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Weekly Review 72: GAMBLER, VOICES, GIRLHOOD, FRIDAY, COFFEE

Weekly Review 72: GAMBLER, VOICES, GIRLHOOD, FRIDAY, COFFEE

My oh my, has it been a busy week. With the Oscars dominating most of my watching hours over the course of the past few weeks, last week had too little Weekly Review material to post and so all that material was pushed back. At home, I revisited Birdman, Whiplash and Gone Girl, three of...

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Out in Theaters: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2

Out in Theaters: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2

Robinson, newcomer Adam Scott and even Corddry give it their all - and do manage to cull some immature laughs with their frequent, obviously improvised riffing - but it's just…

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Out in Theaters: MCFARLAND USA

Out in Theaters: MCFARLAND USA

That isn't to say that it doesn't actually work though. In fact, McFarland USA can be downright rousing, with Antônio Pinto's soaring eagle score (complimented by Terry Stacey's flag-brandishing cinematography) borderline…

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Out in Theaters: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

Out in Theaters: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

The ensuing comedy peters between the deadpan and the slapstick, with comic zingers often slipping under the radar matched by physical comedy - like Nick and Deacon taking to the…

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Out in Theaters: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Out in Theaters: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

At the screening I attended, they distributed Fifty Shades fashioned blindfolds before the showing. You wouldn't be worse off wearing it during the film.

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Out in Theaters: KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Out in Theaters: KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

There are a few notable sequences that feature spotty CGI work (Eggsy's mid-air, knife-tipped shoe stab makes him look like a plastic action figure) but in the center of Kingsman…

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Out in Theaters: LEVIATHAN

Out in Theaters: LEVIATHAN

This begs the question: is Zvyagintsev's film a condemnation of his country? According to his own statements, no. "I am deeply convinced that, whatever society each and every one of…

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Weekly Review 71: ERASER, ELEPHANT, VELVET, SAMSARA, COHERENCE, JUDGE

Weekly Review 71: ERASER, ELEPHANT, VELVET, SAMSARA, COHERENCE, JUDGE

Still recovering from Sundance meant a week spent out of the theater…for the most part. I did attend a screening of Jupiter Ascending (to disappointing result) and decided to skip Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water and Seventh Son because they were Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water and Seventh Son. Instead, I took it upon myself...

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Out in Theaters: JUPITER ASCENDING

Out in Theaters: JUPITER ASCENDING

What is truly visionary in terms of set production, lavish costumery and creature design results in something totally and tonally defunct in the story department. As Eddie Redmayne greedily dismantles…

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Sundance Review: RESULTS

Sundance Review: RESULTS

Andrew Bujalski earned an earnest little following out of Austin, Texas from his efforts in building up the mumblecore scene but his star has never shined brighter than it did two festival seasons ago with the debut of his offbeat docu-comedy Computer Chess. Expanding on that last project – which used a blend of professionals...