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FILM REVIEW: 'THE LONELIEST PLANET'Intoxicating Imagery & Slow-Burning Betrayal In Julia Loktev's Intimate Thriller'The Loneliest Planet' is an iceberg, refusing to reveal more than it has to, allowing the viewer to illustrate the current state of things on their own. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SISTER'Heartbreaking Character Study & Complex Relationships In Award-Winning Indie DramaThe director’s sophomore feature knows when to wait and embrace a pause, but usually stays in motion, like childhood leaving us behind. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: ANNA KENDRICK & BRITTANY SNOWEmotional Connections, Musical Satire & 'Pitch Perfect' Mash-UpsAnna Kendrick: "It was great to have somebody like Jason Moore, who directed 'Avenue Q', as the captain of the ship, because he comes from a musical background..." |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SMALL SOLDIERS'Now Streaming: Joe Dante's Terrifying Toys Channel 90s Nostalgia & Tommy Lee JonesIt's hard not to get swept up in 'Small Soldiers', because it's the kind of film that embodies a very specific time in American cultural history... |
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FILM REVIEW: 'LITTLE BIRDS'Juno Temple Brings Tough Bubblegum Spirit To Gritty Coming Of Age DramaThe blonde hair and doll-like face may fool many, but when the cameras are rolling Juno Temple showcases an unexpected fearless strength. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'WITHNAIL AND I'Now Streaming: Endlessly Quotable British Black Comedy Finds New Fans In The StatesUltimately, the only reason for anyone – American or otherwise – to not love 'Withnail and I' is that they haven't seen it yet. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY'Now Streaming: An Intimate Look At Famed Filmmaker's Style, Philosophy & Restless MindThe picture of Allen's personality painted by the film is of a humble, self-deprecating man who never quite feels like his efforts are good enough. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'V/H/S'Creativity Returns To Horror With Ambitious Found-Footage Anthology'V/H/S' should be celebrated for its ruthless and reinvigorating take on a genre that has been spitting out duds for some time. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'BONSÁI'Now Streaming: Subtle Chilean Drama Evokes Wes Anderson & Melancholic Realism'Bonsái' is a strange film, elliptical and sad. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'CLOUD ATLAS'The Futures’ Past: Tom Hanks & Halle Berry Trip Through Time In Historical Sci-Fi Epic... we see glimpses of grand technical achievement, as cameras move in impossible ways and futuristic sci-fi cityscapes stretch off into the horizon. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'PARANORMAN'Kodi Smitt McPhee & Anna Kendricks Lend Their Voices To Clever Stop-Motion SpectacleEach scene outdoes itself, from walls peeling away to Salem flashbacks to soaring, shrieking ghosts, to a startling poignant final scene. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE'Now Streaming: A Disturbing Look At The Truths Of Human Brutality & Absolute PowerAs a portrait of a totalitarian state, 'The Devil's Double' is heart-wrenchingly precise. That's the Truth it touches, and it won't leave you unchanged. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE BOURNE LEGACY'Jeremy Renner Tackles Respect Action Thriller Franchise As Enhanced Super Spy Aaron CrossHow do you continue the Bourne series without Jason Bourne? |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE MAN FROM NOWHERE'Now Streaming: South Korean Action Thriller Brings Jaw-Dropping Stunts & Character Drama'The Man From Nowhere' has... the bloody intensity of 'Reservoir Dogs' mixed with the emotional pathos of 'Léon: The Professional'. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'BACHELORETTE'Kristen Dunst, Lizzy Caplan & Isla Fisher Take A Cue From 'Bridesmaids' In Raunchy ComedyAs the short-lived cult comedy series 'Party Down' demonstrated, Adam Scott and Lizzy Caplan could easily bottle their chemistry and sell it for millions... |
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FILM REVIEW: 'KUMARÉ'Vikram Gandhi's Fake Guru Documentary Brings Home Some Holy TruthsYes, he played a dangerous and unethical game, but he had the guts to come out and say that he wasn't an enlightened soul – merely a human being like everyone else. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'RUBY SPARKS'Strong Performances By Zoe Kazan & Paul Dano In Imaginative Indie Love StoryThough Calvin paints Ruby as a cutesy, “unique” drifter dream, Ruby quickly becomes her own fully flawed self: a real girl. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'BATMAN BEGINS'Now Streaming: A Legend Is Born - Christopher Nolan's Reimagining Of DC's Dark KnightIn some sense, you can't fully appreciate 'Batman Begins' until you see where Nolan and company were headed with these characters. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'FAT KID RULES THE WORLD'Matthew Lillard's First Film Is An Understated & Disarming Punk Rock RompThis pet project is fueled by passion, and that is readily apparent by Lillard's subtle tone in a movie about angry teens and punk rock. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE DARK KNIGHT RISES'Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy Comes To An Explosive CloseThere is rarely a trilogy of this magnitude, with such subtlety and skill that can continue so beautifully to the bitter end. |