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…
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Out in Theaters: LEVIATHAN
This begs the question: is Zvyagintsev's film a condemnation of his country? According to his own statements, no. "I am deeply convinced that, whatever society each and every one of…
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Joe Swanberg, Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt Talk DIGGING FOR FIRE
Joe Swanberg‘s got a Joe Swanberg way of making movies. Working with a cast of hot shot, big name, creme da la creme names though means Swanberg being, well, a little less Swanberg-y. Instead of just “going for it” with Digging for Fire, Swanberg penned his most complete script yet. About ten pages worth of...
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Weekly Review 71: ERASER, ELEPHANT, VELVET, SAMSARA, COHERENCE, JUDGE
Still recovering from Sundance meant a week spent out of the theater…for the most part. I did attend a screening of Jupiter Ascending (to disappointing result) and decided to skip Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water and Seventh Son because they were Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water and Seventh Son. Instead, I took it upon myself...
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Out in Theaters: JUPITER ASCENDING
What is truly visionary in terms of set production, lavish costumery and creature design results in something totally and tonally defunct in the story department. As Eddie Redmayne greedily dismantles…