Out in Theaters: ST. VINCENT
By most accounts, St. Vincent shouldn't work. It's too tender in some parts, too chewy in others, like a microwaved steak. The conveniences are many, the happy resolution unnaturally tidy.…
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Out in Theaters: MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
At its heart, Men, Women and Children is rochambeau. Not the French general, the nut kicking contest. With so many potentially nerve-striking issues on display, Reitman has money on the…
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Out in Theaters: FURY
Fury harnesses the spirit of war, of unchecked testosterone, of sacrifice and mayhem, wads it up into a spitball and blows it in the face of the politicians, the warmongers…
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Weekly Review 58: WOLF, ARMY, CORPSES, EYES
If you just saw this short list of at home flicks, you may assume I’ve been taking it fairly easy this week when in reality, it’s been a full blown onslaught of horror here in my Queen Anne abode. In theaters, I caught screenings of Dracula Untold and Fury (review Wednesday) but in preparation for...
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Out in Theaters: WHIPLASH
Unconventional and bold, Whiplash might just be the biggest surprise out of 2014's Sundance Festival. Between the outstanding performances from Teller and Simmons, a winning script, and an inbred set…
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Out in Theaters: PRIDE
Heart-warming, fun and eye-opening, Pride is surprisingly earnest and solid from start to finish. It bypasses prejudice and gifts you with understanding. I’m more than proud to recommend Pride. Be…
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Out in Theaters: AUTÓMATA
In a movie that's supposedly, subtly about evolutionary superiority, it commits some Darwin Award worthy movie sins. Brutally convenient encounters between characters - waiting to die until in the arms…
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Out in Theaters: KILL THE MESSENGER
If she were a best friend, you'd send her kicking and screaming to a mental institution for delusions of granduer. If they were your employee, you'd fire them for flagrant…
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Out in Theaters: DRACULA UNTOLD
Don't get me wrong, this is by no means a good movie, nor is there much going on beneath it, but it's a thoroughly entertaining, fittingly dumb entry to a…
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Out in Theaters: THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
With more in common with the films of the 1960s than the films of 2014, The Two Faces of January has a tendency to turn the pot to a low…