Out in Theaters: RUNNER RUNNER
It's not quite bad enough to stand too firmly against but it's far too soft to inspire any level of recommendation. Ultimately, Runner Runner is best left for a lazy…
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Documentary Dossier: THE SUMMIT
The footage is there, it just needs coherence, which proper editing could provide. An argument can be made, that the editing style was supposed to make the audience feel the…
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Out in Theaters: PARKLAND
Often told with the wandering panache of a drunkard on Funny or Die's Drunk History, Parkland has neither foresight into what makes a film interesting nor any captivating power over…
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Out in Theaters: GRAVITY
Gravity is pure entertainment done right and it's achieved with transcendent technical mastery. Seamlessly blending nail-biting moments of suspense with quiet character moments in the vacuum of space, Cuarón has…
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Out in Theaters: ENOUGH SAID
By putting these reasonably challenging questions on display, Enough Said feels like it has a sense of purpose. It's abundantly evident that no one here is in it for the…
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Out in Theaters: BAGGAGE CLAIM
In quick summation, Baggage Claim offers little new and fewer things memorable or worthwhile. Patton’s charm and the comedy of the supporting cast don’t cover up for the sour writing,…
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Out in Theaters: RUSH
As for the man behind the enterprise, Howard deserves high praise. Coming off his utterly inexcusable interlude of cinematic smudge that is The Dilemna, Howard is back on top, making…
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Out in Theaters: DON JON
Just as Jon delivers his all on the late night dance floor, JGL gives his all artistically, proving there is volcanic potential welling up inside him. Although he doesn't always…
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Out in Theaters: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2
As we learned in CWACOM 1, genius comes with a price. For all the short-term success of Flint's FLDSMDFR, the resulting chaos proved too hefty a bill to pay -…
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Out in Theaters: PRISONERS
While often uncompromisingly bleak, Prisoners ends up as more of a pulpy, often riveting, character study than what we may originally have suspected. The film is just caked in grit,…