Out in Theaters: ‘THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN’
Harmless ’The Old Man and the Gun’ is a happy-go-lucky example of otherwise pedestrian geriatric drama made amiable by two delightful lead performances. Pleasant but not worth rushing out to…
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Out in Theaters: ‘FIRST MAN’
Taken as a whole, 'First Man' is an otherworldly hole-in-one, a technical moonshot marvel strapped to sturdy performances, confident direction, and unmatched technical marksmanship. It follows too many of the…
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Out in Theaters: ‘LIZZIE’
Performance-driven and mightily restrained, sometimes to a fault, 'Lizzie' is a thoughtful biography of a madwoman, or rather, a woman driven mad by her times. Fastened by strong performances from…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE PREDATOR’
‘The Predator’ is the cinematic equivalent of chugging a case of beer, getting naked, and fighting cars. It’s pointless and ridiculous and at times even painful but it’s also a…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MANDY’
‘Mandy’, about Nic Cage exacting gory insano revenge on a Christian murder cult, is a slow-motion gallop into the pits of hell and cinematic excess. Its singular lunacy is at…
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Out in Theaters: ‘UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB’
‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ is a marked improvement over its earlier model, smuggling some decent performances and an excess of bleak foreboding into this conceptual horror-thriller. Though it still lacks visceral…
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Out in Theaters: ‘DAMSEL’
The Zellner’s daffy ‘Damsel’ presents a subversion of normal Western fare, trafficking two quirky, wildly enjoyable performances from Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikoska to make for some absurdist onscreen dynamite.
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FIRST PURGE’
Sassy, brutal and imbued with some relevant political bite, ‘The First Purge’ has a number of problems - it's also over-the-top, cheap-looking and tonally inconsistent - but a strong story,…
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Out in Theaters: ’ANT-MAN AND THE WASP’
'Ant-Man and the Wasp' is the closest Marvel has ever gotten to cute and cuddly, delivering a family movie filled with warmth and hope - and some nifty little uses…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE INCREDIBLES 2’
‘Incredibles 2’ offers so much to love - a charming voice cast, dazzling and inventive set pieces, a keen sense of wit, and charitable cultural commentary - that it’s relative…