Out in Theaters: THE D TRAIN
When it finally comes to a halt, The D Train arrives in the station a thinly veiled assault allegory poorly masquerading as a comedy; a stupid and ugly mess that…
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Out in Theaters: THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
The Avengers: Age of Ultron, though single-serving entertainment sure to delight the masses, is a clumsy effort to consolidate stories that prove irreconcilable. With the MCU amoeba-ing into larger, stranger…
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Out in Theaters: THE WATER DIVINER
Don't let its multiple AACTA Award wins and nominations fool you, the only thing The Water Diviner can divine is a good siesta.
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Out in Theaters: UNFRIENDED
Director Levan Gabriadze works within some very risky restraints - like an orator with a ball gag - by limiting all onscreen action to the computer screen and the result…
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Out in Theaters: TRUE STORY
You would think that the casting of such comedic icons would demand us to reinvent our perspective on the two high-profile jesters. That is just not the case. For a…
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Out in Theaters: EX MACHINA
Brilliant tech work aligns with Garland's beautifully sour/smartly subversive writing/directing and Gleeson, Isaac and Vikander's low-broiling performances to create what can only be described as a neo sci-fi noir near-masterpiece.…
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Out in Theaters: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Much of the success of the performances though rest with Baumbach's writing. While We're Young being a direct follow-up to Frances Ha, Baumbach has expanded on existing themes of unchecked…
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Out in Theaters: GET HARD
It's not that Get Hard is unfunny so much I would rather have seen the inspired pairing of Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart deal with issues other than race and…
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SXSW Review: 6 YEARS
Emotionally raw though a dash melodramatic, Hannah Fidell's 6 Years is a bittersweet look at love and sacrifice at the ripe young age of 21. Fidell plants us at the…
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SXSW Review: BONE IN THE THROAT
Existing somewhere in the undiscovered ether between Snatch, Good Fellas and Master Chef, Henman's Bone in the Throat is a brutal crowd-pleaser that's destined to be a delicious score for…