Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star in a bold adaptation of Leo Tolstoy novel of the same name. By Todd McCarthy Anna Karenina Keira Knightley Film Still - H 2012 One of the many ...

Drama. Starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Directed by Joe Wright. (R. 130 minutes.) You know there is something seriously wrong with "Anna Karenina" when you start rooting ...

Yes in quotes, because it’s the film I speak of, not the person Anna. The truth is one of the things this Joe Wright version does is pull you toward the two extremes of either loving it or hating it.

Tackling a seminal work of fiction always presents a filmmaker with a unique set of challenges, even more so than book adaptations in general. For director Joe Wright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard on ...

War 2 offers enough high-octane moments, striking visuals, and polished production to make for a passable big-screen experience. If you enjoy action dramas rooted in emotional conflict, historical ...

Some things you can’t take back, or unsay. Many years ago I told the wife of a friend that I really wanted to read Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. No problem there, but I pronounced the title Anna (so ...

The fourth post in a series in which we ask what book or writer our contributors have returned to again and again. A few weeks ago, on an appropriately snowy Wednesday, my wife and I went to see the ...

We talk about people—friends, lovers, public figures—as though they have consistent, defined personalities. “She’d never do that,” we say, or, “No, that’s not his style.” But Mary Gaitskill, the ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...