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Tuck Everlasting | Las Vegas Weekly | Josh Bell | There is no life in the story, and what could be a thoughtful rumination on mortality offers only pat Disneyfied lessons. | C+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1,751 |
The Tuxedo | Las Vegas Weekly | Josh Bell | Both Chan and Hewitt need to have some serious talks with their agents. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,751 |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Las Vegas Weekly | Josh Bell | Adults will be bored into slumber, and even kids deserve something with a little more bite. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,751 |
XXX | Las Vegas Weekly | Josh Bell | The filmmakers are so intent on bludgeoning their audience into submission that after 10 minutes you've become numb. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,751 |
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo | Latinx Lens | Rosa Parra | An honest documentary about Trejo's life that'll leave its audience believing in second chances. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,752 |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Like Greek gods before them, superheroes are our modern myths, so why shouldn't they examine issues of the classic texts in our time? The end credit sequence actually gives this idea a visual corollary, as it shows a giant Hellenistic statue. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Boyhood | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | It may be two and a half hours, and it may avoid the normal conventions of plot, but it has a weight and substance that feels like nothing else ... a truly singular movie-going experience. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Bridge of Spies | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | For the most part, "Bridge of Spies" is a sober reflection on America actually living its values and living up to its promise. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
The Doors | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | a pretentious movie about a man haunted by a naked Indian | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Eraserhead | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Linear plots with easily defined cause and effect are the kinds of stories we are used to, but sometimes it's refreshing to enter a world where logic takes a backseat to purely evocative storytelling. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Foxcatcher | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Miller has a keen eye for examining the intersection of class, money and ambition. The screenplay compresses the timeline, moves key scenes around, and favors character over action, but it absolutely stays focused on these difficult larger themes. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh) | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Franz and Fiala's clever script doles out context in small, strategic doses, and keeps the audience guessing, even as the strange behavior on both sides increases and becomes more squirm-inducing. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
I Origins | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | When it shifts away from the relationship, it really starts to feel forced. You can feel Cahill's hand leading you down the path toward another "discovery," and you can only hope the end will justify the means. Put simply, it doesn't. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Interstellar | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Despite some awkward pacing, easy sentimentality, and pandering it's still hard to resist. It's not just Nolan's ambition that should be admired. He actually pulls off scene after scene of unforgettable drama in colossal scale, both in space and on Earth. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Lone Survivor | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | There's not much time between fighting for the audience to contemplate the tricky ethical questions that surround the mission, so the film becomes a tale of courage, professionalism and persistence. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Love Is Strange | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | It has plenty of conflict, but is virtually free from the demands of traditional plot-heavy films. It carries the ring of truth at least partially because its subtext is everything, and its scenes are rarely about what they're really about. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Lucy | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | It wants to be a thinking man's action movie, but it's really a by-the-numbers revenge movie for people who thought The Butterfly Effect was profound. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (The Merchant of Four Seasons) | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Fassbinder is going for realism, but almost a heightened, stagey version of it. This strategy makes the film more deeply felt, amplifying the awkwardness. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | With the will-they-or-won't-they tension, the densely plotted conflicts that rarely give you time to think, and the fact that everyone on all sides has a reason to stop Hunt, this is a satisfying Hollywood actioner that keeps you guessing. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Mulholland Drive | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Because Lynch is playing with archetypes like the wide-eyed innocent, he's able to subvert them with a heightened reality that suckers us in. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Neighbors | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Maybe if it would have embraced the dark side of parenting, and really let Mac and Kelly go off the deep end like most parents sometimes wish they could, it would have been a more striking movie - and one with something to say. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
On the Road | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | At just over two hours, its challenging to stay invested in the movie and its choppy, rambling storyline. As a filmic experience, however, it serves as an interesting companion piece to the similarly challenging 'The Master.' | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Oz the Great and Powerful | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | It has the wow factor that big, Hollywood event movies demand. Raimi was the right person to elevate some pretty standard material, though Franco and Kunis may not have been the right people for the job. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Pickpocket | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | ... it's the strange quality of non-actor Martin LaSalle that sets the film apart. Is he as dead inside as he appears to the outside world? His criminal existence alienates him from the people he cares about even as he continues to pursue it. