Out in Theaters: DARK PLACES
A hodgepodge of movie-like parts that fail to ever click, Dark Places is a monumental ball-drop on the part of writer/director Gilles Paquet-Brenner.
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Out in Theaters: THE END OF THE TOUR
The End of the Tour is 2015's first dramatic ace in the hole; from the screenwriting to the direction to the two stunning performances at its center, it's a powder-keg…
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Out in Theaters: RICKI AND THE FLASH
Ricki and The Flash is light and familiar; the story doesn’t yield any major surprises and Cody’s script could definitely cut deeper. But while the ending enters hokey territory, Demme…
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Out in Theaters: IRRATIONAL MAN
Though Woody Allen needs to knock his creative obsession with “older man meets younger woman,” Irrational Man boasts sly performances and a deliciously devilish caper saga. See it for Joaquin…
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Out in Theaters: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION
Though not the franchise’s top shelf entry, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation relies on a charmed, charming cast and thrilling set pieces to create a stirring (if forgettable) action adventure.
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Out in Theaters: VACATION
Dumb, meandering and in need of a more well realized arc, Vacation is nonetheless quite funny.
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Out In Theaters: LUCKY STIFF
Lucky Stiff is a zany musical comedy that is a little bit Bond; a smidgen of Sondheim; and a dash Weekend At Bernie’s - making for an unlikely and unstable…
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Out in Theaters: BIG SIGNIFICANT THINGS
Though it features some lovely camera work and quirky, nostalgic touches as well as fine performances all around, Big Significant Things fails to engage - a major problem for such an…
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Out in Theaters: PAPER TOWNS
There’s a germ of an idea in Paper Towns' romanticized adolescence but that germ quickly grows into a virus. By the time the third act has rolled along, that virus…
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Out in Theaters: UNEXPECTED
Unexpected is like a wind chime you've hung in your backyard. Sometimes it's jingling and jangling nicely in the wind and you feel good about having bought it. Other times, you…