Out in Theaters: NO ESCAPE
Balls-to-the-walls action thriller No Escape will have you on the edge of your seat for its entire run-time. Though its trailers look genuinely awful, it’s one hell of a ride.
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FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, Episode 1 ‘Pilot’ Recap/Review
“What the hell is going on?” – Madison “I have no idea.” – Travis ———————————————————————————————— Imagine waking up in some unfamiliar place, dazed and disoriented. You stumble downstairs to a charnel house of cadavers, finding one of your good friends chewing off another friend’s face. What would you do? This cognitive dissonance, this mammalian panic...
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Documentary Dossier: LISTEN TO ME MARLON
Listen to Me Marlon expertly augments and foreshadows Brando’s troubling personal hemorrhages with imagery and sound bytes. We hear phone messages left by Christian wanting to know if Brando would…
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Out in Theaters: AMERICAN ULTRA
It's a lot to take in, a lot going on. But that's part of what makes American Ultra so great. It's ambitious. It goes for it! And it works. The…
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Out in Theaters: 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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Documentary Dossier: BEST OF ENEMIES
Best Of Enemies excels in its concept, execution, and timing. Educational though it may be, it's as enjoyable as it is thought provoking. I doubt that we’ll see a better…
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Out in Theaters: MISTRESS AMERICA
All of Mistress America's silly-serious discourse adds up to a statement on how the youth of today is itself silly-serious - self-distracted, partially arrogant and full of hot air -…
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Documentary Dossier: MERU
While it may not inspire too many non-climbers to scale some peaks, Meru gives us a glimpse into the real psyches and lifestyles of real mountain climbers, with minimal gloss. Serious aspiring…
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Out in Theaters: FORT TILDEN
Cinematographer Brian Lannin makes good use of the rustic settings and concrete jungles, sun blasting the scenes when needed, adding an extra layer of disorientation and distress to the affairs.…
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Out in Theaters: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Though hip-hop biopics have largely been missed opportunities, Straight Outta Compton tells the story of N.W.A. with true purpose. An able cast, sweeping narrative and poignant directing from F. Gary…