Out in Theaters: FOCUS
With enough charm in the tanks to partially power a date night, Focus intermittently manages to overcome a narrative buckling under its lack of realism and forethought but only in…
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Weekly Review 72: GAMBLER, VOICES, GIRLHOOD, FRIDAY, COFFEE
My oh my, has it been a busy week. With the Oscars dominating most of my watching hours over the course of the past few weeks, last week had too little Weekly Review material to post and so all that material was pushed back. At home, I revisited Birdman, Whiplash and Gone Girl, three of...
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Oscar Wrap Up: Winners 'n' Thoughts
Well, as I predicted, this year was a big bust for me. My prognosticating digits went down the toilet with a paltry 16-8 (my worst year in half a decade, especially in light of my 22-2 numbers of last year) but at least I knew going into the ceremony that I was taking some gambles....
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2015 Oscar Predictions (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Winning Your Oscar Pool)
It’s that magical time of year when film come to a head, colliding in a battleground of prestige, vying for golden statuettes that boast careers and fatten paychecks. This year’s Academy Awards nomination met with controversy out of the gate – most notably for the exclusion of noted female and African-American directors, actors and screenwriters...
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Out in Theaters: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2
Robinson, newcomer Adam Scott and even Corddry give it their all - and do manage to cull some immature laughs with their frequent, obviously improvised riffing - but it's just…
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Out in Theaters: MCFARLAND USA
That isn't to say that it doesn't actually work though. In fact, McFarland USA can be downright rousing, with Antônio Pinto's soaring eagle score (complimented by Terry Stacey's flag-brandishing cinematography) borderline…
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The Annual Silver Screen Riot Oscar Contest
This year’s Oscars are as close to a crap shoot as they’ve been. Sure, it’s a two horse race but it’s a two horse race separated my inches and honestly at this point, I’m not sure which camp I’ll be backing Oscar night. If you don’t already know what I’m referring to, you’re probably in...
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Out in Theaters: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
The ensuing comedy peters between the deadpan and the slapstick, with comic zingers often slipping under the radar matched by physical comedy - like Nick and Deacon taking to the…
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Out in Theaters: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
At the screening I attended, they distributed Fifty Shades fashioned blindfolds before the showing. You wouldn't be worse off wearing it during the film.
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Out in Theaters: KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
There are a few notable sequences that feature spotty CGI work (Eggsy's mid-air, knife-tipped shoe stab makes him look like a plastic action figure) but in the center of Kingsman…