Out in Theaters: ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND’
A deeply unsettling and suspenseful tone poem about the challenges of finding your way in the Big Apple as an immigrant, Ana Asensio’s ‘Most Beautiful Island’ is a sinister experiment…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SUBURBICON’
An embarrassing Coens-inspired trainwreck, ‘Suburicon’ tries to be a dark, murder-filled satire on the “wholesome” 50’s but the saliency of an undercooked and discordant racial integration subplot derails George Clooney’s…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER’
Like a demented and brilliant episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’, The Killing of a Sacred Deer posits a reality off its axis in elusive and dangerous ways. This pitch black…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE SNOWMAN’
A frigid disaster of a serial killer thriller, ‘The Snowman’ does just about everything wrong. Pulling from a frightfully terrible script and featuring enough tangled squalls of logic to cause…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FLORIDA PROJECT’
A powerful punch of empathic, humanist, character-driven cinema, 'The Florida Project' boasts a trifecta of sublime performances (Brooklyn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe) but its subtle storytelling and triumphant edge…
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Out in Theaters: ‘HAPPY DEATH DAY’
A disappointing realization of a clever concept, ‘Happy Death Day’ has elements to celebrate - a strong lead in Jessica Rothe, a plethora of pithy put downs, decent character arcs…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FOREIGNER’
‘The Foreigner’ is a welcome return to form for Jackie Chan and funnier than it seems at first glance, offering the aging martial arts master a chance to kick ass and…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US’
Leads Idris Elba and Kate Winslet are thoroughly solid in ‘The Mountain Between Us’ but the romantic angles of the film feel forced and awkward and as the film pivots…
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Out in Theaters: ‘AMERICAN MADE’
Crackling editing, a gum-grin Tom Cruise performance and eye-catching direction from Doug Liman make ‘American Made’ an easily consumable serving of anti-hero biopic. Telling the story of CIA-operative-turned-drug-smuggler Barry Seal,…
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Out in Theaters: ‘STRONGER’
A serviceable biopic with a strongish lead performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, ‘Stronger’ fails to overcome the drawn-out emotional and physical rehab elements that define the picture, resulting in a tedious…