Out in Theaters: TRANSCENDENCE
Plot mechanics are omnipresent and omnipotent until the script demands it not so, characters unfold incompatible reveals without satisfying explanation, and by the end... well it's hard to even say…
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Out in Theaters: DOM HEMINGWAY
As Shepard weaves the character of a bygone criminal braggart into a head-hanging old fool "alone and full of regret", the bittersweet lark loses its bite. But I guess that's…
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Weekly Review 44: CHEAP, ESCAPE, GATTACA, BARTON, DRUG, JESUS
I’ve realized that for every movie I cross off my To Watch list, I add three more. The sad reality: I’ll never watch all the movies. Nevertheless, I can try. In theaters this week, I caught Oculus and Dom Hemingway but skipped screenings of Heaven is for Real, Neighbors and Draft Day. As is, I’ll still...
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Out in Theaters: OCULUS
Oculus does for mirrors what Hitchcock did for showers. We're not afraid of them, they're just a little creepier now.
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Out in Theaters: DRAFT DAY
As the clock hits zero, Draft Day will likely go down as the year’s best sports movie. Though non-football fans might find it a hard pill to swallow, the elements…
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Out in Theaters: UNDER THE SKIN
But even when you're inevitably scratching your head as the credits roll, the repeated vignette of Johansson's stripping down the runway will prove burned in your mind's eye, captivating and…
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Out in Theaters: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Give me more super-noir, less hapless explosions. Give me the humor and tragedy of Cap being a man lost in time. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely show savvy sneaking…
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Out in Theaters: NOAH
Noah lacks the signature claustrophobia of Aronofsky's finest work but the eerie character turns we've come to expect from him are most certainly in play. His auteur touch and rich…
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Out in Theaters: ERNEST & CÉLESTINE
When your eyes water at the end, you’ll be wishing for a youth lost long ago. Why can’t everything be as candidly simple as this? Célestine asks Ernest: Et après…
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Out in Theaters: SABOTAGE
Playing with so much camp, the proceedings can become bumbling and even dumb at times, but that comes with the territory. Sabotage is an homage to the action delights of…