

This place isn’t far removed from the outback war zone of Mad Max.

ONE DAY (2011)

The poor man’s James McAvoy, Sturgess undergoes a transformation that might best be described as cad to sad.

POINT BLANK (2010)

If you can put Lee Marvin’s Walker out of your mind for an evening, this imposter is plenty of fun in its own right.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER (2010)

Back in virtuous Constant Gardener mode, Weisz makes her real-life whistle-blower a bland pillar of unyielding moral rectitude.

SLEEP FURIOUSLY (2008)

Director Gideon Koppel has an expert eye—every shot here is a stunner.

THE INTERRUPTERS (2011)

The Interrupters lacks the sheer scope of Hoop Dreams, but its sense of novelistic density and characterization is comparable.

FINAL DESTINATION 5 (2011)

Just try to guess how the pretty young gymnast gets it.

YOUR HIGHNESS (2011)

What happened to David Gordon Green?

WENT THE DAY WELL? (1942)

A paranoid wartime treatise on the difficulty of recognizing evil, even when it’s right under your nose.

THE GUARD (2011)

He’s like a lazier Bad Lieutenant—corrupt, but very casually so.

The 2011 Black Harvest Film Festival

Showbiz success stories dominate the 17th annual festival.

LIFE IN A DAY (2011)

One day, when all people watch are webcam monologues and videos of cats, will Kevin Macdonald be remembered as the traitor who opened the multiplex gates to the barbarian hordes?

ANOTHER EARTH (2011)

On some alternate Earth out there, there’s a really cool version of this movie.

ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011)

A better Amblin imitation than Super 8.

COWBOYS & ALIENS (2011)

Jon Favreau’s transformation from indie swinger to Hollywood hack is now complete.