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Sleeping with Other People | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Leslye Headland has a knack for taking familiar rom-com situations and injecting into them a hardcore dose of truth. Truth can be uncomfortable, but as this movie illustrates, it can be riotously exhilarating as well. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Steve Jobs | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Plays fast and loose with the facts, but so did Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." I'm not comparing Sorkin's prose with the Bard's, but using a widely known culturally important figure as a way into telling stories with universal themes is, well, universal. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Strange Brew | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | "Hamlet" done by Canadian drunks! Absolute genius! | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Terminator Genisys | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | It's only when the funny callbacks, clever change-ups, and suspenseful action scenes pause for a moment that the wooden performances of its leads Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney become a weakness. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Completely out-of-control and one of a kind | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Evil Dead | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Alvarez adopts the film language of Raimi's films, adds more to the bag of tricks, and keeps the sardonic attitude without necessarily being slapstick. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
The Martian | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | If there's one fault to find in this inspiring tale, it's that Damon's just too smart and self-effacing to be real. But to say that would be too cynical: a trait this film is hiding away in the same cupboard, thankfully, with all of the schmaltz. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
The One I Love | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | Duplass and Moss have great timing and they pull off some inventive gags with aplomb, selling some of the more heady concepts of Justin Lader's inventive script. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Tim's Vermeer | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | The crossroads between technology and art has always been troublesome. Without either, we might not have some of the art world's greatest treasures. Certainly without digital video, we wouldn't have this wonderfully entertaining movie either. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Trees Lounge | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | a hard-nosed downer of a bender | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Vengeance Is Mine | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | The title sounds more like a violent soap opera than a serious challenge to contemporary culture, but that's exactly what it is. Imamura injects an air of inevitability into Enokizu's spree, and projects his own commentary into the situation. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Wild Tales | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | I hope that Quentin Tarantino, whose obsession with revenge pictures has started to reveal kinks in his armor, has seen "Wild Tales." While it embraces elements of the spaghetti western as Tarantino's films do, it also finds new ways to explore them. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Y Tu Mama Tambien | Lawrence.com | Eric Melin | ... a coming-of-age film with startling emotional depth and complexity, set against the backdrop of class differences in Mexico. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,753 |
Black Irish | Leader Newspapers, New Jersey | Kam Williams | A drismal drama rather reminiscent of Angela's Ashes, especially in terms of maintaining a relentlessly pessimistic and morose tone. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | false | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1,754 |
Eastern Promises | Leader Newspapers, New Jersey | Kam Williams | Exploring an array of themes ranging from love and betrayal to morality and mortality, Eastern Promises is a mesmerizing thriller designed for folks with a penchant for lingering depictions of utter depravity. Sheer brutality as cinematic beauty. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1,754 |
Great World of Sound | Leader Newspapers, New Jersey | Kam Williams | Kene Holliday, who many might remember as Andy Griffith's African-American sidekick on the TV series Matlock back in the late Eighties, revitalizes his career here with a nonpareil outing which ought not be forgotten come Oscar time. | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | false | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1,754 |
Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door | Leader Newspapers, New Jersey | Kam Williams | A super-realistic horror flick that's so relentlessly-disturbing it's likely to trigger debate as to whether the filmmaker might have left too little to the imagination. | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | false | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1,754 |
You Don't Mess With the Zohan | Leader Newspapers, New Jersey | Kam Williams | Adam Sandler takes on terrorism as Israeli agent-turned-hair stylist in raunchy shock comedy. | 1/4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | false | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1,754 |
Ant-Man | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | "It feels like the lead up to Yellowjacket was all cut out. I hope that's the case. Honestly, I expected him to say 'mwahaha' at one point." | 7.5/10 | 10 | 7.5 | 10 | false | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | The fact that Marvel announced its entire slate a few months back takes a lot of the impact away. If we didn't know about a Black Panther film, the mention of Wakanda would have been mind-blowing. Instead, it fell flat. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Avengers: Endgame | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | "Avengers: Endgame is the most satisfying film I've ever seen. It's satisfying in a way that no other film could match because of a history that goes back over a decade." | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Beauty And The Beast (La belle et la bête) | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Sarah Musnicky | It's definitely a movie meant to entertain and astound the senses visually. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Captain Marvel | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | It's a rare performer that can get pathos and humor in the right combination, but Larson excels at it. | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a juicy bit of storytelling and I'm dying for the next chapter. Also, I would like one baby Niffler, please. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 14 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Murder Mystery | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | Sandler has had some misses over the past few years, but this film will remind you why you loved him in the first place. