Review: Looper
Time travel is a sticky wicket for movies, and really all stories in general. There are just so many contradictions, loopholes, and moving ...
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Review: Hotel Transylvania
For most people Hotel Transylvania looks like another Adam Sandler and Friends vehicle with a trendy pop star from an animation studio not ...
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Review: Frankenweenie
Let’s be real: Tim Burton hasn’t exactly been churning out hits lately. Between Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows, it’s hard to have ...
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Review: Like Someone in Love
[This review was originally posted as part of our 2012 New York Film Festival coverage. It has been reposted to coincide with the ...
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Review: Pitch Perfect
Before I start this review, I have some confessions to make. I’m a huge Glee fan. I enjoy the show’s nonsensical plots, the ...
Review: Deceptive Practice
For years I’ve had a mild obsession with Ricky Jay. He’s one of the best living magicians in the world. He’s an archaeologist ...
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Review: Tabu
[This review was originally posted as part of our 2012 New York Film Festival coverage. It has been reposted to coincide with the ...
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Review: Nobody Walks
The most alluring thing I like the most about independent films is their penchant for analyzing social taboos. Don’t get me wrong, big ...
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Review: Barbara
[This review was originally posted as part of our 2012 New York Film Festival coverage. It has been reposted to coincide with the ...
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Review: Frances Ha
Woody Allen’s Manhattan opens with that stunning overture of “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. It’s like a love letter to the city, ...
Review: Anna Karenina
[This review was originally posted in September to coincide with the UK release of Anna Karenina. It has been reposted to coincide with ...
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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 ...