Out in Theaters: ‘mother!’
'mother!' is not the movie you think it is but it remains one of 2017’s most provocative and engaging examples of auteur filmmaking. Captivating and challenging, brutal and bloodcurdling, steeped in…
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Out in Theaters: ‘IT’
Pants-shitting scares though this may lack, 'It' thrives on Bill Skarsgård's monstrously unsettling portrayal of Pennywise, a perpetually unnerving tone and strong sense of setting, an awesome cast of young performers…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE TRIP TO SPAIN’
Dastardly duo Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan travel the globe once more, feasting and joshing in their can't be replicated style. As the third entry in under seven years, 'The…
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Out in Theaters: ‘PATTI CAKE$’
'Patti Cake$' samples a familiar beat but gives it a whole new spin, led by a wowing record scratch of a performance from newcomer Danielle Macdonald. Though proudly flaunting double flipped-off…
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Out in Theaters: ‘INGRID GOES WEST’
Dark, awkward comedy ‘Ingrid Goes West’ has plenty of uncomfortable laughs and wince-worthy situations but poses potent, pressing commentary about the dark consequences of social media oversharing. Star Aubrey Plaza is…
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Out in Theaters: ‘BRIGSBY BEAR’
Wildly weird yet total feel good comfort food, 'Brigsby Bear' overwhelms with sheer, almost reckless, positivity but fails to properly address some of the more troubling consequences essential to its story. But Kyle…
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Out in Theaters: ‘LOGAN LUCKY’
Ocean’s Eleven by way of Ricky Bobby, ‘Logan Lucky’ is a splashy, snappy, scrumptious heist flick super-powered by a rambunctious cast and Steven Soderbergh’s poppy direction. While the stacked-up scheming…
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Out in Theaters: ‘WIND RIVER’
Don't be deceived by Wind River's veneer of modesty or its oddly timed early August release date. This is a substantial motion picture.
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Out in Theaters: ‘ANNABELLE: CREATION’
A notable step up from its predecessor, Annabelle: Creation is definitely still not on par with the haunting Conjuring franchise. More fun and silly than legitimately scary, this daffy spin-off…
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Out in Theaters: ‘DETROIT’
It pains me to say that what should have been one of the most important films of 2017 ultimately had me reflecting on the back catalog of Eli Roth. Not…