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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: ESCAPE PLAN

Out in Theaters: ESCAPE PLAN

You want to like a film like Escape Plan if you’re into low-budget action films, but they didn’t put in enough effort to sell the premise and they didn’t make…

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Out in Theaters: ALL IS LOST

Out in Theaters: ALL IS LOST

The creaks and moans of the tried ship mimic the heaves and hoes of a exasperated Redford, visual cues as foreboding and understated as the hardly visible score from Alex…

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Out in Theaters: THE FIFTH ESTATE

Out in Theaters: THE FIFTH ESTATE

With Cumberbatch and The Fifth Estates' once promising Oscar odds now shot to pieces, a flicker of hope remains for meat-headed political junkies, pseudo-intellectuals, and those who relish movies that…

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Out in Theaters: CARRIE

Out in Theaters: CARRIE

It's clear to me that the main issue with this film and with the story, is that it only works if everyone, save for Carrie, is the worst. Otherwise, we're…

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Out in Theaters: KILL YOUR DARLINGS

Out in Theaters: KILL YOUR DARLINGS

Better thought of as a mildly failed experiment than an abject defeat or a soaring victory, Kill Your Darlings scores big with great performances from its leads but directionless oversight…

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Out in Theaters: MACHETE KILLS

Out in Theaters: MACHETE KILLS

Machete Kills is not for everyone. There are plenty of things about this film that, if taken in anything less than a humorous and accommodating mood will offend many outright,…

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Out in Theaters: ROMEO AND JULIET

Out in Theaters: ROMEO AND JULIET

Zefferelli’s 1968 version of the play remains the most competent, true to source, and enduring version of the traditional play (It’s also on Netflix). Luhrmaan’s controversial adaptation broke away from…

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Out in Theaters: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

Out in Theaters: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

As a biopic, it's uncompromising and doggedly raw. As a thriller, it defines "being on pins and needles". As a showcase for Tom Hanks, it serves as a major highlight…

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Out in Theaters: ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE

Out in Theaters: ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE

All in all, this is a movie you should simply avoid. It's not scary. It's not funny. It's not ironic. It's white bread soaked in water. It's such a dullard…

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Out in Theaters: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE

Out in Theaters: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE

On the final leg though, We Are What We Are delivers on its foreboding sense of terror and unleashes a whopper of a finale. For all the carefully footed build…