Out in Theaters: ’12 STRONG’
A glossy war propaganda movie trojan horsed as a hero’s journey, ’12 Strong’ is *almost* good but never quite manages to unseat its jingostic tendencies, galloping to mediocrity on the…
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Out in Theaters: ‘PHANTOM THREAD’
A beautiful and thought-provoking slice of cinematic perfection, ‘Phantom Thread’ is just aces across the board. Smart, rebellious, sneakily funny, and strangely romantic, performed with the measured gusto of those…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE COMMUTER’
What you see is what you get with ‘The Commuter’, the latest in wash-rinse-repeat Liam Neeson in a vehicle action-thrillers. A silly script, lame supporting characters and a businesslike performance…
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50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018
Ahhh 2018. A year of promise. Of renewed hope. Of unlimited possibility. I advise you do your best to not pay attention to the commander in chief’s tweets and bury your hand in the collective sand that is an unhealthy obsession with movies. Tis the very best medicine and nothing gets me more jazzed about...
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Worst 10 Movies of 2017
This time of year we’re usually busy piling praise on the best movies of the year. And for good reason. There’s a ton to celebrate. If push came to shove, I could crank out a list of 100 movies that I loved this year including everything from critical darling The Florida Project down to cinematic popcorn...
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Out in Theaters: ‘HOSTILES’
‘Hostiles’ is a putrid Western that’s both offensively bland and boring as sin, that seems to think it’s saying something important by claiming that “not all Native Americans are terrible”…
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Out in Theaters: ‘ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD’
Ridley Scott’s ‘All the Money in the World’ will probably be remembered most for replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer at the last minute - and for good reason. It’s…
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Top Ten Movies of 2017
’Tis an annual (w)rite of passage for every film critic to force themselves into a pretzel declaring their top ten favorite films of the year. It’s a stressful, painful experience that almost always ends in regret. Looking back at Top Tens of years past, I always groan with certain inclusions – films that haven’t weathered...
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Out in Theaters: ‘CALL ME BY YOUR NAME’
‘Call Be My Your Name’ is a picturesque portrait of irresistible romance led by emotionally naked performances from Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Gorgeous to look at but with a…
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Out in Theaters: ‘DOWNSIZING’
‘Downsizing’ puts its solid cast to good use, has a handful of rather funny moments and definitely seems to have a lot to say, but it fails to capitalize on…