Out in Theaters: ‘IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE’
Inlaid with rich gallows humor and one or two spine-chilling tête-à-têtes, the appeal of Ti West’s 'In a Valley of Violence' is evident if the execution just isn’t quite up…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE BIRTH OF A NATION’
Nate Parker's 'The Birth of a Nation' is a stormily crafted character piece with faint structural limitations. Writing, directing, producing and starring as preacher-turned-revolutionary Nat Turner, Parker lights an artful…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN’
Soapy psychosexual thriller 'The Girl on the Train' applies Emily Blunt's tremendous talents to tell a fairly rote murder mystery melodrama. Director Tate Taylor struggles to apply visual style but…
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Out in Theaters: ‘AMERICAN HONEY’
Admirably unfocused and nearly three hours long, 'American Honey' is a behemoth of modern American cinema that dares to tell a coming-of-age drama in untraditional fashion. That it feels cut…
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Out in Theaters: ‘DEEPWATER HORIZON’
Robust visual effects - including an explosion count that would make Michael Bay cream himself - and a pants-shitting soundscape pair with an intelligent, emotionally honest and sobering dramatic account…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN’
As a sort of X-Men with prepubescents, 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children' is an often clunky, occasionally awesome slice of Tim Burton weirdness. With strong adult leads (Eva Green,…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MY BLIND BROTHER’
'My Blind Brother' isn’t as out of sight as the talented trio at its center suggests but its marriage of standoffish sarcasm and heartfelt familial melodrama makes for a mostly…
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Out in Theaters: ‘GOAT’
Frat bros and Jonas bros populate Andrew Neel's taxing melodrama Goat, an impregnable profile of the imposing weight of masculinity and the mental bill of fraternal hazing.
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’
There’s nothing on the screen to suggest that this remake of 'The Magnificent Seven' actually needed making but for what is is - a lightweight family-friendly adventure movie with a…
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Out in Theaters: ‘BLAIR WITCH’
As a sequel to 'The Blair Witch Project', 'Blair Witch' expertly ramps up the ominous elements that made the original so nightmare-inducing but in emphasizing raised stakes over creative daring,…