Out in Theaters: THE WATER DIVINER
Don't let its multiple AACTA Award wins and nominations fool you, the only thing The Water Diviner can divine is a good siesta.
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Weekly Review 77: KILL, WHITE, SONG, BURN
It’s been a few weeks since the last Weekly Review, as it tends to be but this week gets us back into the swing of things with a list of mostly new releases. Although I feel like I haven’t been to the theater in weeks (having only gone once last week) I had some reviews...
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Talking With Alex Garland of EX MACHINA
Alex Garland has been lurking through the film world since the turn of the century, trying on all kinds of hats on all kinds of projects. His career began somewhat inauspiciously when Danny Boyle turned Garland’s 1996 Thailand travelogue nightmare into a critically flunky Leonardo DiCaprio project (though I’ve always had a bit of a...
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Out in Theaters: UNFRIENDED
Director Levan Gabriadze works within some very risky restraints - like an orator with a ball gag - by limiting all onscreen action to the computer screen and the result…
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Out in Theaters: TRUE STORY
You would think that the casting of such comedic icons would demand us to reinvent our perspective on the two high-profile jesters. That is just not the case. For a…
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Out in Theaters: EX MACHINA
Brilliant tech work aligns with Garland's beautifully sour/smartly subversive writing/directing and Gleeson, Isaac and Vikander's low-broiling performances to create what can only be described as a neo sci-fi noir near-masterpiece.…
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Out in Theaters: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Much of the success of the performances though rest with Baumbach's writing. While We're Young being a direct follow-up to Frances Ha, Baumbach has expanded on existing themes of unchecked…
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Weekly Review 76: CLEAR, BREAKFAST, PLANET
This week had a lot of hustle and bustle to it with a new apartment and a new puppy in the mix so my time consuming film was somewhat limited. Having already caught Furious 7 at SXSW, I didn’t post any new reviews this week though did catch two solid screenings – While We’re Young...
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Weekly Review 75: ABSENTIA, PULP, LIES, ROAR, RAIDERS, NYMPHETS
To recap, the rules of Weekly Review have dictated that this is where I review films that I’ve seen for the first time at home (a rule that has been a sliding scale in terms of my following it) but has mostly now been expanded to include older films that I’ve seen in the theater...
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Talking with J. Davis and Tobin Bell of MANSON FAMILY VACATION
In a move that surprised even me, Netflix scooped up their second film of the SXSW festival with off-kilter drama/comedy with an unexpected thriller bent Manson Family Vacation. Starring Jay Duplass and Linas Phillips, Manson Family Vacation tells the story of two brothers – the prodigal son and the black sheep – who reunite after...