Review: The Ladies of the House
At one of the various Tribeca press screenings, I was sitting around and talking with a few other NY critics. We were talking ...
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Review: Reality
I imagine that the script for Reality is caustic. That it antagonizes the reader and makes for something that is even less comprehensible on ...
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Review: Unfriended
I went into Unfriended expecting garbage. I told multiple people that I was on my way to the screening, and they asked why. ...
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Review: The Reconstruction of William Zero
I spent the entire 97 minute runtime of The Reconstruction of William Zero thinking about Shane Carruth. It’s not a Carruth film, but ...
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Tribeca Review: Maggie
Maggie is one of the last things you’d expect out of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Abigail Breslin, who plays the title character? Okay. Joely Richardson, ...
Review: The Divergent Series: Insurgent
I never saw the original Divergent. I’m not a preteen girl or Flixist News Editor Nick Valdez, which means I have to ration ...
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Review: Chappie
I really do adore Neill Blomkamp, and his first film, District 9, in particular. Although it doesn’t have as many fans as it ...
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Review: The Gunman
It’s impossible to talk about The Gunman without discussing Taken. Everything director Pierre Morel ever does is going to be compared to it. And ...
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Review: It Follows
I saw It Follows sort of on a whim. I went to two press screenings that day, because it was mostly a day off ...
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Review: Jupiter Ascending
I am a Wachowski defender. I have enjoyed if not down right liked every film they’ve made. Yes, even the second two Matrix ...
Review: Seventh Son
Many moons ago, at San Diego Comic Con 2013, my friend and I were sitting through all the panels in the infamous Hall ...
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Review: The Boy Next Door
I’m not actually sure who I’m writing this review for. Anyone whose seen the trailers for The Boy Next Door has undoubtedly made their ...