Out in Theaters: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
I wanted to like it. I wanted to love it. But I didn't love it and I only kind of liked it. It didn't boldly go anywhere, it just...went. On…
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Out in Theaters: TURBO
While it doesn't quite possess the unmitigated originality of Pixar's golden age, it does carry a similar heart-on-its-sleeve air to it that is immensely breathable. Rather than capriciously turning on…
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Out in Theaters: THE GREAT GATSBY
Baz Luhrmann has an alleged fascination with tragic romance and The Great Gatsby is no exception. From a purely aesthetic point of view, his film is dazzling - capturing the…
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Out in Theaters: IRON MAN 3
There is a necessary amount of forgiveness involved in the Marvel Movie Universe but if you're willing to engage and let this world full of superheroes and supervillians continue to…
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Out in Theaters: PAIN AND GAIN
Even though Pain and Gain is maybe Bay's most mature film to date and he legitimately tries to dissect an nearly incomprehensible ethos, his own over-embellishing and tacky directorial choices…
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Out in Theaters: MUD
Themes of innocence lost and re-invigoration of character are beautifully woven into the subtext and come across as potent and intoxicating, allowing Mud to be something to dwell on rather…
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Out in Theaters: OBLIVION
Oblivion has the DNA of The Matrix, Alien, Wall-E, Terminator and especially Duncan Jones' Moon and while it's hard to ignore the influence that those films had on Oblivion, Kosinski…
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Out in Theaters: 42
At the center of the 42 is a stirring tale of resistance, will-power, personal triumph and character- a Jesus-esque tale of turning the other cheek and growing in spite of…
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Out in Theaters: TRANCE
It takes a tested hand like Boyle’s to turn this relatively minor film into a genre flick buzzing along with tactful cinema purity and a life all its own. The…
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Out in Theaters: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
While the scope here offers a commanding view of the nature of reverberations, the mood is repeatedly dour and at times painstakingly hard to watch. This glum tone takes command…