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Bob Chipman, Steve Head and Charlie Nash break down the Boston repertory scene for the month of November 2015.

OUR BRAND IS CRISIS
“I am 1,000,000% certain that OUR BRAND IS CRISIS would have been better off just being a straight up drama instead of having anything to do with comedy.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“From its clunky title to its clumsy ending, there is just something wrong with director David Gordon Green’s new movie, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS. Actually, there are a lot of things wrong.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
“…fictionalized to the point of near-total fabrication, and the tone veers from farcical to bitter to a late-breaking, and unconvincing, attempt at uplift.” – Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
BURNT
“ADAM JONES was a stupid title, but BURNT isn’t much better for a film that’s only half-baked at best.” – Greg Vellante, Sound and Picture
“Overall, BURNT is fine at its best and nothing more.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
“Sure, you loved RATATOUILLE – but wouldn’t you love it more with an abusive, too-cool-for-school douchebag whose talent justifies his every flaw!?” – Bob Chipman, MovieBob
THE ASSASSIN
“The film eschews the overtly fantastical for good reason: Hou’s refined, intentional style provides all the necessary enchantment to leave us enraptured.” – Andy Crump, Birth.Movies.Death.
A SMALL GOOD THING
“The filmmaker skips back and forth among these stories telling us a little more each time, but it’s tricky to keep track of who’s who.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
Sean Burns reviews BONE TOMAHAWK, ALL THINGS MUST PASS and reports on IFFBoston’s Fall Focus
Deirdre Crimmins reviews BACKTRACK and THE DIABOLICAL
Kilian Melloy reviews THE EXPERIMENTER, HEART OF A DOG and Blu-rays for SOUTHPAW and DOWNTON ABBEY
Jared Bowen reports on the new director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston’s best performances
Andy Crump reviews THE ASSASSIN, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, WE ARE THE ROOM, THE MUPPETS, new Criterion releases and The 15 Most Ridiculous Horror Movies
Jake Mulligan reviews STRAY DOG
Bob Chipman looks back at THE MANITOU
Spoilerpiece Theatre talks VICTORIA, BEASTS OF NO NATION and THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
Joyce Kulhawik reviews A SMALL GOOD THING
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION
“While this definitely isn’t a great movie, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION isn’t completely worthless for fans of the franchise.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
VICTORIA
“From a purely artistic standpoint, VICTORIA gets almost everything right.” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
EXTRAORDINARY TALES
“…EXTRAORDINARY TALES leaves us wishing for more: more running time, more of Poe’s material, more of Garcia’s macabre animated magic.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine
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ROCK THE KASBAH
“I’m hoping Murray’s next job will make for a much better outing. It can’t be much worse than ROCK THE KASBAH. ” – Jaskee Hickman, Cinematic Essential
THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
“Your tolerance for cliché, monotony, and dumbed-down storytelling may vary, but THE LAST WITCH HUNTER meets all of these unwanted cinematic qualities with pretty solid precision.” – Greg Vellante, Sound and Picture
Max Covill on Guillermo del Toro
Monica Castillo joins Indiewire’s discussion of Origin Stories
Spoilerpiece Theatre goes over BRIDGE OF SPIES, CRIMSON PEAK, STEVE JOBS and GOOSEBUMPS
Deirdre Crimmins reviews SHUT-IN from Toronto After Dark
Bob Chipman talks THE NINJA GAIDEN ANIME and Marvel vs Auteur Theory
Jake Mulligan reviews YAKUZA APOCALYPSE and JUNUN
Derek Deskins catches up with VICTORIA
Andrew Crump on BACK TO THE FUTURE, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, BEASTS OF NO NATION and TALES OF HALLOWEEN
Jaskee Hickman reviews THE EXPERIMENTER
Sean Burns reviews TRASH
Joyce Kulhawik looks at a new production of WEST SIDE STORY
Jared Bowen talks MARTIAN science