Category: Short Reviews
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I Feel Pretty
Writer-directors Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein concoct a slickly satisfying vehicle for Schumer’s comic everywoman persona, and she rises to the occasion.
This article was published on 05.10.18
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Avengers: Infinity War
As a longtime detester of the MCU machine, I must admit that it brought me some joy.
This article was published on 05.03.18
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Finding Your Feet
Writers Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft and director Richard Loncraine whip up the kind of middlebrow, middle-class feel-nice comedy that has been a stock-in-trade of British movies since the coming of sound, as comfy and enjoyable as it is formulaic.
This article was published on 05.03.18
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Lean on Pete
The kind of wandering, navel-gazing indie movie that critics charitably describe as “austere” or “stark” or “exquisitely observed.”
This article was published on 05.03.18
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Super Troopers 2
The forgotten-but-not-gone “comedy” troupe Broken Lizard is back, and they’re just as unfunny and talent-free as they were back then.
This article was published on 04.19.18
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The Miracle Season
It’s a by-the-numbers sports tearjerker, and high school girls’ volleyball isn’t exactly the World Series or Super Bowl, but the story is inspiring enough to make up for a more or less routine telling.
This article was published on 04.12.18
May 10, 2018
SN&R Vol 30 Issue 5
May 03, 2018
SN&R Vol 30 Issue 4
April 19, 2018
SN&R Vol 30 Issue 2
April 12, 2018
SN&R Vol 30 Issue 1