Rick Groen

Damsels in Distress: Damsels, dopes and distress on campus

Like his films, Whit Stillman is slightly behind his time

The Deep Blue Sea: A predicament of postwar passion

Lockout: Derivative thriller is lost in space

Anatomy of slapstick: a three-part case study of one banana peel

Moth Diaries: Ambitious teen vampire flick can't find the high road

Bully: cruel kids, blind eyes and the end of the rope

James Cameron: King of the Underworld

Mirror Mirror: A dopey film that will leave few happy

Servitude: A formula guaranteed to produce a dismal result

Footnote: A delicate tale of father-son rivalry

The Hunger Games: A modern allegory and a rare treat

Payback: A film's courageous attempt to wrestle with debt

Being Flynn: De Niro's mugging again, but he still has the chops

Casa de mi Padre: Will Ferrell rides a thin premise

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: Careful. It might reel you in

Silent House: A horror film that doesn't horrify

John Carter: Two epic hours of CGI-enhanced yawning