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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: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Out in Theaters: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Give me more super-noir, less hapless explosions. Give me the humor and tragedy of Cap being a man lost in time. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely show savvy sneaking…

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Out in Theaters: NOAH

Out in Theaters: NOAH

Noah lacks the signature claustrophobia of Aronofsky's finest work but the eerie character turns we've come to expect from him are most certainly in play. His auteur touch and rich…

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Out in Theaters: ERNEST & CÉLESTINE

Out in Theaters: ERNEST & CÉLESTINE

When your eyes water at the end, you’ll be wishing for a youth lost long ago. Why can’t everything be as candidly simple as this? Célestine asks Ernest: Et après…

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Out in Theaters: SABOTAGE

Out in Theaters: SABOTAGE

Playing with so much camp, the proceedings can become bumbling and even dumb at times, but that comes with the territory. Sabotage is an homage to the action delights of…

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Out in Theaters: THE LUNCHBOX

Out in Theaters: THE LUNCHBOX

The Lunchbox is as good as a film of its ambitions can be. It is not a perfect film though. It’s a “nice little movie.” Still I struggle to think…

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Out in Theaters: NYMPHOMANIAC: PART 1

Out in Theaters: NYMPHOMANIAC: PART 1

An oddball combination for sure, it's truly a wonder that Nymphomaniac works as well as it does, especially considering that this is only the first part of an ongoing saga…

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Out in Theaters: DIVERGENT

Out in Theaters: DIVERGENT

Screams snap you out of it. You’re sitting next to a pre-pubescent girl’s volleyball team from the local middle school—they shriek every time Miles Teller is on-screen. Now it's clear…

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Out in Theaters: ENEMY

Out in Theaters: ENEMY

I have never left a theater so thoroughly mind-wrecked. Gyllenhaal’s gritty performance combined with all the production elements that Villeneuve flaunts breaks this story open. They subject you to their…

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Out in Theaters: ENEMY

Out in Theaters: ENEMY

I have never left a theater so thoroughly mind-wrecked. Gyllenhaal’s gritty performance combined with all the production elements that Villeneuve flaunts breaks this story open. They subject you to their…

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Out in Theaters: THE MUPPETS: MOST WANTED

Out in Theaters: THE MUPPETS: MOST WANTED

Its predecessor had the savory flavors of a labor of love, this the stink of a cash grab. Like salt water, you can taste the thirst for profits in the…