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,…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SNOWDEN’
Stodgy and listless, 'Snowden' represents a top-to-bottom failure to give meaningful material narrative purpose. Loaded with weakly motivated characters and a very cursory understanding of political tectonics, Oliver Stone's latest…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SULLY’
'Sully' makes a great platform for Tom Hanks' unwavering skill as a leading man while offering seat-gripping set pieces and a somewhat emotional hero’s story you’ll be glad to cheer…
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Out in Theaters: ‘OTHER PEOPLE’
Molly Shannon puts in her bid for awards recognition as a cancer stricken mother in the tragicomedy 'Other People' but for those sick to death of watching actors pretend to…
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Out in Theaters: ‘TRANSPECOS’
Greg Kwedar’s debut film ‘Transpecos’ is a potent border fiction that matches high tension thrills with significant characters, played to perfection by Johnny Simmons, Clifton Collins Jr. and Gabriel Luna.…
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Out in Theaters: ‘YOGA HOSERS’
A waste of time and money (but maybe not talent), ‘Yoga Hosers’ is no horror movie though it is a horror to behold. Obnoxious, putrid and loathsome, this cinematic garbage…
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Out in Theaters: ‘COMPLETE UNKNOWN’
Like a meteor, ‘Complete Unknown’ shines bright early on but fizzles out when its evolving tone takes one too many left turns. The performances from Rachel Weisz and Michael Shannon…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS’
A moody emulsion of chest-aching grief and sour recompense, 'The Light Between Oceans' is stick-to-your-ribs melodrama that’s powerfully acted and handsomely photographed. Through and through a tearful romance, this is…