Marisa LaScala

‘Winter’s Tale’ Is Blinded by the Light

‘Winter’s Tale’ Is Blinded by the Light

The love story should be at the heart of this film, but it instead gets caught up in the supernatural elements.
Forget Boy Scout; Jack Ryan Is an Eagle Scout to the Extreme

Forget Boy Scout; Jack Ryan Is an Eagle Scout to the Extreme

In his latest incarnation, Jack Ryan is always the most observant, most competent, most morally upstanding guy in the room.
PC-Cloning Has Gone Mad in ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

PC-Cloning Has Gone Mad in ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

Halt and Catch Fire isn't about the Steve Jobs or the Bill Gateses. It's about the other guys who rushed in and tried to make a fortune in their wake.
‘Lizzie Borden Took an Axe’ and That’s About It

‘Lizzie Borden Took an Axe’ and That’s About It

Too shallow to be informative and too dry to be campy, Lizzie Borden Took an Axe is unsatisfying on every level.
What’s So Great About Being an Adult?

What’s So Great About Being an Adult?

In the hands of James Ponsoldt, The Spectacular Now becomes a teen movie that resembles real life more than other teen movies.

‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ Is Proof That Rule-Making Isn’t the Same as World-Building

‘Byzantium’ Has New Vampires That Play by New Rules

This American ‘Dracula’ Proves to Be Simply Irresistible to the English

As with All of Sofia Coppola’s Films, Mood Trumps Everything in ‘The Bling Ring’

‘Hello Ladies’: Self-Delusions in LA

Joss Whedon Is Back on TV with ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Take Another Look at the Bronx with ‘Gimme the Loot’ and ‘The We and the I’