Out in Theaters: ‘BLACK MASS’
Featuring what is unarguably Johnny Depp’s best performance in years, Black Mass suffers under the weight of its own ambition. Too sprawling and rushed to ever settle into the moment,…
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Out in Theaters: ‘EVEREST’
Marrying top-notch technical alchemy with excellent performances across the board and a narrative that’s universally powerful, 'Everest' is a big picture triumph - the tentpole spectacle film that 2015 needed.…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE’
Natural chemistry between Brie and Sudeikis makes their jabs and mounting affection land all the more. As the third act runs, Headland proves a storytelling tease; her will-they-or-won't-they battleground threatens…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE BEAUTY INSIDE’
Baek Jong-yeol succeeds in blending aspects of realism and fantasy but the film’s largely conservative execution doesn’t bode well with the story’s progressive undertones; thus 'The Beauty Inside' ends up…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE VISIT’
The Visit takes a trip to the grandparents that’s positively loaded with laughs and an overwhelming willingness to be weird. Turns out that the twist was that Shyamalan’s career wasn’t…
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Out in Theaters: ‘BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS’
If you’re looking for a vaguely enjoyable, thoroughly blood-drenched re-hash of Shaun of the Dead, Bloodsucking Bastards will fit the bill - but is anyone really searching for that?
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Out in Theaters: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED
The Transporter has two rules: don't ask questions and always be on time. Discerning audience members are best following that first rule but would be better off showing up late…
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Out in Theaters: A WALK IN THE WOODS
Unabashedly sentimental and overtly geared towards the elderly folks in the audience, the overly tender Kwapis filters his comic sensibility through an aggressively broad strainer. The outcome is the equivalent…
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Out in Theaters: MEMORIES OF THE SWORD
Fans of martial arts movies will discover much to love in Memories of the Sword, a progressive swords-in-the-ancient-East movie starring a strong female warrior.
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Out in Theaters: 7 CHINESE BROTHERS
7 Chinese Brothers may prove too unmotivated for some but Jason Schwartzman enthusiasts will find themselves cackling at his low-key antics.