Out in Theaters: ENTOURAGE
The end result has its mildly bemusing moments - especially when in the supremely self-deprecating hands of Kevin Dillon - but is ultimately an entirely unnecessary addition to canon whose…
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SIFF 2015 Capsule Reviews: UNEXPECTED, H., CUB, CIRCLE, BLIND
As in year’s past, the time for the infamous SIFF capsule review has come. Though this year has been notable slower than last – in which I took in 40 films for SIFF’s 40th Anniversary – the slate of films has generally been stronger – likely due to my more selective palette this year. As...
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Out in Theaters: ALOHA
Unfortunate though it may be, Aloha is brimming with the melodramatic tinder that stokes the flames of many critics' red pens. Case and point, a local critic all but pushed…
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Out in Theaters: POLTERGEIST
With all that out of the way, does Poltergeist reinvent the wheel? Absolutely not. Nor is there anything particularly noticeable about this remake that demands its existence. But moreso than…
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Out in Theaters: GOOD KILL
Ultimately, Niccol's has made a film that probes cinematic rocks previously left unturned and does so in fairly compelling manner. Most of the time. He unearths the occasional scene dripping…
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Out in Theaters: TOMORROWLAND
I'm sorry to inform you Mr. Lindelof but you couldn't be more incorrect. I hold no qualms about a film dreaming up a better tomorrow so long as the film…
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Weekly Review 79: MAUDE, MOTHER, MONTAGE, PITCH, FED
Weekly Review is a place where I, your Silver Screen Riot editor in chief Matt Oakes, recap the week, providing a coverage overview of the past 7 days as well as shorter review segments on previously releases films or new releases I caught at home (usually by studio-distributed screeners). It’s been a minute since our...
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Out in Theaters: PITCH PERFECT 2
When all the solos has been spilled, the bass lines and trembly whimpers intoned and the proverbial dirt soiled with the vocal blood of defeated acapelists, Pitch Perfect 2 finishes…
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Out in Theaters: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Vinterburg delivered a picture of staggering depth with The Hunt and unfortunately his vibrantly nuanced tendencies have all but disappeared here, like a children hiding beneath his mother’s dress. Though…
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Out in Theaters: LOVE & MERCY
Film originally seen at Seattle International Film Festival ’15. It’s no mystery that Brian Wilson was a tortured soul. Look no further than single “Heroes and Villains”, originally released on 1967’s Smiley Smile, and peel back the oily layer of Wilson’s lyrical metaphors to glance into the depths of his tortured soul. In the tune’s...