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FILM REVIEWS

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

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Out in Theaters: THE BOY NEXT DOOR

Out in Theaters: THE BOY NEXT DOOR

Step Up's Guzman is awful in the leading man's shoes, all kinds of ham and cheese in a role that might have even thrived in the hands of a Dan…

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Out in Theaters: THE WEDDING RINGER

Out in Theaters: THE WEDDING RINGER

Striking at the potent middle ground where sentiment and humor meet, The Wedding Ringer caps off with an emotionally-rending third act that, although predictable, features some of Hart's most genuine…

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Out in Theaters: PADDINGTON

Out in Theaters: PADDINGTON

Though the third act fails to get off the ground - literally and figuratively - in much of the same ways that the first two do, the accordant motif of…

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Out in Theaters: BLACKHAT

Out in Theaters: BLACKHAT

The hacker thriller is a tough cookie to crack and has led to more certifiably misfires than any other action subgenre I can summon (yes, even more so than the…

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Out in Theaters: INTO THE WOODS

Out in Theaters: INTO THE WOODS

The cast is admittedly stellar - Anna Kendrick, Corden, Blunt, Pine and, to a lesser degree, Streep all own their numbers, even if I personally found some of those numbers…

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Out in Theaters: THE IMITATION GAME

Out in Theaters: THE IMITATION GAME

In 1952, Alan Turing was convicted of gross indecency due to the investigation that bookends the film. In trying to prove that Turing was a spy, the local law reveled…

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Out in Theaters: FOXCATCHER

Out in Theaters: FOXCATCHER

Some people collect stamps. Others Beanie Babies. John du Pont wanted to collect talent. He wanted to bunch it all up in his verdant Pennsylvania farm and own it for…

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Out in Theaters: ANNIE

Out in Theaters: ANNIE

There's more plot holes as big as the sun (Spoiler: why would Annie's orphan friends help audition fake parents for her? Seriously, why?! Are they just the worst friends ever?…

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Out in Theaters: TOP FIVE

Out in Theaters: TOP FIVE

As news of the Sony inner circle and their utter distain for Adam Sandler films makes the unfortunate internet rounds, there couldn't be a better time for Chris Rock to…