Out in Theaters: IRRATIONAL MAN
Though Woody Allen needs to knock his creative obsession with “older man meets younger woman,” Irrational Man boasts sly performances and a deliciously devilish caper saga. See it for Joaquin…
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Out in Theaters: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION
Though not the franchise’s top shelf entry, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation relies on a charmed, charming cast and thrilling set pieces to create a stirring (if forgettable) action adventure.
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Out in Theaters: VACATION
Dumb, meandering and in need of a more well realized arc, Vacation is nonetheless quite funny.
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Out in Theaters: PAPER TOWNS
There’s a germ of an idea in Paper Towns' romanticized adolescence but that germ quickly grows into a virus. By the time the third act has rolled along, that virus…
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Talking with Kris Swanberg of UNEXPECTED
Kris Swanberg rightfully fancies herself as far more than the wife of illustrious mumblecore director Joe Swanberg. She is a filmmaker in her own right. Though she may still be perfecting her craft. With her third film, Unexpected, the female Swanberg sought to thoughtfully divorce “pregnancy films” from the comedic context that it’s been hedged...
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Out in Theaters: SOUTHPAW
Though lacking on original dramatic upper cuts, Southpaw offers a bevy of excellent performances from its more than game cast. But with a share of technical errors behind the camera,…
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Bond Returns in Style for SPECTRE Trailer
Sam Mendes turned heads with 2012’s Skyfall, crafting a new fan favorite while resetting the clock on some of 007’s most iconic characters. After experiencing some production drama under the auspices of Sony’s indelicate hand – reportedly going over-budget and taking a cut from the Mexican film commission to shoot the film’s iconic opening set...
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Out in Theaters: PIXELS
There’s more effort here than in most Adam Sandler movies but Pixels’ half-baked 80s video-game-cum-invasion-movie still mostly reeks of jack-assery.
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NETFIX: 5 Hysterical Black Comedies You Won’t See Coming
The great thing about Netflix is that it gives you a lot of TV and movie watching options. The bad thing about Netflix is that it gives you…a lot of TV and movie watching options. To cut down on your Netflix search and discover time, Netfix aims to ease the process of parsing the good...
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Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow Talk TRAINWRECK
*This is a reprint of our 2015 SXSW coverage. 2015 is shaping up to be the year of the great rom-com as Judd Apatow‘s Trainwreck is the third great romantic comedy or romantic comedy drama (or romantic dramedy) that I’ve seen this year – the other two being Adult Beginners and Sleeping With Other People....