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Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

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: GET HARD

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

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

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…

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Out in Theaters: CINDERELLA

Out in Theaters: CINDERELLA

Full of life, love and beauty, Cinderella is that rare product of uncommonly good intent that actually casts a spell. Accented by bips and bobs of architectural magic, Branagh's live…

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Out in Theaters: ’71

Out in Theaters: ’71

Exquisitely paced thanks to Chris Wyatt's smart editing of a bevy of hand-held shots and backed up a distressing sonic wave from David Holmes, '71 stuffs haunting sequences and war-addled…

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Out in Theaters: WILD TALES

Out in Theaters: WILD TALES

Although the anthology film has seen a bit of a revival of late within the horror genre (three V/H/S films, ABCs of Death 1&2), Wild Tales seeks to raise the…

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Out in Theaters: CHAPPIE

Out in Theaters: CHAPPIE

Look, I'm not here to convince you that you're going to like Chappie because in earnest, this is not a movie with the masses in mind. It's the kind of…

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Out in Theaters: THE LAZARUS EFFECT

Out in Theaters: THE LAZARUS EFFECT

Exiting the theater, one man turned to another and said, "It was alright but I can't imagine paying $10 to see it" and that pretty much hits the nail on…

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Out in Theaters: FOCUS

Out in Theaters: FOCUS

With enough charm in the tanks to partially power a date night, Focus intermittently manages to overcome a narrative buckling under its lack of realism and forethought but only in…

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Out in Theaters: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2

Out in Theaters: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2

Robinson, newcomer Adam Scott and even Corddry give it their all - and do manage to cull some immature laughs with their frequent, obviously improvised riffing - but it's just…