Review: Moneyball
[I discuss the conclusion of the film in general terms in this review that may spoil some things but it’s based on reality, ...
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Review: Melancholia
[This review was originally posted as part of our coverage of the New York Film Festival. It has been reposted (with a second ...
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Review: Kill List
It isn’t often that this gets to be said, but it has been a terrific year for British cinema. Where the best this ...
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Review: Brand New Day
Let me give you some necessary background information before I make a bold statement. I am a theater guy. I frequently listen to ...
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Review: Straw Dogs
What happens when a filmmaker flips through a film theory textbook and says, “OMG that sounds so cool”? Something very similar to Straw ...
Review: Drive
Drive releases at the disadvantage of unfair expectations. It somehow remained off the grid even with Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, and two of ...
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Review: I Don’t Know How She Does It
Ever been to a movie that is actually trying to do something a bit different and you want to like it because it ...
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Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
A film’s central character will usually become the face of the story being told. They will speak when something needs to be said, ...
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Review: 50/50
*Groan* I really didn’t want to review this film… Sure, at first, I thought “Hey, I have free passes to go see it ...
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Review: The Skin I Live In
I must admit to never having been a big Pedro Almodóvar fan. Every now and again he’ll come up with an Hable Con ...
Review: Contagion
I had a really awful experience one time. A few of my buddies got together and I joined them at the movies. We ...
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Review: Creature
Creature gets a lot of flack, all without the benefit of people actually having sat through it first. It’s easy to judge a ...