Out in Theaters: ‘SWEET COUNTRY’
Don’t let its title deceive you, ‘Sweet Country’ has very little sweet about it. Warwick Hamilton’s film is steeped in racial injustice and hard-accepted stereotypes that ostensibly explores the guilt…
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Out in Theaters: ‘A QUIET PLACE’
You don’t have to be a full-fledged horror buff to appreciate the unadulterated excellence of ‘A Quiet Place’ - but horror buffs will rightfully love every moment of it. Excellent…
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Out in Theaters: ‘BLOCKERS
Blockers is an often hysterical and surprisingly poignant redux on the teenage sex comedy, one that trojan horses in progressive ideals of female empowerment within its laugh-a-minute, but highly disposable…
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Out in Theaters: ‘READY PLAYER ONE’
Part geeky circle-jerk, part eye-boggling hootenanny, and part arresting Spielbergian adventure cinema, 'Ready Player One' ascends its humdrum chapter book roots to champion a director with an unmatched eye for…
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Out in Theaters: ‘FLOWER’
Max Winkler’s dirty-minded ‘Flowers’ is rude and sweet and offputting and bitterly funny - while featuring an absolutely star-making turn from Zoey Deutch - though it’s got enough narrative quirk…
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Out in Theaters: ‘I KILL GIANTS’
A suspiciously similar cousin to 'A Monster Calls', 'I Kill Giants' attempts to hem a tragic coming-of-age story into a metaphorical journey of loss that involves a child’s overactive imagination and,…
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Out in Theaters: ‘ISLE OF DOGS’
A super serum of irreverent whimsy and heartfelt friendships, rife with topical political undercurrents about inclusion and nationalism, Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ is one exceedingly pleasant and gorgeously animated…
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Out in Theaters: ‘TOMB RAIDER’
Alicia Vikander proves more than worthy of filling the shoes of Lara Croft in this hit-and-miss adaptation of the video game character. Despite a killer leading lady, a few strong…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THOROUGHBREDS’
The startling and commanding debut film from Cory Finley ‘Thoroughbreds’ gives a fresh coat of black paint to the teen thriller genre, mixing bleak comedy into one of cinema’s darkest…
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Out in Theaters: ‘A WRINKLE IN TIME’
Well-intentioned and good-hearted ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ is a gaudy bore, Ava DuVernay’s House of Mouse experiment both superficially busy and thematically hollow, rushing from flashy plot point to plot…