Out in Theaters: Z FOR ZACHARIAH
Stellar performances from a tight cast and a delightfully melancholy post-apocalyptic setting imbue great meaning to Z's movements, though some dramatic cogs get clogged along the way.
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Out in Theaters: NO ESCAPE
Balls-to-the-walls action thriller No Escape will have you on the edge of your seat for its entire run-time. Though its trailers look genuinely awful, it’s one hell of a ride.
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Out in Theaters: AMERICAN ULTRA
It's a lot to take in, a lot going on. But that's part of what makes American Ultra so great. It's ambitious. It goes for it! And it works. The…
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Out in Theaters: 6 YEARS
Emotionally raw though a dash melodramatic, Hannah Fidell's 6 Years is a bittersweet look at love and sacrifice at the ripe young age of 21. Fidell plants us at the…
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Out in Theaters: MISTRESS AMERICA
All of Mistress America's silly-serious discourse adds up to a statement on how the youth of today is itself silly-serious - self-distracted, partially arrogant and full of hot air -…
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Documentary Dossier: MERU
While it may not inspire too many non-climbers to scale some peaks, Meru gives us a glimpse into the real psyches and lifestyles of real mountain climbers, with minimal gloss. Serious aspiring…
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Out in Theaters: FORT TILDEN
Cinematographer Brian Lannin makes good use of the rustic settings and concrete jungles, sun blasting the scenes when needed, adding an extra layer of disorientation and distress to the affairs.…
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Out in Theaters: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Though hip-hop biopics have largely been missed opportunities, Straight Outta Compton tells the story of N.W.A. with true purpose. An able cast, sweeping narrative and poignant directing from F. Gary…
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Out in Theaters: PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS
If there's anything holding People, Places, Things back it's how slight it all feels - another solid entry into the increasingly salient category of elevated rom-com. But we must credit Strouse…
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Out in Theaters: THE BOY
Sparsely dominated by scenes of heavy exposition - or rather any dialogue at all - Macniell is able to catch the quiet moments; the death stares, the purposeless shambling, the…