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STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSundance Review: THE WITCH
When the family snaps under the pressure of internal and external presses, it's anyone's game and you'll want to behold the result. The fact…
RENT / BUYSundance Review: THE END OF THE TOUR
Danny Elfman drives the whole thing home with a score that elevates Ponsoldt's emotional arches with heartfelt panache. The result is a soaring independent…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSundance Review: A WALK IN THE WOODS
Unabashedly sentimental and overtly geared towards the elderly folks in the audience, the overly tender Kwapis filters his comic sensibility through an aggressively broad…
STREAMING · DISNEY+Out in Theaters: INTO THE WOODS
The cast is admittedly stellar - Anna Kendrick, Corden, Blunt, Pine and, to a lesser degree, Streep all own their numbers, even if I…
STREAMING · KANOPYOut in Theaters: THE IMITATION GAME
In 1952, Alan Turing was convicted of gross indecency due to the investigation that bookends the film. In trying to prove that Turing was…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNELOut in Theaters: FOXCATCHER
Some people collect stamps. Others Beanie Babies. John du Pont wanted to collect talent. He wanted to bunch it all up in his verdant…
STREAMING · HBO MAXOut in Theaters: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
From the humble (boring) beginnings of An Unexpected Journey to the foot-dragging musings of Desolation of Smaug, Jackson and Co. have depended upon a…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOOut in Theaters: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
To watch Exodus is to endure exodus. At 150 mins, it's easily one of the most taxing films of the year and surely one…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNELOut in Theaters: FOXCATCHER (2)
Some people collect stamps. Others Beanie Babies. John du Pont wanted to collect talent. He wanted to bunch it all up in his verdant…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Out in Theaters: HORRIBLE BOSSES 2
Yes, Jennifer Aniston and her carnal explicitness busted my gut. Pine proved (yet again) that maybe comedy is what he was made for. And…
STREAMING · HULUOut in Theaters: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1
But this is not a fun movie. Nor is it really geared towards kids. In the third outing of Hunger Games, you're more likely…
STREAMING · DISNEY+Out in Theaters: BIG HERO 6
Big Hero 6 is like a Nilla Wafer; yummy going down but nothing to write home about. It's funny and entertaining in a bland,…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOOut in Theaters: INTERSTELLAR
With Interstellar, Nolan rages against the dying of the light, but like a theater minor without the proper know-how, he rages just a little…
STREAMING · NETFLIXOut in Theaters: NIGHTCRAWLER
A nightcrawler, not to be confused with the blue Russian teleport from the X-Men comics, is a bottom feeder. A succubus. A drive by…
STREAMING · NETFLIXOut in Theaters: OUIJA
When all is said and done, Ouija will make over five times its budget on opening weekend and it will see a sequel. That…
STREAMING · NETFLIXOut in Theaters: CAMP X-RAY
As Ali and Amy's lives become intertwined, their relationship shifts, opening up the opportunity for conversation among equals. With this table set, a pensive…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOOut in Theaters: YOUNG ONES
A riveting series of chapters of once upon a time in the future west, Young Ones spins a unique take on clutching onto one's…
STREAMING · KANOPYOut 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…
STREAMING · APPLE TV+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…
STREAMING · KANOPYOut 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…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOOut 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…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOOut 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…
STREAMING · KANOPYOut 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…
STREAMING · HBO MAXOut in Theaters: ANNABELLE
The added disappointment of serializing a film whose horrors were without bound, Annabelle sullies the good name of the Warren's demonology franchise. Peddling in…
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By: Matt Oakes
Matt Oakes is the founder and editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot. A Tomatometer-approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes, he’s a founding member of the Seattle Film Critics Society and a member of the Online Film Critics Society. He started writing about movies in college, when the university paper wouldn’t have him, and has been reviewing ever since, covering festivals like Sundance and SIFF along the way. He has a soft spot for horror movies that make him die a little inside, a healthy skepticism of film Twitter’s consensus favorites, and a philosophy degree he swears is relevant. He’s based in Seattle.
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