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Shazam! | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | It's the kind of stuff that is going to make my six-year-old nephew laugh, but it's also going to make my parents laugh. My face hurt from laughing. Hey, all-age chuckles! | 8.5/10 | 10 | 8.5 | 10 | false | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | I don't think I've ever been so completely satisfied with a film. Considering the insane amount of build up and the wild expectations I had, it's almost miraculous that a film could live up. | 10/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | false | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | I'm so thrilled that I'm able to say that Star Wars: The Last Jedi made my heart soar and filled me with happiness. I'm heartened to say that it did our Carrie proud. | 10/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | false | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1,755 |
Wonder Woman | Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills | Jenna Busch | Seeing the Amazons training with beautiful ferocity, seeing women so powerful and skilled...was a revelation. | A | short_letter | null | null | false | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1,756 |
Pitch Perfect | LeisureSuit.net | Jordan Hoffman | It would I take a misanthrope of the highest order to dislike 'Pitch Perfect,' preposterous and predictable though it may be. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,757 |
Charlie Bartlett | Let's Not Listen | Tricia Olszewski | Like Charlie's classmates, you'll likely be skeptical when the film introduces itself -- and then surprised when you're won over by its small charms. | B- | long_letter | null | null | false | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1,758 |
CJ7 | Let's Not Listen | Tricia Olszewski | CJ7, an "alien toy dog," isn't so charming when it's taking a machine-gun crap in the face of its new owner. | C+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1,758 |
6 Underground | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | 6 Underground is like a refutation of the very concept of cinema itself; this is not a negative criticism. Rather than a deconstruction, it feels like a raw vivisection of action movies, examining what blockbusters & audiences expect/need from each other | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,759 |
Capone | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | At its worst, CAPONE needlessly obfuscates a moral journey told better by other crime dramas. At its best, it provides a unique lens through which to study a world famous icon of crime, stripped of muscular mythology to reveal the rotting pulp within | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,759 |
We Are the Heat | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | We Are The Heat is a grand new addition to the pantheon of black-lead gangster movies, the evolution of dancing on film, and a badge of honor for the Afro-Latin people of Colombia that they should be proud to showcase to the world. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,759 |
Black Panther | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | Black Panther is all at once another formulaic superhero movie and a revolutionary achievement for modern blockbusters, introducing weighty elements such as racism, the African diaspora, and colonialism into the well worn superhero template. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
Burning (Beoning) | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | How far would you descend into madness for love? How much farther for hatred? How much farther will we fall until we can fall no longer? How much dirt and blood can you be stained with before it never washes off. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
Equalizer 2 | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | Even with a relatively weak plot, Washington demonstrates flashes of bloody excitement as he dispatches armed goons in steady intervals...That said, my audience reacted even more during the dramatic moments, graced by his Final Form as Uncle Denzel. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
Feral | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | Feral is a sobering and introspective journey into depression and isolation associated with life in the city, but it also presents a powerful social parable as the secret behind the protagonist's sorrowful predicament is revealed. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
Rampage | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | I went into Rampage expecting a broad, silly, fun spectacle and for the most part it delivered. However, I was taken aback by subtle and at times overt metaphors at play, sorting through real world issues & addressing serious themes of other recent films | B- | long_letter | null | null | false | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
The Outpost | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | The Outpost is an uncanny and at times overwhelming experience, I heartfelt tribute that serves as a stark reminder of the cost of war rather than a mere glorification | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
Upgrade | Lewton Bus | VyceVictus | Upgrade tries to emulate and top violent 80s/90s sci-fi schlock, yet I cant shake the fact that I've seen far more gripping & shocking movies. I would have preferred to catch this on Friday night cable like those gritty exploitation films of the past. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,760 |
A Walk In The Woods | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Is Nick Nolte auditioning for the Burgess Meredith role in a "Grumpy Old Men" reboot? | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | false | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Ant-Man | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | For once the bad buzz and worse trailers were wrong. This hero deserves a movie all his own. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Being Evel | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Imagine how high Evel Knievel would have soared in our social media age? | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Fantastic Four | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Is it too late to apologize to Jessica Alba and co. for their previous "Four" features? | 1/4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | false | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Hitman: Agent 47 | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | It's fine for a no-expectation channel surf stop. Otherwise, let's put this quasi-franchise out of its misery. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | false | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Some of the worst movies give way to the best documentaries... | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Rogue Nation's opening scene is as thrilling as anything we've seen from those "Furious" films. And your brain won't hurt minutes later. | 3.5/4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | false | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
