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...
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Out in Theaters: THE D TRAIN
When it finally comes to a halt, The D Train arrives in the station a thinly veiled assault allegory poorly masquerading as a comedy; a stupid and ugly mess that…
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Weekly Review 78: RIVER, TANGERINES, UNCLE, SUNSHINE, 45
This week held the beginning of SIFF (at least for us press folk) which means I’ve started watching movies that I can’t yet talk about, including Brian Wilson biopic Love and Mercy. In theaters, I saw a little movie called The Avengers: Age of Ultron (though I’m not sure that anyone will really be talking...
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Out in Theaters: THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
The Avengers: Age of Ultron, though single-serving entertainment sure to delight the masses, is a clumsy effort to consolidate stories that prove irreconcilable. With the MCU amoeba-ing into larger, stranger…
SIFF 2015 Releases Line Up
This morning, the Seattle International Film Festival lifted the proverbial (and literal) curtain to unveil its impressive 2015 lineup. Arguably overstuffed to the point of popping, this year’s fest will feature an even 450 films including 193 feature length, 70 documentaries, 19 archival films, 164 short films and 4 secret films. Of those 450, 49...
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Talking With Nick Kroll of ADULT BEGINNERS, THE LEAGUE
Nick Kroll first showed up on our televisions as a puka-shell wearing caveman in Cavemen, ABC’s short-lived, ill-fated adaptation of the popular Geico commercial. (Preparing for this interview, I watched an episode and Kroll’s bone-dry comic sensibilities are almost fully formed already, and it was surprisingly funny and apparently (ironically) ahead of its time.) Shortly...