Category: Short Reviews
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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Genre journeyman Paul McGuigan directs this thoroughly ordinary and unmemorable biopic about the real-life romance between fading film star Gloria Grahame and a much younger British actor named Peter Turner.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Winchester
If the dispiriting Winchester is any kind of bellwether for ghost movies 2018, it won’t be long before the living envies the dead.
This article was published on 02.15.18
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Phantom Thread
Daniel Day-Lewis may get top billing, but the film belongs to Vicky Krieps.
This article was published on 01.25.18
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Forever My Girl
If you’re in the mood for this kind of love-lost-and-found story, stay home and watch Come Next Spring on Amazon Instant Video.
This article was published on 01.25.18
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Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Studio Ghibli veteran Hiromasa Yonebayashi adapts Mary Stewart’s 1971 children’s novel The Little Broomstick into this charming, entertaining, just-dark-enough GKIDS import.
This article was published on 01.25.18
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Proud Mary
What keeps the movie afloat is Taraji P. Henson’s remarkable star power.
This article was published on 01.18.18
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The Commuter
The script is preposterous, far-fetched and insanely complicated—but what the hell, it’s just suspenseful enough to keep us wondering how it’ll all turn out.
This article was published on 01.18.18
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Paddington 2
The kind of irresistible family-friendly fantasy that could wind up giving “sweetness and light” a good name.
This article was published on 01.18.18
February 15, 2018
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 45
February 01, 2018
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 43
January 25, 2018
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 42
January 18, 2018
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 41