Marshall Fine, 2/17/12

Author and film critic, hollywoodandfine.com

In a sense, this is a movie about what it means to be a man and how one defines masculinity. Yet the script is too thin, doodling in the criminal subplot as a way of pulling Jacky out of his insular existence.

Jonathan Kim, 2/17/12

Film Critic for ReThink Reviews, the Uprising Show, What the Flick?!

Oscar-nominated documentary Undefeated follows a season in the life of the Manassas High School football team. But as is true of any great sports story, it really isn't about the final score.

John Wellington Ennis, 2/16/12

Filmmaker, 'Pay 2 Play'

In a destitute country facing famine, natural disasters, and a beleaguered government, Muhammad Yunus saw an opportunity to help people one by one, and built an organization of others helping poor people help themselves

Thomas Gladysz, 2/17/12

Arts Journalist / Pop Culture Archaeologist

Beggars of Life is a film whose reputation is picking up steam. Beggars of Life (1928) is a gripping drama about a girl (Louise Brooks) dressed as a boy who flees the law after killing her abusive stepfather.

John Hibey, 2/16/12

Producer/Co-writer 'Fishing Without Nets,' winner of Sundance 2012's Jury Prize for Best Short

We were shooting a Somali pirate film in Mombasa, Kenya. We needed real Somalis from Somalia, and of course, we needed real AK-47s for the pirate scenes. You don't go half way around the world to shoot with fake guns.

Network Awesome, 2/16/12

Dependably Surprising TV -- Every Day

To this day, Andersson has completed only four feature films yet he is still widely acclaimed as one of Sweden's greatest directors.

Regina Weinreich, 2/15/12

Co-producer and director, 'Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider'

Harrelson's testosterone-fueled performance illustrates this Maui-based actor's ferocity, playing a character very little like his green (he grows his own produce), peace-loving, pot-smoking self.

Rick Mele, 2/15/12

Writer, film critic, sports fan

While Chris Pine vs. Tom Hardy may be the main event of This Means War, there's no shortage of crucial matchups in the romantic comedy/spy movie -- most notably, Chelsea Handler vs. alcohol.

John Sanchez, 2/15/12

Writer

Return, starring Linda Cardellini, is a haunting new movie that tweaks and twists the familiar subject of a soldier's return from war. It was selected for Director's Fortnight at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, the only American film to be so honored in 2011.

John Farr, 2/14/12

Editor, bestmoviesbyfarr.com

One thing this past year confirmed was that these handsome, movie-idol personalities can really act. Too often Pitt and Clooney have been constrained by their leading man status to playing cool protagonists who save the day and get the girl. And they appear to be playing themselves.

Farihah Zaman, 2/14/12

Film Critic, Programmer, and Filmmaker

The charming and hilarious Ben Wheatley spoke to me about growing up afraid in the '70s, co-writing the script for Kill List with his wife, Amy Jump, and why being chased by a horde of naked people is so damn scary.

George Heymont, 2/13/12

San Francisco-based arts critic

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, why not pause for a moment to think of those films whose approach to romance never fails to please.

Terry George, 2/13/12

Oscar-nominated director

Our film The Shore is the story of one small act of reconciliation, yet it mirrors the courageous achievement of the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 800 years of division and bloodshed came together to talk and make their peace with one another.

Amy Dawson, 2/13/12

Features journalist at Metro

The forthcoming Oscar-nominated documentary Saving Facetrails Mohammad Jawad as he returns to Pakistan, the country of his birth, to help victims of acid violence.