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Skin Game: Post-9/11 & Pre-Snowden Spy Thriller Speaks German
Anton Corbjin’s unconventional post-9/11 spy thriller (based on a 2008 John le Carré novel) remains an engaging experience despite numerous aspects that weigh it down.
Sex Tapenew
The most scandalous aspect of this harmless comedy may be the title itself.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-18-2014 |
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Splendid Isolation: Bernardo Bertolucci Offers Another Cinematic Gift
Bernardo Bertolucci’s long awaited return to filmmaking after a decade-long absence is a beautifully photographed and provocative coming-of-age drama in the vein of Bertolucci’s “La Luna” and his last film “The Dreamers.”
Sophomore Slump: Not Even Robert Pattinson Can Save “The Rover”
Director/co-writer David Michôd suffers a sophomore slump in this disappointing follow-up to his well-crafted debut “Animal Kingdom” (2010).
Kinky Boots: Roman Polanski Gives Takes Venus All The Way
Roman Polanski’s 20th film is an exquisite deconstructionist articulation of a quicksilver sadomasochistic tug-of-war between a middle-aged theater director and an enigmatic actress auditioning for a role in his upcoming play “Venus in Furs.” She just might be Venus incarnate.
Loose With Math: Seth MacFarlane’s Comedy: 50 Laughs From 100 Tries
Of the hundred or so gags, jokes, and one-liners that comic genius Seth MacFarlane throws at the wall over the course of his bawdy and sometimes grotesque western comedy, nearly half of them connect with a funny bone.
‘Nymphomaniac: Volume I and II’ are embarrassingly excessivenew
Lars von Trier’s Nymphomanic films are ambitious but pretentious
Orlando Weekly |
Cameron Meier |
05-19-2014 |
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Barely About Baseballnew
Million Dollar Arm is another Disney feel-good sports film.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
05-15-2014 |
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Spectacular Failure Hollywood Tumbles Into the Ocean
Further confirmation that no one in Hollywood knows how to tell a story on film anymore, “Godzilla” starts out promising enough before slipping into a snooze-fest by the end of its first act.
Being Dom Hemingwaynew
Jude Law is surprisingly good as the unlikely funnyman in this flick about a career criminal.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob Boylan |
04-30-2014 |
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Artificial Intelligence By Degree: The Future Is Now
In spite of its many and assorted plot-holes, “Transcendence” is a captivating sci-fi movie thanks to strong performances from a stable of reliable actors and to a romantic hook at the heart of its high-concept trappings.
Wes Anderson's Room Servicenew
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is told as a story-inside-a-story from the perspective the hotel’s lobby boy, Zero (played in his youth by Tony Revolori and in old age by F. Murray Abraham), who joins the staff in 1932 and quickly earns Gustave’s trust. Much of the film has the feel of a children’s tale reconstructed from memory with the kind of whimsical flourishes and improbable twists that get embellished over time. The language is a delightful mix of formal rhetoric spiced with some perfectly timed cursing. And nobody even attempts to put on an accent that’s outside their comfort zone — Harvey Keitel is pure Brooklyn, Fiennes all England, and the fact that they share a jail cell somehow conforms to Andersonian logic.
Worcester Magazine |
Jim Keogh |
04-03-2014 |
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Art's double Dutchnew
“Tim’s Vermeer” is one of those palate-cleansing movies that needs to enter your life once in a while. There are no booms, no bangs; nobody is waving his arms in front of the camera pleading for attention or losing 60 pounds to enhance his Oscar chances. It is great fun nonetheless.
Worcester Magazine |
Jim Keogh |
03-20-2014 |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel may not be Wes Anderson at his deepestnew
As fascinating — and maddening — as it can be watching the arguments that emerge between the fans and detractors of any given filmmaker, it can be almost more fascinating watching fans argue amongst themselves.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
03-19-2014 |
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Man, Woman, and Another Mannew
I once worked with a man who came out as gay after 20 years of marriage and two children. Accepting his true self, and then revealing it to the rest of the world, was a struggle for him; he was raised at a time when homosexual men and women were made to believe that their very existence was a slap in the face to the natural order. Many stayed in the closet, conformed as best they could, and the result was a lot of unhappy marriages. One such marriage lies at the center of the Taiwanese film “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.”
Worcester Magazine |
Jim Keogh |
03-07-2014 |
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