Out in Theaters: ‘BROOKYLN’
Unnaturally tender and totally good-natured, 'Brooklyn’ is an undeniably lovely film made with passion and acted to the nines. Anyone seeking a good date night flick need look no further.
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2’
A fitting end to an almost always satisfying franchise, 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' features some of the series' absolute best moments amidst an admittedly slow gallop to…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE NIGHT BEFORE’
An ungainly blend of Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg's manchild maturation comedies and Levitt/Levine's maudlin, introspective dramedies, 'The Night Before' is tonally inconsistent. Still, it's packed with laughs and includes more than…
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THE LEFTOVERS Season 2 Episode 7 “A Most Powerful Adversary” Review
The leftovers are departing. Laurie’s (Amy Brenneman) analysis of Kevin’s (Justin Theroux) Patti (Ann Dowd) manifestations summarizes the premise of the show. Everyone’s in Miracle, but all that’s really left is “us.” Scientific and religious theories compete for answers, but people prefer to believe in divine speculations versus more down to earth truths because it’s...
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Out in Theaters: ‘SPOTLIGHT’
Spotlight is a classically told investigative thriller featuring confident performances for its able ensemble. Though it adheres to a familiar narrative style, its overwhelmingly excellent craftsmanship makes it a strong…
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Out in Theaters: JAMES WHITE
Mond keeps things simple in order to showcase the developing relationship arcs - the twentysomething deadbeat manning up, the caregiver role inevitably transplanted from one generation to the next -…
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THE LEFTOVERS Season 2 Episode 6 “Lens” Review
The Leftover’s episodes are structured like a novel composed of chapters devoted to certain character’s POV. It’s a more intimate and thorough experience of perception, the only thing we have to understand but the only thing we need to experience the mystery of The Leftovers. In season one, the audience viewed from a distance, in the...
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Out in Theaters: ‘SUFFRAGETTE’
Confusing suffrage for suffering, 'Suffragette' is a political period piece with a conflated ego and very little sense of narrative purpose that fails to bring genuine emotion to the women’s…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SPECTRE’
Overly long, terribly scripted and largely devoid of engaging action set pieces, 'Spectre' represents a definitive low point for the Daniel Craig era of James Bond. Alas, Bond is Bond…
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THE LEFTOVERS Season 2 Episode 5 “No Room at the Inn”
Matt (Christopher Eccleston) is one of, if not the most, nuanced character in the series because he struggles more than any other character in holding onto a conviction, and in the context of The Leftover’s absurdist carnival, he has the most to lose. For this, I could watch the entire drama unfold from his perspective....