Chase Whale

Coming Attractions.

On The Fall And The Rest Of Weekend's Wide And Repertory Releases. New To Theaters.Two Days, One Night.Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne.Writer...

Not The Lesser.

An Exhilarating, Fresh Take On Gangster Movies Emerges In J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year. A Most Violent Year.Director: J.C. Chandor.Writer: J.C. Chan...

Coming Attractions.

On Selma And This Weekend's Wide And Special Releases. Inherent Vice.Director: Paul Thomas Anderson.Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay), Thomas Pync...

Finding A Groove.

Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice Is Just As Wacky And Wild As The Novel It's Based On. Inherent Vice. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson. Writer: Paul Thomas...

Coming Attractions.

On The Interview (!!!) And This Weekend's Wide And Special Releases. The Interview.Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen.Writer: Dan Sterling (screenplay); ...

A Bad Beat.

Mark Wahlberg Deals A Cool Hand, But The Gambler Loses Big. The Gambler.Director: Rupert Wyatt.Writer: William Monahan.Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, Brie...

A Reel Good Year.

Chief Film Critic Chase Whale's Favorite Films of the Year. End-of-the-year Top 10 lists are always a tricky proposition. Out of hundreds of movies, I onl...

Coming Attractions.

On Robin Williams' Last Film And This Weekend's Wide And Special Releases. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.Director: Shawn Levy.Writer: Davi...

Coming Attractions.

On Jingle Bell Rocks! And This Weekend's Wide And Special Releases. Wild.Director: Jean-Marc Vallée.Writer: Nick Hornby (screenplay), Cheryl Strayed (memo...

Right On Track.

A Profound Meditation On Loss, Regret, Acceptance And Rediscovery, Wild Takes Some Impressive Turns. Wild.Director: Jean-Marc Vallée.Writer: Nick Hornby (scree...