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‘Free Birds’ Should Have Stayed Cooped Up
I thought that no movie this year could possibly top Turbo for lazy story ideas, but Free Birds proved me utterly wrong.
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Another Take: ‘The Counselor’ Is Still Worth Watching
Sitting at 35% on Rotten Tomatoes The Counselor has taken a lot of flak from critics for being too talky and overly dark, but the film is certainly not indecipherable, it just asks its audience to go places, places that audiences may not be willing to delve in...
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‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ is Completely Engrossing and Surprisingly Conventional
The latest Palme d'Or winner is impeccably acted and dramatically engrossing, but is it missing a certain kick?
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‘The Counselor’ Needs More Car-Humping
This combination of Ridley Scott, Cormac McCarthy, the drug war, and an all-star cast is sorely disappointing.
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‘Filth’ Is Filthy Fun
"This is what a cunt looks like," says Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), photographing his best friend Bladesy (Eddie Marsan) as they holiday together in Hamburg. Bruce is taking a break from secretly screwing over his "polis" colleagues back ...
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‘Escape Plan’ is an Old School Exercise Marred by a Clunky Script
The bruising and clunky Escape Plan runs high on thundering fists and low on stimulating thrills. Featuring two action titans (Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger) who are now pushing 70, Mikael Håfström’s prison break thriller shows early promise, bu...
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‘All Is Lost’ Grips Viewers and Refuses to Let Go
Robert Redford's new film, ALL IS LOST, is brilliant.
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‘Carrie’ Repeats The Past With Less Thrilling But More Profound Results
The remake of the 1976 film feels redundant, but it also has a lot more to say.
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‘The Fifth Estate’ Lacks The Intrigue of Its Subject
A fantastic performance by Benedict Cumberbatch fails to save everything else.
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‘Kill Your Darlings’ Fails To Capture the Rebellious Spirit of the Beat Generation
At some recent juncture, popular culture began treating important figures an awful lot like superheroes. Movies like 42, Hyde Park on Hudson, jOBS and more seek to distill famous people to easily digestible qualities while weaving their lives into palatable na...
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