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Out in Theaters: ASSASSINATION

Out in Theaters: ASSASSINATION

Assassination is a must-see Korean action film with the intense fight scenes, socio-political drama, throw-back aesthetics and gunshot wounds to make for an edge-of-your-seat ride through its uniquely serpentine plot.

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Documentary Dossier: SNEAKERHEADZ

Documentary Dossier: SNEAKERHEADZ

Immediately pending is an unnecessary and out-of-character segment attempting to demonstrate the good that sneakers, or more accurately Nike sneakers, do for the community via Nike’s association with the Doernbecher…

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Documentary Dossier: CALL ME LUCKY

Documentary Dossier: CALL ME LUCKY

Despite these stylistic missteps, Call Me Lucky demands to be seen, primarily to bring attention not only to the issues surrounding pedophilia, the Catholic church, and the American government against…

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Out In Theaters: THE GIFT

Out In Theaters: THE GIFT

For fans of classic psychological thrillers, a la Hitchcock, to clean, clear modern horror, there is something in The Gift for all lovers of edgy cinema that dares to make…

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Out in Theaters: FANTASTIC FOUR

Out in Theaters: FANTASTIC FOUR

Even with the human torch flaming on, Fantastic Four’s fire only leads to a fantastic burn-out.

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Out in Theaters: DARK PLACES

Out in Theaters: DARK PLACES

A hodgepodge of movie-like parts that fail to ever click, Dark Places is a monumental ball-drop on the part of writer/director Gilles Paquet-Brenner.

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Out in Theaters: THE END OF THE TOUR

Out in Theaters: THE END OF THE TOUR

The End of the Tour is 2015's first dramatic ace in the hole; from the screenwriting to the direction to the two stunning performances at its center, it's a powder-keg…

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Out in Theaters: RICKI AND THE FLASH

Out in Theaters: RICKI AND THE FLASH

Ricki and The Flash is light and familiar; the story doesn’t yield any major surprises and Cody’s script could definitely cut deeper. But while the ending enters hokey territory, Demme…

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Disney Does Dubstep: DESCENDENTS Debuts

Disney Does Dubstep: DESCENDENTS Debuts

Disney’s Descendants plays like an extended 2-hour pop music meditation, updating the classic Disney Princess Magic Kingdom with Deadmau5 dubstep and Sia Fuller hyperpop, that is ultimately utterly likable. Descendants is a made-for-TV feature length film, debuting on July 31, 2015 to an audience of 6.6 million, despite underground murmurings and protestations leading up to...

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TRUE DETECTIVE Season 2 Episode 7 “Black Maps and Motel Rooms”

TRUE DETECTIVE Season 2 Episode 7 “Black Maps and Motel Rooms”

All the characters are trying to find their way out with black maps as we’re seeing the end of DaVinci’s beginning. Bez and Velcoro accept the circle, Frank tries to undo it, and Woodrugh attempts to outrun it. New evidence emerges from the stolen documents that link Catalyst and McCandless to Osip. Velcoro directs the...