Out in Theaters: THE PURGE: ANARCHY
Since the events of the first film have virtually no bearing on anything that comes to fruition in this second installment, don't let unfamiliarity steer you away from it. Instead,…
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Out in Theaters: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
It's that impossibly rare blockbuster that shimmers with intelligence and has the FX razzle-dazzle to leave you dazed and amused, grinning from ear-to-ear and stunned by it's impeccably told story.…
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Weekly Review 48: BATMAN, RYAN, SPANGLISH, LIFE
Since I’ve been on vacation the past few weeks, I’ve had no opportunity to turn to the theater for new screenings. I did however have a chance to finally catch up with Neighbors, which Chris Bunker reviewed upon release but I kept missing. Though I found more to like than he did – I was...
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Out in Theaters: TAMMY
Begin Again played with alcoholism; Tammy’s the kind of movie that’s alcoholic. The whole thing seems inebriated, like it was shot with a camera in one hand and a shot of booze in the other. Never mind that Susan Sarandon spends the film chugging whiskey and brews, or that Melissa McCarthy can’t seem to make...
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Out in Theaters: BEGIN AGAIN
With music and New York serving as backdrops, Begin Again is touching, funny and lively enough to merit a taste. Imaginative and different, it challenges what you would normally expect…
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Out in Theaters: TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
At the end of the night, you wonder how you ever expected anything more. History repeats itself and so does Transformers, ad nauseam. One has to wonder if Flip’s “S…
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Weekly Review 48: MEMORIES, DEAD, STAKELAND
We’re back this week for Weekly Review in a week that’s admittedly all about TV. Game of Thrones wrapped up with a rather cinematic finale but felt a touch disappointing after the omission of a certain cliffhanger. But the real triumph is found in FX’s Fargo, which for all the many, many ways it could...
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Out in Theaters: THE ROVER
Like Rey, The Rover is simple without being simplistic, wandering without being directionless, and solitary without being one-note. And maybe most importantly, it's a signal that Pattinson may yet be…
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Out in Theaters: JERSEY BOYS
With all the high-pitched crooning and retro set pieces and costumery, Jersey Boys just feels like a dated effort, an breezy, over-the-plate adaptation of already beloved source material that fails…
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Weekly Review 47: ONCE, MARS!, FILTH, 2 DAYS, ABOUT
I know, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve visited this list but with SIFForty stuffing my mouth full of films like I’m Takeru Kobayashi at a hot dog eating contest, I didn’t have time to do anything outside of the magical land of the international film festival. But now that that’s over and...