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August 03, 2017

SN&R Vol 29 Issue 17

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  Landline

  The sort of film that heroically refuses to be the sort of film where everyone works out their problems by hugging and smiling, until suddenly it’s the sort of film where everyone works out their problems by hugging and smiling, the end.

  By Daniel Barnes

  This article was published on 08.03.17

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July 27, 2017

SN&R Vol 29 Issue 16

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  Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

  Writer-director Luc Besson goes crazy with an intoxicating array of creatures and wondrous effects. (Think The Fifth Element cubed.)

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 07.27.17

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  Dunkirk

  Christoper Nolan is a master of escalating and sustaining tension across multiple dramatic planes, and the outwardly simple yet slightly fractured structure of Dunkirk affords him the ideal canvas to practice his art.

  By Daniel Barnes

  This article was published on 07.27.17

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July 20, 2017

SN&R Vol 29 Issue 15

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  Maudie

  Sally Hawkins is the best reason to see this sluggish, pinched, claustrophobic little biopic.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 07.20.17

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  Wish Upon

  Sally Hawkins is the best reason to see this sluggish, pinched, claustrophobic little biopic.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 07.20.17

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July 13, 2017

SN&R Vol 29 Issue 14

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  The Big Sick

  Somewhere between earnestly honest and excessively contrived, this heartwarming film fluctuates for so long as to be occasionally infuriating.

  By Daniel Barnes

  This article was published on 07.13.17

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  War for the Planet of the Apes

  This sequel is well-made and interestingly old-school, but there’s something sociopathic about the way it portrays the eradication of humanity as heroic.

  By Daniel Barnes

  This article was published on 07.13.17

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July 06, 2017

SN&R Vol 29 Issue 13

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  Baby Driver

  Swerves as deftly as its hero—from rock ’n’ roll derby to profane comedy to goo-goo-eyes romance and back.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 07.06.17

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  The House

  As with many rotten comedies, the credits roll over outtakes showing us how much fun we missed by having to be in the theater instead of on the set.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 07.06.17

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  Spider-Man: Homecoming

  Is Marvel trying to draw new, younger fans or convince longtime fans that they’re not really old?

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 07.06.17

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