No Escape | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Lousy ending. Weak anti-western culture jab. But the film's midsection is as tense as any movie you'll see this year. Or next. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Spectre | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | A nefarious Bond villain apparently stole the Spectre script and reduced Oscar winner Christoph Waltz's role to a sad, super-sized cameo. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | false | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Steve Jobs | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Ever Oscar-bait element lines up for our approval. So why isn't Steve Jobs better? | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | false | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Straight Outta Compton | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Straight Outta Compton celebrates the gangsta rap era with a bit too much glee, but it's mesmerizing every step of the way. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
The Gift | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | The Gift doesn't succumb to genre banalities until its final scenes. That's more than enough reason to see it. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | false | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | It's a better catalog than movie, but Man from UNCLE offers enough panache to pacify ticket holders. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | false | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Trainwreck | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Can a comedy be too funny for its own good? | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | false | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Truth | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Scare quotes around a movie title have never been so necessary. | 1.5/4 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | false | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
We Are Your Friends | LifeZette.com | Christian Toto | Is it a comedy? A coming of age film? A cautionary tale? A romance? These Friends can't make up their minds. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | false | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1,761 |
Killing Them Softly | Limelight | Alice Tynan | It's dark, it's smart, and it's destined to become a classic piece of cinema. | 4.5/10 | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | false | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1,762 |
Lore | Limelight | Alice Tynan | An unforgettable journey into the heart of Germany's dark past. | 4.5/10 | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | false | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1,762 |
The Sapphires | Limelight | Alice Tynan | Packed with laughs, toe-tapping songs and performances as sparkly as the costumes, Wayne Blair's musical is a sure-fire hit. | 4.5/10 | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | false | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1,762 |
A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica) | Limelight | Lynden Barber | This fantastic Chilean woman very much lives up to the film's title. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
A Most Violent Year | Limelight | Lynden Barber | Oscar Isaac cements his growing reputation as a major actor with a mesmerising lead performance. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
A Separation | Limelight | Alice Tynan | [A] flawless domestic portrait. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Ali's Wedding | Limelight | Lynden Barber | That it all unfolds so naturally has much to do with the presence as co-writer of screenwriting veteran Andrew Knight, whose credits range from TV's Seachange to Mel Gibson's recent war film Hacksaw Ridge. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Before Midnight | Limelight | Alice Tynan | Hawk and Delpy know just how to get under your skin. Their onscreen alter egos fit like a glove, and witnessing their ageing, nagging, toying love is a true privilege. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Bel Ami | Limelight | Alice Tynan | This is the perfect film to cure someone of an obsession with "RPatz". | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Breathe | Limelight | Lynden Barber | Preventing the film from becoming as inspiring as it so clearly wants to be is that [Andy] Serkis seems unable to entirely trust the audience. His habit of underlining the moments of uplift ultimately tips the film into triteness. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Churchill | Limelight | Lynden Barber | This approach has the capacity to make its subject appear a repellant and even pathetic figure, but for avoiding that fate we can largely thank Cox for a magisterial and empathetic performance that gets under the leader's skin. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Farewell, My Queen | Limelight | Alice Tynan | It is the life of Versailles that Jacquot captures: all the petty politics, positioning and preening. And that is simply a glorious sight to see. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
I, Daniel Blake | Limelight | Lynden Barber | [Ken] Loach is British cinema's Charles Dickens - a humanist who deserves to be long remembered for holding up a mirror to society with compelling stories and indelible characters. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Jobs | Limelight | Alice Tynan | There is just about enough to entertain, but Stern's paint-by-numbers approach does little to celebrate Jobs' most famous injunction to "Think Different". | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Judy | Limelight | Lynden Barber | !t's the actor's command of Garland's flickeringly complex emotions -- shame, fear and frustration mixed with enormous pride and self-possession -- that make this more than a good impersonation but a fascinating and hugely empathetic performance. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Knives Out | Limelight | Lynden Barber | Johnson's plotting is cleverly twisty and unpredictable and the dialogue witty. Even those without fond memories of the Cluedo board game or Anthony Shaffer's classic two-hander, Sleuth, should find Knives Out a rewarding amusement. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
La La Land | Limelight | Lynden Barber | One minute in and I was bewitched. And from there it just kept on getting better. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
Ladies in Black | Limelight | Lynden Barber | From the eye-popping colours of the period's fabulous floral dresses to the snapped suspenders and silk petticoats beneath, this is a film above all for women who love fashion. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,763 |
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