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FILM REVIEWS

In-depth film reviews, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.

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Out in Theaters: ‘EXPERIMENTER’

Out in Theaters: ‘EXPERIMENTER’

Those wanting a deeper look into the life of Stanley Milgram ought look somewhere else as Experimenter is essentially devoid of drama. Yes, you’ll get the rough facts presented to…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE LAST WITCH HUNTER’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE LAST WITCH HUNTER’

As bad as you might expect, 'The Last Witch Hunter' proudly displays Vin Diesel's inability to act in an overlong CG-heavy shower of visual senselessness and narrative apathy.

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Out in Theaters: ‘I SMILE BACK’

Out in Theaters: ‘I SMILE BACK’

A discomforting addiction drama that hits the low notes of stay-at-home domesticity like a mallet to a gong, 'I Smile Back' showcases Sarah Silverman in a brutal, potent performance that…

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Out in Theaters: ‘BEASTS OF NO NATION’

Out in Theaters: ‘BEASTS OF NO NATION’

Disturbing and potent, 'Beasts of No Nation' benefits from Cary Fukunaga’s tasteful eye and nasty script. Likewise Idris Elba gives an electric performance as the Commandant of a squadron of…

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Out in Theaters: ‘CRIMSON PEAK’

Out in Theaters: ‘CRIMSON PEAK’

‘Crimson Peak’ is a worthy Gothic yarn from Guillermo del Toro, abundantly rich in dreary atmospherics and made great by its two deliciously playful villains.

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Out in Theaters: ‘STEVE JOBS’

Out in Theaters: ‘STEVE JOBS’

A purebred masterclass in filmmaking, 'Steve Jobs' brings Aaron Sorkin, Danny Boyle and Michael Fassbender together to tell a misanthropic biography brimming with life, humming with energy and ablaze with…

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Out in Theaters: ‘BRIDGE OF SPIES’

Out in Theaters: ‘BRIDGE OF SPIES’

Steven Spielberg has an inimitable way of turning backroom negotiations into flashes of high tension and there’s no better example of this than 'Bridge of Spies'. It’s the brand of…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FORBIDDEN ROOM’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE FORBIDDEN ROOM’

Foster Wallace again: “Lynch’s movies are about images and stories that are in his head and that he wants to see made external and complexly ‘real.’ His loyalties are fierce…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FINAL GIRLS’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE FINAL GIRLS’

'The Final Girls’ does for teen horror slashers what Cabin in the Woods did for the monster genre; it’s an uproariously meta romp that’s easily one of the best PG-13…