Section: Film
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Just Getting Started
With a cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones and Rene Russo, we might have expected more than the standard geezer-fest out to snag seniors’ spending money—but as it happens, we don’t even get that much.
This article was published on 12.14.17
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Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman blubbers and bellows from under wads of makeup as Winston Churchill in this lifeless biopic by Atonement director Joe Wright.
This article was published on 12.14.17
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Wonder Wheel
Great acting and Vittorio Storaro’s sun-splashed photography can’t compensate for writer/director Woody Allen’s tiresome return to his most distasteful theme: having inconvenient people murdered and getting away with it.
This article was published on 12.14.17
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The Disaster Artist
The film clearly holds a weird level of affection for The Room, while stacking the cast with a This is the End-style comedy ensemble.
This article was published on 12.14.17
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Room for improvement
The film is a huge step up from the few dreary James Franco films that I have seen, but it’s his brilliant performance as Tommy Wisseau that makes the movie worth watching.
This article was published on 12.07.17
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Playing the title character, Denzel Washington simultaneously anchors and elevates this solid if obvious legal drama, showily disappearing into the title role of a sad-sack civil rights-era relic getting his first taste of temptation.
This article was published on 12.07.17
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The decline and fall
Despite a strong lead character and performance, the film occasionally gets disjointed and unfocused, the narrative structured in a way that eliminates most of the surprise.
This article was published on 11.30.17
December 14, 2017
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