Out in Theaters: ‘PAN’
'Pan' manages to hit more highs and lows than most films (family-friendly or otherwise) but is ultimately ravaged by its narrative senselessness and visual apathy. Though Hugh Jackman has fun…
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Out in Theaters: ‘YAKUZA APOCALYPSE’
At Cannes, apparently Miike sent a video of himself in geisha drag apologizing for not attending. He then changed into the giant frog suit and headed to Times Square. Tourists…
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Out in Theaters: ’99 HOMES’
Wheeling into the last act, motivations get fuzzy and a touch overwrought. Dern's final minutes on film are without ample justification as Garfield is forced to make temperament shifts all…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MISSISSIPPI GRIND’
Strong chemistry between Mendelsohn and Reynolds ease the more predictable elements from taking hold and directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's ability to slam the occasional magical surrealism into their pragmatic…
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Out in Theaters: ‘DEATHGASM’
Landing somewhere between Heavy Metal 2000 and the original Evil Dead, Howden's bloodletting send-up 'Deathgasm' is just the kind of silly, stupid horror party movie that people have been trying…
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Out in Theaters: ‘ADDICTED TO FRESNO’
The product as a whole is reasonably entertaining during its run time, and certainly has its fair share of chuckles thanks to its pissy leading ladies, but 'Addicted to Fresno'…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE WALK’
A shambolic effort that matches dazzling sequences of high-wire daring with doltish storytelling, Robert Zemeckis' latest is an interesting failure but a failure nonetheless. The walk segment of 'The Walk'…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE MARTIAN’
A wanna-be prestige picture without the visual glamour of 'Gravity' or the emotional oomph of '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'The Martian' is content with being a commendable piece of popcorn-crunching…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SICARIO’
Emboldened by Roger Deakins’s screamingly accomplished cinematography, Jóhann Jóhannsson’s hypnotic score, Benicio Del Toro's unforgettable performance and Denis Villeneuve's prudent, cold-blooded direction, 'Sicario' commits cinematic terrorism against our desire for…
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Documentary Dossier: ‘RACING EXTINCTION’
Racing Extinction is an outdated, over-produced and unfocused issue documentary whose worthwhile goals are buried in unremarkable, forgettable execution.