Out in Theaters: HER
Anchored with a cast this talented that are each putting their all into each and every scene, Her is lightning in a bottle. Instead of feeling like this future world…
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Weekly Review 35: RAID, BYZANTIUM, GRABBERS, ELECTION, [REC], GUFFMAN
This past (two) week cycle saw me frequenting the theater for some much needed fall redemption. After a summer filled with lackluster blockbusters, it’s great to really chew into some of the finest the year has to offer, a commonplace trend of the December month. After loving Disney’s Frozen, being rather disappointed in Mandela: Long...
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Out in Theaters: OUT OF THE FURNACE
Adding even more depth to the film, the technical elements racket up the tension and help to accentuate the ripe metaphorical elements planted throughout. Dickon Hinchliffe's score, largely leaning on Pearl…
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Out in Theaters: MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Nelson Mandela was a man who championed compromise, so maybe this is a suiting film for his legacy. Instead of being deeply entertaining or deeply informative, it lands somewhere in…
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Out in Theaters: PHILOMENA
Stephen Frears' effort is good at twisting our emotions but it's not always clear which way he wants to twist them. Whether or not he's intended to leave his audience…
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Out in Theaters: FROZEN
Adapting to a new generation of tech-savvy, open-minded youngsters, the House of Mouse also gives some much-needed wiggle room for Frozen to step away from Disney's legacy of antiquated sexual…
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Weekly Review 34: MILLERS, R.I.P.D., EUROPA, WHITE, LEAVING
This week I set out to catch up with some of the early releases of 2013 that I missed and, surprise, surprise, was very underwhelmed. Not that I was expecting much revelatory from films like R.I.P.D. and White House Down but I was expecting at least a degree of fun that was largely absent. I...
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Out in Theaters: NEBRASKA
Rolling sharp comedy and painstaking commentary into one is no easy task, but it's one that Payne has all but mastered. Nebraska may not be as biting and manic as…
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Out In Theaters: DELIVERY MAN
In the end, Delivery Man doesn’t quite have the comedic chops to be a great comedy, nor does it have the dramatic chops to be a great dramedy. And that…
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2013 Graded A+ To F
From A+ to F, the best and worst of 2013 (ranked by grade.)Her A+12 Years a Slave A+Before Midnight A+Dallas Buyers Club A+Lone Survivor A+ All is Lost ACaptain Phillips A Fruitvale Station AWhat Maisie Knew AThis is the End AOnly God Forgives A Inside Llewyn Davis A-The Hunt A-Out of the Furnace A-Nebraska A-Prisoners...