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“Veronica Mars”: TV’s Cult Favorite Returns on the Big Screen with Pleasant Results
Though a significant portion of its fanbase came late to the party (including this writer), Veronica Mars launched out of the gate 10 years ago this September with one of the few unimpeachable seasons of modern network TV. Its combination of post-Buffy genre a...
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Hitchcock Inspired “Grand Piano” Bangs Its Drum To A Different, Wholly Unique Beat
Elijah Wood stars in the Magnolia produced thriller, "Grand Piano".
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“Almost Human” Is Entirely Devoid Of Genre Delights
Few filmmakers seem capable of rising above the sad state of affairs that is modern indie horror, the rest seem caught up in a boundless mode of non-creativity and excessive aping that’s neither welcome nor admirable. Joe Begos’ Almost Human is the latest in t...
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“Jimmy P.” Is A Frustrating Misfire
It’s been six years since Arnaud Desplechin’s widely hailed 2008 holiday melodrama A Christmas Tale, a film that was as rich, inviting and maddening as it was overstuffed and energetic. His latest, Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian), which premiered a...
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“Adult World”: The Millennial Plight
In a moment of crisis late in Adult World, 22-year-old protagonist Amy finds herself flinging books at her mentor and screaming: "I AM SPECIAL! I GOT GOOD GRADES! I SCORED IN THE 97TH PERCENTILE ON MY SAT’S, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" The tantrum is silly in the ut...
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Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Beyond Outrage’ is Violent Yet Ordinary
There’s an unsubstantiated rumor repeated along the standard IMDb/Wikipedia movie information stream stating that Takeshi Kitano’s directorial debut, Violent Cop, was originally to be helmed by Kinji Fukasaku. I have no idea if that’s true, but in light of Kit...
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‘The Last Days On Mars’ Is As Generic As Its Title
Ruairi Robinson's feature debut is a bad horror film with a change of scenery.
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‘Ok, Enough, Goodbye’ Provides Sobering Glimpse at Life in Lebanon
Cinema is at its transportive best when granting glimpses into certain pockets of the world with which most viewers are unfamiliar and might never experience otherwise. The effect can be eye-opening, revelatory and welcome to those with a traveling sensibility...
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Teen Romance Blooms In Post-Apocalyptic England In ‘How I Live Now’
Nineteen-year-old Saoirse Ronan has thoughtfully created her onscreen image, firmly building her position within the film industry. At 13, she earned an Oscar nomination for Joe Wright's Atonement, one of her first film roles ever. Since then, the young actres...
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