Out in Theaters: ESCAPE PLAN
You want to like a film like Escape Plan if you’re into low-budget action films, but they didn’t put in enough effort to sell the premise and they didn’t make…
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Out in Theaters: ALL IS LOST
The creaks and moans of the tried ship mimic the heaves and hoes of a exasperated Redford, visual cues as foreboding and understated as the hardly visible score from Alex…
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Out in Theaters: THE FIFTH ESTATE
With Cumberbatch and The Fifth Estates' once promising Oscar odds now shot to pieces, a flicker of hope remains for meat-headed political junkies, pseudo-intellectuals, and those who relish movies that…
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Out in Theaters: CARRIE
It's clear to me that the main issue with this film and with the story, is that it only works if everyone, save for Carrie, is the worst. Otherwise, we're…
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Out in Theaters: KILL YOUR DARLINGS
Better thought of as a mildly failed experiment than an abject defeat or a soaring victory, Kill Your Darlings scores big with great performances from its leads but directionless oversight…
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Weekly Review 28: ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, OCEAN'S TWELVE, DOG POUND, MOVIE 43, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
However inconsistent Weekly Review might be at this point, I’m trying to revitize it…especially since I’m sick at home and have nothing better to do. In the theater this week, I relished the much awaited fall season with screenings of the excellent Dallas Buyers Club and Captain Phillips. Fluffy popcorn flicks (Ocean’s Twelve, Abraham Lincoln:...
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Out in Theaters: MACHETE KILLS
Machete Kills is not for everyone. There are plenty of things about this film that, if taken in anything less than a humorous and accommodating mood will offend many outright,…
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Out in Theaters: ROMEO AND JULIET
Zefferelli’s 1968 version of the play remains the most competent, true to source, and enduring version of the traditional play (It’s also on Netflix). Luhrmaan’s controversial adaptation broke away from…
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Out in Theaters: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
As a biopic, it's uncompromising and doggedly raw. As a thriller, it defines "being on pins and needles". As a showcase for Tom Hanks, it serves as a major highlight…
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Out in Theaters: ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE
All in all, this is a movie you should simply avoid. It's not scary. It's not funny. It's not ironic. It's white bread soaked in water. It's such a dullard…