Out in Theaters: ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND’
A deeply unsettling and suspenseful tone poem about the challenges of finding your way in the Big Apple as an immigrant, Ana Asensio’s ‘Most Beautiful Island’ is a sinister experiment…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SUBURBICON’
An embarrassing Coens-inspired trainwreck, ‘Suburicon’ tries to be a dark, murder-filled satire on the “wholesome” 50’s but the saliency of an undercooked and discordant racial integration subplot derails George Clooney’s…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER’
Like a demented and brilliant episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’, The Killing of a Sacred Deer posits a reality off its axis in elusive and dangerous ways. This pitch black…
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Talking With Sean Baker of ‘THE FLORIDA PROJECT’
Sean Baker. A man so humble that when I inaccurately stated the number of films he’s made, he not only didn’t not turn up his nose at me, he actually ran to his hotel room to grab me copies of the films I had missed. So it probably comes as little surprise that this man,...
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE SNOWMAN’
A frigid disaster of a serial killer thriller, ‘The Snowman’ does just about everything wrong. Pulling from a frightfully terrible script and featuring enough tangled squalls of logic to cause…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FLORIDA PROJECT’
A powerful punch of empathic, humanist, character-driven cinema, 'The Florida Project' boasts a trifecta of sublime performances (Brooklyn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe) but its subtle storytelling and triumphant edge…
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Out in Theaters: ‘HAPPY DEATH DAY’
A disappointing realization of a clever concept, ‘Happy Death Day’ has elements to celebrate - a strong lead in Jessica Rothe, a plethora of pithy put downs, decent character arcs…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FOREIGNER’
‘The Foreigner’ is a welcome return to form for Jackie Chan and funnier than it seems at first glance, offering the aging martial arts master a chance to kick ass and…
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6 Killer New Horror Movies on Netflix to Get You Ready for Halloween
Every year, the month of October rolls around and with it an opportunity to binge watch all the horror movies that may have slipped under your radar thus far. 2017 has been an outstanding year for horror films with even studio flicks making waves – It became an overnight international smash hit and deservedly so; M. Night...
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Out in Theaters: ‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’
Beautiful and bold with an almost unbelievably satisfying story at its center, ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is that rare excellent sequel; a singular vision that expands on the mythology and ideology…