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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: ROSEWATER

Out in Theaters: ROSEWATER

Thankfully, Bernal is up to the challenge and emotes wickedly even when blindfolded and pacing his calcified cage. Though Stewart's screenplay often mistakes adversity for inherent drama, Bernal is there…

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Out in Theaters: BIG HERO 6

Out in Theaters: BIG HERO 6

Big Hero 6 is like a Nilla Wafer; yummy going down but nothing to write home about. It's funny and entertaining in a bland, gingerbread kind of way. It's the…

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Out in Theaters: INTERSTELLAR

Out in Theaters: INTERSTELLAR

With Interstellar, Nolan rages against the dying of the light, but like a theater minor without the proper know-how, he rages just a little too hard.

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Out in Theaters: DEAR WHITE PEOPLE

Out in Theaters: DEAR WHITE PEOPLE

Dear White People is an important film. Simien deserves credit for taking this challenge head-on. Maybe his movie wasn’t a good one, but it asked the right questions and called for…

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Out in Theaters: LAGGIES

Out in Theaters: LAGGIES

From a purely narcissistic angle, I appreciated the drizzly Seattle setting, which opened the doors to some of the finer establishments in the Emerald City, establishments that I have otherwise…

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Out in Theaters: MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Out in Theaters: MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN

At its heart, Men, Women and Children is rochambeau. Not the French general, the nut kicking contest. With so many potentially nerve-striking issues on display, Reitman has money on the…

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Out in Theaters: AUTÓMATA

Out in Theaters: AUTÓMATA

In a movie that's supposedly, subtly about evolutionary superiority, it commits some Darwin Award worthy movie sins. Brutally convenient encounters between characters - waiting to die until in the arms…

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Out in Theaters: DRACULA UNTOLD

Out in Theaters: DRACULA UNTOLD

Don't get me wrong, this is by no means a good movie, nor is there much going on beneath it, but it's a thoroughly entertaining, fittingly dumb entry to a…

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Out in Theaters: TRACKS

Out in Theaters: TRACKS

One thing is for certain: you won't find more camel drool in any other movie to come out this year. And even though the journey doesn't ever conjure up the…

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Out in Theaters: THE EQUALIZER

Out in Theaters: THE EQUALIZER

But Fuqua never squanders his greatest asset, Denzel, showing that he knows how to milk every last drop out of his magnetic star power. Gone is the toothy, chatty Denzel…