Out in Theaters: IRRATIONAL MAN
Though Woody Allen needs to knock his creative obsession with “older man meets younger woman,” Irrational Man boasts sly performances and a deliciously devilish caper saga. See it for Joaquin…
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Out in Theaters: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION
Though not the franchise’s top shelf entry, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation relies on a charmed, charming cast and thrilling set pieces to create a stirring (if forgettable) action adventure.
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TRUE DETECTIVE Season 2 Episode 6 Review “Church in Ruins”
hurch in Ruins is why True Detective was worshipped to begin with. So far, the best episode of the season is reminiscent of Rust’s extended action sequence through the ghetto. Bez’s (Rachel McAdams) subplot’s climax evoking–either a Kubrickian or Lynchian (either way, brilliantly twisted and atmospheric) tone–matches Velcoro’s unbridled snowy Cuervo bender.
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Out in Theaters: VACATION
Dumb, meandering and in need of a more well realized arc, Vacation is nonetheless quite funny.
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Out In Theaters: LUCKY STIFF
Lucky Stiff is a zany musical comedy that is a little bit Bond; a smidgen of Sondheim; and a dash Weekend At Bernie’s - making for an unlikely and unstable…
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Out in Theaters: BIG SIGNIFICANT THINGS
Though it features some lovely camera work and quirky, nostalgic touches as well as fine performances all around, Big Significant Things fails to engage - a major problem for such an…
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Out in Theaters: PAPER TOWNS
There’s a germ of an idea in Paper Towns' romanticized adolescence but that germ quickly grows into a virus. By the time the third act has rolled along, that virus…
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Out in Theaters: UNEXPECTED
Unexpected is like a wind chime you've hung in your backyard. Sometimes it's jingling and jangling nicely in the wind and you feel good about having bought it. Other times, you…
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Out in Theaters: SOUTHPAW
Though lacking on original dramatic upper cuts, Southpaw offers a bevy of excellent performances from its more than game cast. But with a share of technical errors behind the camera,…
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Out in Theaters: PIXELS
There’s more effort here than in most Adam Sandler movies but Pixels’ half-baked 80s video-game-cum-invasion-movie still mostly reeks of jack-assery.