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FILM REVIEWS

In-depth film reviews, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.

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Out in Theaters: ‘A STAR IS BORN’

Out in Theaters: ‘A STAR IS BORN’

‘A Star is Born’ rips to falsetto highs and baritone lows as it follows a pair of star-crossed lovers and musicians in Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (both of whom…

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Out in Theaters: ‘FREE SOLO’

Out in Theaters: ‘FREE SOLO’

A powerful, white-knuckle documentary about fear, passion, and humanity, ‘Free Solo’ is a thrilling ascent into mountaineering mania fastened by a complicated figure in free-climbing fanatic Alex Honnold. Prepare thyself…

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Out in Theaters: ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT’

Out in Theaters: ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT’

‘Mission Impossible: Fallout’ is action movie heroin. Impossibly entertaining, grittier and more artful than its forebearers while still maintaining its smarmy roguish charms, 'Fallout' is the result of mind-blowing technical…

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Out in Theaters: ‘HEREDITARY’ 

Out in Theaters: ‘HEREDITARY’ 

Ranking up their with the great contemporary horror movies of our time, 'Hereditary' delivers the scares of 'The Conjuring' with the atmospherics of 'The Shining' all matched to a jaw-droppingly…

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Out in Theaters: ’TULLY’

Out in Theaters: ’TULLY’

Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody have made a monstrously chewy feature film with ‘Tully’, a film brimming with wit, humanity, and imagination. Stars Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis have rarely…

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Out in Theaters: ‘A QUIET PLACE’

Out in Theaters: ‘A QUIET PLACE’

You don’t have to be a full-fledged horror buff to appreciate the unadulterated excellence of ‘A Quiet Place’ - but horror buffs will rightfully love every moment of it. Excellent…

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Out in Theaters: ‘ISLE OF DOGS’ 

Out in Theaters: ‘ISLE OF DOGS’ 

A super serum of irreverent whimsy and heartfelt friendships, rife with topical political undercurrents about inclusion and nationalism, Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ is one exceedingly pleasant and gorgeously animated…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THOROUGHBREDS’ 

Out in Theaters: ‘THOROUGHBREDS’ 

The startling and commanding debut film from Cory Finley ‘Thoroughbreds’ gives a fresh coat of black paint to the teen thriller genre, mixing bleak comedy into one of cinema’s darkest…

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Out in Theaters: ‘ANNIHILATION’

Out in Theaters: ‘ANNIHILATION’

‘Annihilation’ marries elements of smart science fiction and toe-curling stabs of horror to tell a heady, intellectual creation myth that dares to challenge conventional ideas of human superiority and evolutionary…

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Out in Theaters: ‘PHANTOM THREAD’ 

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…