A gripping thriller, this one is bold, audacious and shocking…

While Petit’s journey from novice to expert is breezed through, the final 40 minutes of the film, really suits the 3D treatment, makes it all worthwhile. Delightfully quaint and definitely entertaining.

Sicario is heavy on action and gritty realism. This is without a doubt, one of the best movies out this year.

The Intern is a generational matchup of Baby Boomer-meets-millennial mindset with the office as a backdrop. You’ll watch it for De Niro and Hathaway’s easy onscreen chemistry.

Watch it for Johnny Depp and Joel Edgerton’s masterful performances.

Playing Fischer, Maguire accurately portrays the frustration that the people close to the real chess prodigy felt, but understood and tolerated because they knew that this was no ordinary guy. Essaying a complex character like Fischer isn’t easy, but Maguire does a pretty admirable job of it. You might just want to bring out that old chessboard after watching this one.

Straight off the bat, the single most impressive aspect about this film really is the geographical titan that is the Everest, in all its towering, windswept, snow-capped glory. Salvatore Totino’s cinematography puts you right out there with the climbers, feeling that same sense of excitement, fear, trepidation and determination that the mountaineers themselves felt.

While the film lacks warmth, there’s plenty of Euro-camp action here. Police cars emblazoned with ‘Polizei’ in car chases down narrow streets and more gunfights than dialogues. The action is slick and indeed, very stylish. Don’t expect much from the script; you don’t watch a movie like Hitman while expecting Shakespearian prose delivered as shots are fired. Get your action fix here.

The performances are mostly solid. Real-life rocker Springfield plays Ricki’s bandmate and lover. And Gummer’s screen presence is credible and good. Some of the film’s best scenes involve her. But by the end of the film, you might find yourself wondering if Streep (she plays and sings for real here) really is in a rock n’ roll band on the side. Yes, she’s that convincing.

The Gift is uniformly intense without being heavy. Not for one second does it drag. If you enjoy psych-thrillers, there will be plenty to think about long after the end credits have rolled. Do not miss this one.