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Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

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: NYMPHOMANIAC: PART 1

Out in Theaters: NYMPHOMANIAC: PART 1

An oddball combination for sure, it's truly a wonder that Nymphomaniac works as well as it does, especially considering that this is only the first part of an ongoing saga…

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Out in Theaters: ENEMY

Out in Theaters: ENEMY

I have never left a theater so thoroughly mind-wrecked. Gyllenhaal’s gritty performance combined with all the production elements that Villeneuve flaunts breaks this story open. They subject you to their…

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Out in Theaters: ENEMY

Out in Theaters: ENEMY

I have never left a theater so thoroughly mind-wrecked. Gyllenhaal’s gritty performance combined with all the production elements that Villeneuve flaunts breaks this story open. They subject you to their…

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Out in Theaters: THE LEGO MOVIE

Out in Theaters: THE LEGO MOVIE

Going back to the kids, those sugar-stuffed Ritalinites are sure to just eat this up as the partially CGI, partially stop-motion visual style is mind-boggling enough to make even a…

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Out in Theaters: LONE SURVIVOR

Out in Theaters: LONE SURVIVOR

Backed up by blinding cinematography from Tobias A. Schliessler and an agonizingly plucky score (a throwback to Berg's Friday Night Light days) courtesy of a Steve Jablonsky, Explosions in the…

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Out in Theaters: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

Out in Theaters: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

But it's not the performances alone that shine, as the movie flows smooth as butter. Looking at it as a whole, I wouldn't want a single scene cut and that's…

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Out in Theaters: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

Out in Theaters: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

Blemishes and all, Inside Llewyn Davis is that rare movie that only the Coens could pull off. Backed by a killer soundtrack, a gloomy visual landscape, and a star-making performance…

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Out in Theaters: HER

Out in Theaters: HER

Anchored with a cast this talented that are each putting their all into each and every scene, Her is lightning in a bottle. Instead of feeling like this future world…

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Out in Theaters: OUT OF THE FURNACE

Out in Theaters: OUT OF THE FURNACE

Adding even more depth to the film, the technical elements racket up the tension and help to accentuate the ripe metaphorical elements planted throughout. Dickon Hinchliffe's score, largely leaning on Pearl…

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Out in Theaters: NEBRASKA

Out in Theaters: NEBRASKA

Rolling sharp comedy and painstaking commentary into one is no easy task, but it's one that Payne has all but mastered. Nebraska may not be as biting and manic as…