Section: Film
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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.
This article was published on 07.06.17
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From meet cute to meet coma
Somewhere between earnestly honest and excessively contrived, this heartwarming film fluctuates for so long as to be occasionally infuriating.
This article was published on 07.06.17
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Despicable Me 3
Fans will believe they’ve gotten their money’s worth.
This article was published on 07.06.17
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The Beguiled
Sofia Coppola writes and directs this lovingly mounted yet strangely feeble adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s novel.
This article was published on 06.29.17
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Vehicular ballet
In Willard Motley’s novel Knock on Any Door and the movie made from it, the motto was “Live fast, die young and have a good-looking corpse.” In Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, it’s “Live young, drive fast and have a great-sounding playlist.”
This article was published on 06.29.17
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The Women’s Balcony
A tightly wound film that maybe could have worked better as a TV miniseries.
This article was published on 06.29.17
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Letters from Baghdad
ut this film drowns any interest in stock footage and reenacted talking head interverviews.
This article was published on 06.29.17
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July 06, 2017
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 13
June 29, 2017
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 12