Review: Shadow Dancer
Following in the footsteps of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Shadow Dancer is an absorbing period thriller about divided loyalties, instability in the British ...
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Review: Sleepwalk with Me
Mike Birbiglia is a jack of all trades. Primarily working as a comedian, he’s had a bevy of successful comedy albums, but he’s ...
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Review: Bachelorette
At first glance, Bachelorette seems like a more foul mouthed version of 2011’s Bridesmaids since it centers on a group of friends that are ...
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Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I love adaptations because, in the right hands, they’ll take an established source and expand on them into a new direction. They’re not ...
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Review: Lawless
There’s something about John Hillcoat and Nick Cave collaborations that click when they’re working. I think about that harsh Aussie western The Proposition, ...
Review: Hit and Run
Dax Shepard is a pretty cool dude. He’s been dating Kristen Bell since 2007, they’ve been engaged since 2010, and won’t get married ...
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Review: Wild Horse, Wild Ride
Buck was a surprise of a documentary. It focused on Dan “Buck” Brannaman, one of the real-life horse trainers who inspired the Nicholas ...
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Review: Third Star
Because of my morbid sensibilities, I have often thought about how I would want to die if I were terminally ill. I’ve wondered ...
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Review: The Apparition
Every now and then, a horror film comes around that is so well-crafted, so atmospheric, so full of unyielding dread, that it changes ...
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Review: ParaNorman
I think there’s a point in everyone’s childhood where one feels displaced from their surroundings and possibly alienated from their friends and family. ...
Review: The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2 is exactly what you want it to be, and nothing more. It’s an extravaganza of big explosions, awful puns, ancient ...
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Review: Ajami
Given the number of foreign films I see for review (and otherwise), I knew the day would come when the cultural barrier would ...