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Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

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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: PRINCE AVALANCHE

Out in Theaters: PRINCE AVALANCHE

I don't doubt there will be droves of art-film enthusiasts lining up to put in their two-cent defense of Green's latest but I can't foresee any conclusion that would sway…

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Out in Theaters: ELYSIUM

Out in Theaters: ELYSIUM

With metaphors as explosive as the beautifully realized action, Elysium is a breathless experience with outbreaks of genius. Prone to coercive measures, Blomkamp pokes the rubble of the future and…

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Out in Theaters: WE'RE THE MILLERS

Out in Theaters: WE'RE THE MILLERS

But, let's not get too down on it. It's a fun movie right? That's the point, right? Surely, but it's also the reason why I won't be prancing through town…

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Documentary Dossier: BLACKFISH

Documentary Dossier: BLACKFISH

What Cowperthwaite manages to do best with Blackfish is to not demonize her subject Tilikum. While this could have been a field day for euthanizing the undeniably violent creature, it…

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Out in Theaters: CRYSTAL FAIRY

Out in Theaters: CRYSTAL FAIRY

Crystal Fairy is Silva's answer to indie comedy. Rather than getting wound up in dramatic, Silva lets his talented stars loose to dust comedy in generous handfuls. Mixed against broken…

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Out in Theaters: BLUE JASMINE

Out in Theaters: BLUE JASMINE

Continuing down the checklist, Jasmine's romantic interests further the parallels to Streetcar. Like Blanche before her, Jasmine is an attractive, if past her prime, woman so she earns the attention…

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Out in Theaters: FRUITVALE STATION

Out in Theaters: FRUITVALE STATION

But Fruitvale Station doesn't bank on the brand of weepy, sentimental tearjerkers that leaves you with the bad taste of manipulation. It's something entirely different and entirely beautiful - a…

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Out in Theaters: THE TO DO LIST

Out in Theaters: THE TO DO LIST

Even though it's dressed in a modge-podge of genre clichés, the breezy 90s settings, and the jokes derived from the inimitable hallmarks of that generation, gives enough life to hum…

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Out in Theaters: THE WOLVERINE

Out in Theaters: THE WOLVERINE

Even from a visual standpoint, The Wolverine doesn't contain the bleak imagery of gritty affairs as Ross Emery frames everything in a splendor of picturesque Japanese vistas. In these choices,…