This Southern Gothic murder mystery is not for the faint-hearted, warns Rehan Dadi '15 who saw Killer Joe at Cinemapolis last week. Matthew McConaughey nearly saves the film with his riveting turn as a crazed murderer. 

Marissa Tranquilli '15 admits that, while the latest Liam Neeson killing machine flick may be light on substance or originality, Taken 2 stands as a finely-tuned and satisfying genre picture.

Teresa Kim '15 finds serendipity in Josh Rador's film, Liberal Arts, where what is "age-appropriate" is just one of the many lessons that this romantic college film offers. 

On Tuesday, Cornell Cinema screened The Artist is Present, a documentary on performance artist Marina Abramovic. Arts and Entertainment Editor Daveen Koh '14 views Abramovic as a "warrior" who confronts the humanity in all who dare face her.

Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 reviews the Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Bruce Willis sci-fi flick Looper, a compelling if flawed take on time travel and all its scientific and existential quandaries.

"Woke up, got out of bed / dragged a comb, across my head." That Beatles song was made real by Youtube, which pieced together a day in the life of 80,000 people in over 190 countries to produce Life in a Day, screened at Cornell Cinema on Wednesday. Charley Du '16 was surprisingly unmoved by the ambitious project, but found inspiration in the pre-screening talk by Youtube architect Mike Solomon '00.

Film editing is an "invisible art" that escapes many, but certainly not Michael R. Miller '74, who counts Raging Bull and Raising Arizona among the nearly 50 films he has shaped. Ahead of the Ithaca premiere of his latest film, Liberal Arts, Miller discusses the nuances of his craft, the impact of editing software and his memories as The Sun's Arts and Entertainment Editor. Needless to say, Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 finds out that he has a lot in common with Miller. 

Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 argues in favor of film criticism: how academic examination not only helps you understand a certain movie, but yourself.

Cornell Cinema screens The Battle of Algiers this week, and Henry Staley '16 looks at the classic war film with the degree of political and cinematic acumen it deserves.

The Master, the new film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, is demanding, confusing and 137 minutes long. It is also totally worth your time, according to Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15.