Out in Theaters: CHAPPIE
Look, I'm not here to convince you that you're going to like Chappie because in earnest, this is not a movie with the masses in mind. It's the kind of…
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Weekly Review 73: BURGUNDY, VIRGUNA, MULHOLLAND, SAMURAI, WINDOWS
A not-so-eventful week in the theater meant I had some time to consume some serious film this week at home. Hitting wide release this past weekend were the aggressively underwhelming Focus and The Lazarus Effect. I also caught screenings of Disney’s new Cinderella and Wild Tales but can’t yet talk about them beyond alluding to...
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Out in Theaters: THE LAZARUS EFFECT
Exiting the theater, one man turned to another and said, "It was alright but I can't imagine paying $10 to see it" and that pretty much hits the nail on…
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Out in Theaters: FOCUS
With enough charm in the tanks to partially power a date night, Focus intermittently manages to overcome a narrative buckling under its lack of realism and forethought but only in…
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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
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
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
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
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
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…