Category: Film Reviews
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No mock in this doc
Lauren Greenfield’s documentary of deflated American excess might easily have been a Christopher Guest film.
This article was published on 08.02.12
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She steps to conquer
This cast of unknowns may be dancing well, but how can we tell with the digital enhancement?
This article was published on 07.26.12
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Bane of existence
No wonder Bruce Wayne retired from being Batman. Everybody wants to psychoanalyze the guy.
This article was published on 07.19.12
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Frozen stiff
It might entertain a 3-year-old, if you’ve got one. But then you’ll need to repair the brain damage with actual science.
This article was published on 07.12.12
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The Amazing Spider-Man
If you’re going to be a wall-crawling web-swinger, you’d better be likeable—and this guy just isn’t.
This article was published on 07.05.12
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The family way
Writer Lynn Shelton’s film about sisters and a love triangle is almost entirely improvised, and it has its rewards.
This article was published on 06.28.12
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Not with a bang
Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in a road movie that just can’t quite go where the road is supposed to take them.
This article was published on 06.21.12
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Instagram-as-movie
Wes Anderson’s paean to runaway young lovers collides nostalgically with middle-aged existential angst.
This article was published on 06.14.12
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Epic belly burst
You’ve got to hand it to Ridley Scott for engineering this decades-deferred anticlimax with such straightfaced panache.
This article was published on 06.07.12
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Adieu, Mr. Chips
Grief, isolation and politics in a classroom movie that avoids pat answers.
This article was published on 05.31.12
August 02, 2012
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