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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 08 October 2015 18:49

You can guess how this story ends, but somehow it doesn’t feel as sad in the telling as it might.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 08 October 2015 18:35

Because of this unusual tone and structure, Time Out of Mind is a film likely to be just want you need if you’re in a contemplative mood.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 08 October 2015 18:24

What I can tell you is that He Named Me Malala made me want to read I Am Malala; you can take that for what you will.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 05 October 2015 22:17

“For me, there’s no absolute way of doing anything. Not in life, and not in movies.”

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 01 October 2015 21:49

I expect that it will be well-liked, and it won’t do anything but further bolster Villeneuve’s impressive young career.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 01 October 2015 21:30

This is the type of film that reminds you why formulaic movies with big budgets, big stars, and helmed by a big director exist.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 01 October 2015 21:04

It’s strange that such an amateurish film comes from a master as seasoned as Yimou.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Wednesday, 30 September 2015 20:44

I’m happy to recommend Finders Keepers, which is funnier and breezier than most people’s idea of a documentary is.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Tuesday, 29 September 2015 21:56

The experience of watching Harper Lee is less satisfactory than that of watching Hey Boo.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Tuesday, 29 September 2015 21:27

Sleeping with Other People works with a pleasant sitcommyness, if network sitcoms circa the 1990s were more R-rated.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Tuesday, 29 September 2015 21:24

There’s a good time to be had in trying to figure out where the movie’s going and how it’s going to end—reading its tells, if you prefer.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Tuesday, 29 September 2015 21:21

It’s easy to say “to keep everything good for the whites and keep the blacks out of power,” but that would be too facile.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Tuesday, 29 September 2015 06:43

Maybe I should try watching it while high, in which case it may make for more intriguing viewing.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 28 September 2015 21:51

If you have the patience to take the film this film for what it is, it provides a fascinating look at aspects of life in Tanzania.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 24 September 2015 21:06

It’s a good thing that Asa Butterfield’s performance as Nathan is strong, because he’s the only fully realized character in the film.

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Written by Cait Lore Thursday, 24 September 2015 20:14

It is clear that this is a labor of love for Emmerich. He means well, but unfortunately he’s also clueless.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Wednesday, 23 September 2015 23:19

It’s certainly a kid-safe movie as well as a great introduction to Gibran’s work for people of any age.

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Written by Cait Lore Wednesday, 23 September 2015 20:26

The New Girlfriend shifts from melodrama to thriller, and serves well as a comedy.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 21 September 2015 22:17

It would be easy to turn a museum tour into a solemn occasion, but Holzhausen maintains his sense of humor.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 17 September 2015 21:03

At best the result is a generic crime thriller that comes nowhere near its potential.

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Written by Cait Lore Monday, 14 September 2015 20:25

Borowczyk continuously insists that Disney’s films are more erotic than his own, defending the artistic merits of his work.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Tuesday, 08 September 2015 20:44

It’s disappointing for a film that seems to want to be more than the chronicle of three bros on a mountain but doesn’t know how to get there.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 07 September 2015 18:28

You need to be in a midnight-movie frame of mind to really appreciate this film.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Wednesday, 02 September 2015 21:56

It’s a conventional, well-done documentary.

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Written by Cait Lore Wednesday, 02 September 2015 21:48

It is a very human documentary, and almost a spiritual experience more akin to Malick’s Tree of Life than any biopic I’ve ever seen.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Wednesday, 02 September 2015 21:35

The Look of Silence is able to move you in its scant 99-minute runtime.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 31 August 2015 14:23

The focus is not on the American hostages or on the CIA, but on the staff of the Canadian embassy, in particular, Ken Taylor, Canada’s then-ambassador to Iran.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 31 August 2015 14:19

The Creeping Terror is a strong candidate for the worst film of all time, giving masterpieces like Phil Tucker’s Robot Monster and Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda a run for their money.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 31 August 2015 14:17

The real truth may be, to paraphrase folksinger Lee Hayes, that the good old days aren’t what they used to be—but then again, they never were.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 27 August 2015 21:22

If you find any particular segment boring or pretentious, you can rest assured that something new will come along within 60 seconds.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 27 August 2015 21:00

We Are Your Friends is a film it’s hard to imagine anybody liking very much at all.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 27 August 2015 20:37

Mistress America works in large part because it understands its characters.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 20 August 2015 23:43

Jason Segel nails David Foster Wallace’s academic drawl and mannerisms, but ultimately the film has other things on its mind.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 20 August 2015 23:22

In a just world, Bel Powley would at least land an Oscar nomination for her performance here.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 20 August 2015 22:36

While the film’s hardly painful to watch, it is quite a bit more boring than one might expect of an action-comedy.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 20 August 2015 22:18

The question remains of why anyone would want to see this film.